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big crush on Chad OMG posted:25 ft/lb and the bolt failed? Jesus. I'd be worried about the other ones. Are they made from powder? Maybe it was more than that, but certainly not anywhere close to 49. They came off pretty easily with a ratchet when I was disassembling, so I doubt the 49 is factory spec. It's an 11 yr old Audi.
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Jesus christ my thumbs are swollen from pushing the drat clutch bleed clip over and over. Almost like someone during an rheumatoid arthritis attack. The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Automotive Insanity > What did your ride do to you today? "I hate this car so much"
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Because futzing around in a door want enough for one weekend, I decided to do it again. Per window the drivers door stored working on my daughter's 06 PT Cruiser. Took the panel off, think I found the problem... Question is, since the connector broke off, do I have to replace the whole motor or is this a replaceable part?
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Jun 2, 2019 21:24
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I found the actual problem before i got to the picture.
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Powershift posted:I found the actual problem before i got to the picture. Hah. It was a beater I got for cheap for my daughter. 
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vulturesrow posted:Hah. It was a beater I got for cheap for my daughter. You don't like your daughter? 
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Took apart the driver-side driveshaft    I've got the knuckle sitting hub-side-up in the shed while it soaks in pb blaster overnight. I put it on the shop press but it doesnt sit level, so it's not safe to try pressing that shaft out of the hub. Bought some steel ties to use as shims (1mm thick and about 3mm thick) for leveling it on the press, but I'm going to wait for someone here to sanity check that so I dont die. 
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Jun 3, 2019 00:31
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Just be careful what you press on with the hub, I managed to bend a brake tab on a Civic Si knuckle last year
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Jun 3, 2019 00:42
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At this point at least start shopping for a new knuckle / hub / axle. My MS3 had a wheel bearing fail and when it came time to remove it, the whole loving mess was seized up solid and couldn't even be budged by a hydraulic press.
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I took the passenger seat out of the gf's Camry. A few hours later and This  had become  Which led to...  And we have the final product: 
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A couple months ago a thing followed me home The first time I took it out on to the road, it puked the contents of the diff.  A lot of scrubbing and a new pinon seal later.  The next time I drove it, it started dumping coolant from the water pump. Last weekend I got that buttoned up, and plugged the heater core lines as it looks about ready to go as well.  This weekend I changed the oil and took it for a spin - success no new leaks!  Next I need to pull the OD solenoid so I can take it apart and probably rebuild it. Fortunately the OD unit appears to be functional, so I just need to drain and fill the trans and separate OD. Last I cleaned up the whole shop and especially the work bench, everything on there now is a current project... 
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Jun 3, 2019 05:40
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spouse posted:I'm prepping a '93 RWD Geo Tracker softtop for the Tennessee Gambler 500! Yo I absolutely must see this delightful monstrosity.
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angryrobots posted:A couple months ago a thing followed me home What a fantastic looking truck, good snag. I also had no idea OD was an option in those, that's cool.
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Didn't grab any pictures, but the sleeve clamp for the 4Runner got here Saturday. I ground off the globs left from the welding job so it was at least somewhat smooth, got the exhaust pipe seated tightly, and put the clamp on. It is definitely better. The exhaust itself is loud, but it isn't deafeningly so inside the truck any more. Also, no more exhaust smell. While under there, I noticed that while the rear transfer case output shaft seal was leaking, the front output shaft seal seemed to have a worse leak. They take the same part, so just waiting on the second new one to show up. From what I've seen, I don't believe they will be a horrible job and shouldn't take long. From experience, I know this is the first step to me swearing profusely at a car, spending a entire day trying to get two bolts off because I didn't have my tools blessed by a priest.
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chrisgt posted:What a fantastic looking truck, good snag. I also had no idea OD was an option in those, that's cool. If you're not familiar with these OD units, their operation is pretty cool to read about. If the OD unit is engaged, you can't go in reverse, it will bind up. So there's a mechanical lockout rod that automatically disengages the OD when shifting into reverse... Pretty cool. The electronic controls with the governor are also interesting. I'm going to bypass all that for the time being just to test the unit with a manual switch. I've never driven a vehicle with one, and the first time I got up to speed, let off the gas and the engine instead of braking, dropped to idle as the OD freewheeled...I didn't know WTF was going on. I have the OD lockout handle engaged now, so the transmission and engine behave like you expect a manual trans to.
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vulturesrow posted:Because futzing around in a door want enough for one weekend, I decided to do it again. Per window the drivers door stored working on my daughter's 06 PT Cruiser. Took the panel off, think I found the problem... I'd not even bother with an OEM connector. Just use a set of crimp-on 1/4" quick disconnects.
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Jun 3, 2019 20:42
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No more inspections or registration renewals for this one!
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Got the hub freed     
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Imperador do Brasil posted:No more inspections or registration renewals for this one! It's 25 years for that in PA, right? Anything special need be done? I was probably going to go this way on my 240SX.
