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Final chapter of the blown up AX5.kastein posted:
kastein posted:Final verdict: Total hosed parts list: synchros 1-4 mainshaft input bearing countershaft midplate bearing #3 gearset countershaft (only #3 counter gear is hosed, but it's all one forging) 3-4 synchro clutch keys front transmission housing is technically damaged, but the damage is not in important areas rear output seal front input seal shift tower shift lever ball second gear mainshaft bearing second gear (would reuse if on a budget) third gear mainshaft midplate bearing both 1-2 and 3-4 shift forks All due to lack of PM and possibly abusive driving, guessing by the tufts of clutch material on the inside of the bellhousing. e: buying parts to repair it at the dealer would have cost $1548.51, morris4x4/quadratec $1107.82, or using parts scavenged from my spare AX4 plus the one part I didn't have would be $323.40 dealer or $234.99 quadratec. Given the fact that it saved a number of hours rebuilding the tranny, a $650 AX5 wasn't actually the worst idea. kastein fucked around with this message at 00:43 on May 15, 2013 |
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I have kitted out my cars for years with portable trolley jacks. I have one in the trunk of the '66 Bonneville because the factory jack is a bumper jack and aside from me not trusting it, it wil mar the finish on the bumper. Never had a problem with them.
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# ? May 15, 2013 00:43 |
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This is my emergency jack.
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# ? May 15, 2013 01:06 |
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KozmoNaut posted:You should totally get four of those spares and try this: I would but I traded it for a CTS-V
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# ? May 15, 2013 01:10 |
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c355n4 posted:
Do they come out on trails in the middle of BFE? (be more self-reliant, or less )
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# ? May 15, 2013 01:59 |
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I had the lovely scissor jack from my old Monte Carlo collapse once. It didn't just roll off, the lovely stamped steel simply failed and let the car fall. Thankfully it happened in the driveway and I had the wheel under the car. Borrowed a neighbors floor jack that day and went and got my own not long after. Now I carry a good jack as well as a duffle bag full of enough tools and emergency supplies to either get me back on the road for minor things or keep me comfortable for a night if I'm stranded. Still a boy scout at heart.
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# ? May 15, 2013 02:27 |
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I have to carry a chunk of permapine sleeper in the cruiser now because the factory toyota jack cant get the front tyres off the ground any more- The only place to jack it up is either the chassis behind the front wheels or on the knuckle of the lower control arm, and with the 33" tyres and the 2" lift it wont clear off the ground
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# ? May 15, 2013 03:39 |
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Ferremit posted:I have to carry a chunk of permapine sleeper in the cruiser now because the factory toyota jack cant get the front tyres off the ground any more- The only place to jack it up is either the chassis behind the front wheels or on the knuckle of the lower control arm, and with the 33" tyres and the 2" lift it wont clear off the ground I've addressed issues like that before by digging a hole under the wheel after it's jacked up but that can't be done everywhere and it's a crap solution. I don't know. Maybe a suicide jack would be less horrible if it had fold out locking legs or something to give it more stability. Especially those nuts ones with the circular bar. Whoever posted that half scissor jack, I'm sure I encountered one of those before. While the physics is probably sound I don't trust that sort of thing at all.
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PainterofCrap posted:I have kitted out my cars for years with portable trolley jacks. I got one of these for my Ford Escape after discovering that the jack points were in the most inconvenient spot humanly imaginable. Directly behind the wheel. Now that picture makes it look better than it really is. The jack point is only about 5cm behind the wheel and, given the wheel well's shape, it means the only way you can jack up an Escape's rear wheel with the factory jack - if you want to be able to see what you're doing - is to lie down on your goddamn stomach at the rear of the vehicle and slide it under the car. Then you need to start jacking up the car while lying on your stomach partly under the vehicle because the handle on the jack is so short. If you use the factory supplied jack, there is just no way to jack the car without part of you under it.
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Gorilla Salad posted:I got one of these for my Ford Escape after discovering that the jack points were in the most inconvenient spot humanly imaginable. Directly behind the wheel. Eh, that's not that bad, thing is you're jacking on the control arm so the wheel lifts up fairly quickly, as opposed to lifting the body and getting ~8 inches of droop before the tire clears the ground, and escapes sit pretty high so there's not really much danger underneath, especially with the wheel still on. Plus that's the kind of issue where a trolley jack would have the exact same issues.