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MC Hawking posted:Yo I absolutely must see this delightful monstrosity.  It looks much worse in person, i promise you. This is fresh after about an hour of washing. It was covered in a year's worth of tree sap, and it's still gushing coolant until i get a chance to get a new radiator hose. It'll get more interesting looking as time goes on, with wheels, lights, and spraypaint, but for now, it's just a faded orange barbie jeep full of spiders. In other fun news, installed a z1 intake on my 370z and cleaned the throttle bodies. Butt dyno says it picked up a good bit of power in the low/midrange, nothing up top, but it sounds deeper and after cleaning the throttlebodies and relearning the idle, the weird idle flutter i got while stopping the car has stopped. Next up on this one is fixing the "spline click" issue that happens at the rear wheels thanks to a lovely axle nut adjuster smacking into a cotter pin every time i move.  This is all super fun, because despite having a huge love for cars most of my life, it's only now at 29 that I'm able to start working on them. Before I was way too poor to do anything fun, or own tools, and resigned myself to playing NFS:Underground all the time.
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Darchangel posted:I'd not even bother with an OEM connector. Just use a set of crimp-on 1/4" quick disconnects. Good idea. But I just bought a connector from parts geek  Maybe I can cancel the order.
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Rye Bread posted:It's 25 years for that in PA, right? Anything special need be done? 25 years for antique, which does exclude you from inspections and annual reg fees, but also limits the car to “occasional use” so no daily driving etc. In the olden times you had to submit pictures and stuff with the form for the antique plate, but now you just pay the $133 or $138 (depending on your county) fee along with the form and your title and they send you the plate and a new title. You’re supposed to keep it in good operating factory-like condition but I’m sure you can have modifications done, just can’t be driving a rust heap around.
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brand engager posted:Got the hub freed yaaaaay. I had my fingers crossed for you, congrats
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Went to a proper tire shop and got my tires balanced. Didn't help the big every-other-second vibration I got above 110km/h though. Alignment next. For once it feel like I've found a good shop though and it was nice to see the rims come out cleaned and to hear the torque wrenches click.
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Jun 5, 2019 14:36
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 After 5 years of rusting, moldening and literally being poo poo on by generations of mice my aw11 (formerly owned by rust repair forums superstar Sockington) received its heart transplant.
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Got my new rear tires. Still waiting on the fronts. Trying to find someone with a 2 post lift to install my new exhaust. I don't want to hack the oem exhaust off with a Sawzall.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:No more inspections or registration renewals for this one! Think I'll be doing that on my '79 when it's operable again. TX allows "year of manufacture" plates, so I'll need to find some 1979 plates at the next swap meet. TX started using stickers in, I believe 1975, so any plates between like '75 and '80-something will work. I already have a set of '79 stickers.
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 Only took about four hours of hitting it from all sides with a sledge, heating it with an oxy/mapp torch, trying the bolts-thru-the-caliper-mounts-trick and hitting it even more. The other one I just cut open with the disc grinder, took about an hour. God I love salt and winter and winter and salt and irauroahglieuagggkjjbgikdhgkedhgoeigehgeoge
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Nidhg00670000 posted:
I can feel your rage in each of those sledge marks in the rotor face. I have been there myself.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:
Yep. Been there twice my friend. Well actually 3 but twice with the same vehicle. I found the best solution is to buy a good blade for the sawzall. Same principle as using a disc grinder but quicker. I make cuts 180 degrees apart to the hub. Insert sacrificial tool of choice into cut (usually large screwdriver) and use BFH until it cracks. Funny thing is even after I did the last rotor replacement (which I was dreading because of the memories of the first time) when it cracked with that awesome sound I still had to beat it with a 5lb sledge on the rotor. And when I did it the first time, I slathered the surfaces with anti-seize so I thought it would be easier years into the future at the time. When I grabbed the rotor anti-seize was still there.
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angryrobots posted:If you're not familiar with these OD units, their operation is pretty cool to read about. If the OD unit is engaged, you can't go in reverse, it will bind up. So there's a mechanical lockout rod that automatically disengages the OD when shifting into reverse... Pretty cool. The electronic controls with the governor are also interesting. I'm going to bypass all that for the time being just to test the unit with a manual switch. Oh that's cool. I've driven the Mopar OD transmissions, but this looks a bit different.
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Gave in and ordered one of these from the oreillys Wont have it until tuesday because none of them have it in stock. Not very suprising since it's a very niche application 
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Since this transmission is one ford was borrowing from mazda, proteges/626s in the same year range as the zx2 also have it. I'm extremely jealous of how easily this guy gets that inboard end of the axle free with a screwdriver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW_c6ZjyuLI
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Stuck a cover on the fuel bowl in the S2000 to prevent the fuel starvation below half a tank  
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The gtx2554 is an awkward sob to remove from my FiST, but after a lot of swearing got it out and installed some locking washers in the down pipe adapter and heat wrapped the manifold.    
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I replaced the capacitor in the 1JZ's ecu, and hot drat, it doesn't spit unburned fuel out of the exhaust anymore! The car still idles high, so I'm gonna have a look at the IACV; apparently it can get sticky on JZ motors? Waffle House fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Jun 9, 2019 |
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angryrobots posted:A couple months ago a thing followed me home That trailer is getting pretty good at hauling antique Chevys Also extremely jealous of your barn there.
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My beater Silverado has been getting toasty when towing and then coming to a stop, especially when going up-hill. That sounded like a bad fan clutch to me so I threw a SEVERE DUTY part at it. This morning it sounded like I was driving a garbage truck the first few blocks. 
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monsterzero posted:My beater Silverado has been getting toasty when towing and then coming to a stop, especially when going up-hill. That sounded like a bad fan clutch to me so I threw a SEVERE DUTY part at it. Aftermarket fan clutch?
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