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# ? May 15, 2013 05:30 |
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Ferremit posted:I have to carry a chunk of permapine sleeper in the cruiser now because the factory toyota jack cant get the front tyres off the ground any more- The only place to jack it up is either the chassis behind the front wheels or on the knuckle of the lower control arm, and with the 33" tyres and the 2" lift it wont clear off the ground Is strapping a hi-lift to your bumper not a thing with lifted FJs any more?
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# ? May 15, 2013 05:36 |
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It still is, but my bullbars so crowded with poo poo now it wouldnt really fit. Plus deathjacks have a specific use and changing wheels is NOT a recomended one
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# ? May 15, 2013 06:15 |
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PainterofCrap posted:I have kitted out my cars for years with portable trolley jacks. That's the one I have, too. Be aware that the very same jack is also sold in blue with a 1 ton rating. Don't trust the 2 ton rating. Other than that, it's great for hobby use.
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# ? May 15, 2013 09:09 |
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Cross-posting from the MS Paint Embarrassment thread:
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# ? May 15, 2013 14:07 |
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I would be excited to own whatever the hell that was.
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# ? May 15, 2013 14:44 |
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Not to turn this into the tools thread, but does anyone sell a case like that with no jack in it? So I can use my existing trolley jack, of course. Bonus points if it holds both big rubber HF chocks. To contribute to the actual thread, I use scissor jacks, they're great! As chocks, in a pinch.
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# ? May 15, 2013 16:26 |
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Splizwarf posted:Not to turn this into the tools thread, but does anyone sell a case like that with no jack in it? So I can use my existing trolley jack, of course. Bonus points if it holds both big rubber HF chocks. Pelican makes some sweet-rear end cases. http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=1780HL
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# ? May 15, 2013 17:43 |
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Not mechanical, but a poor decision to leave fish guts in the back of your truck in Eagle country. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoqOYACbFjI
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I would be excited to own whatever the hell that was. Funny you should mention, because it's ripe for an EJxx swap as it sits. It's a VW 412, one of the last of the ACVW's. The motor was due for an overhaul soon, I may do the swap this summer depending on how badly I cooked it.
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NoWake posted:Funny you should mention, because it's ripe for an EJxx swap as it sits. It's a VW 412, one of the last of the ACVW's. The motor was due for an overhaul soon, I may do the swap this summer depending on how badly I cooked it. I was going to chip in and say it was a type 4, but nevermind. So that's yours? And it hasn't disappeared in a cloud of rust? You are truly lucky.
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# ? May 15, 2013 22:11 |
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So am I the only one who's first experience jacking up a car was with one of these?
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# ? May 15, 2013 23:02 |
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AlternateAccount posted:So am I the only one who's first experience jacking up a car was with one of these? That's a funny looking suicide jack. It appears to have a base larger than a jar lid and has some sort of gouging hook on it. What's it from?
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# ? May 15, 2013 23:23 |
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I had a very similar jack in my 72 Dart. I can still feel the pain of pinching the meat between my thumb and finger every time the jack head would release from the ratchet and come flying down the pole.
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# ? May 15, 2013 23:36 |
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Scissor jacks don't bother me, but I guess I'm also in that 1% that can correctly operate an ez-out. Hi-Lift jacks can kiss my rear end though. Wonderfully useful tool for doing everything except being a lifting device for a car. I don't have pics, but if you're creative with a Hi-Lift jack, straps and maybe a block or two and you can move some wacky stuff. I remember as a kid watching a neighbor use one like a winch, four feet at a time, to rescue a pickup from a pond.
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# ? May 16, 2013 01:47 |
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I must be that one lucky guy with the high lift, like CommieGIR and you are with ez-outs, because I've changed countless tires with mine and it's never fallen on me. I've removed the cabs from about 6 dodge trucks with it at the you-pull, too, and jacked up an F350 diesel until both wheels were off the ground using the stock front bumper (again at the you-pull.) That one I intentionally tipped it over though, because I'd just disconnected the front axle from the leaf springs and didn't feel like paying someone $30 to use the loader to lift the truck off of the axle I was after.
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# ? May 16, 2013 02:11 |
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My first experience with a Hi Lift was watching one come screaming down like a demented murdering boom gate when someones hands slipped off the handle during the lowering process. Thing would have taken your loving head off
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# ? May 16, 2013 02:40 |
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Viking Blood posted:Pelican makes some sweet-rear end cases. I'll attest to that. I have this one for my camera gear on the go. Expensive, but totally worth it if you need to make sure what's inside stays safe.
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# ? May 16, 2013 03:38 |
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General_Failure posted:That's a funny looking suicide jack. ...... What's it from? Any American car made in the 70s or earlier. When they came with BUMPERS. Real bumpers you could jack the whole drat car up from.
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Motronic posted:Any American car made in the 70s or earlier. When they came with BUMPERS. Real bumpers you could jack the whole drat car up from. Ja see my post above :/
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# ? May 16, 2013 05:30 |
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AlternateAccount posted:So am I the only one who's first experience jacking up a car was with one of these? That's not a jack... this is a jack! I've inherited one from my father, too. Also good for pulling out stumps.
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Motronic posted:Any American car made in the 70s or earlier. When they came with BUMPERS. Real bumpers you could jack the whole drat car up from. First time I tried to take the tires off my '65 Deville I tried to use the factory suicide jack. Got it up a bit and then noticed the entire car swayed at the slightest touch. Went out and bought a trolley jack that day. I do use scissor lifts in my garage, if it's a quick job where I have to pop a tire off and I'm just looking at something, not doing any work. Or tightening lugs or something. Otherwise, I will also use them as starters to get the car up high enough for a bottle or trolley to get under a better jacking point.
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# ? May 16, 2013 16:59 |
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I learned about two things on the same day: -The E36 factory jack is weird. -E36 rockers can rust from the inside out. I had a tire down so it only dropped about an inch, but my heart stopped.
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# ? May 16, 2013 17:44 |
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Jonny 290 posted:-E36 rockers can rust from the inside out. Same as the first couple of years of the pre-facelift Peugeot 406. Water can get in through the mounting holes for the kickplate and the lower door seal, and if the drain holes are blocked by dirt, water accumulates and rusts the gently caress out of everything. It takes upwards of 10 years to get really bad before you notice it, unless you happen to catch the sound of water sloshing around in the rockers. I've seen some real horrible pictures of cars that have never had anti-rust treatments. Mine's a later facelifted model, but I make drat sure to be on time with my anti-rust treatments every time now, and check those drat drains. This was completely invisible from the outside, according to the guy who posted it: As was this, on a different car: No matter what you drive, check those drain holes!
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# ? May 16, 2013 18:01 |
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Had to use a bottle jack for the first time in over a decade yesterday. Mom ran over a huge loving nail and managed to park on the only level patch of ground in the area, so all was good.
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AlternateAccount posted:So am I the only one who's first experience jacking up a car was with one of these? Had one of those in my '70 Cutlass. Used it ONCE. Scared the crap out of me. I found an awesome plus-size scissor jack kit in a '90s Suburban (I think. Definitely a Suburban) in the yard during the height of the Cash 4 Cars thing. That lives in the Cutlass' trunk now, replacing the small trolley jack I kept in there. The scissor jack in my wife's Astro van was decent, too. I particularly liked the ratcheting jack/lug wrench handle. Should have kept that when I traded in the thing.
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# ? May 16, 2013 20:45 |
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With s13's a lot of people jack the car up by the framerails because they are there, and flat, and easily visible, except they dent when you do that, even if they arent rusted. They are notoriously weak.
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# ? May 16, 2013 21:38 |
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AlternateAccount posted:So am I the only one who's first experience jacking up a car was with one of these? You're not alone. My mom drove 70's land barges during much of my youth. Those bumper jacks were a goddamn hazard unless you were on perfectly level ground and well chocked. I remember being stranded once after moms 70-something Caprice got a flat and the hook on the jack tore a hole through the rust in the jack notch on the bumper. The whole car came crashing down violently right as she had the spare lined up with the lugs.
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# ? May 16, 2013 21:46 |
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AlternateAccount posted:So am I the only one who's first experience jacking up a car was with one of these? Yeah, I remember seeing that in the trunk of my Nova and laughing. I then proceeded to steal my dad's little bottle jack and tuck it next to the spare.
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Scrolled down to this one and said, "Whoa" out loud. My three year old daughter looked up at the monitor and said, "Daddy, that bunny doesn't go there!" You are correct, daughter. You are correct.
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