josh18
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I took my OD off the box once and we found it very hard to get it to release. The book said to pump pressurized oil into somewhere to release it. We didn't have oil so we used compressed air. It worked in the end but it was pretty painful.
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Could the rack part have become slightly bent causing the varying resistance?
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I agree John, sounds like it just hasn't bled right. I used to hate bleeding mine but thought it was just me! Something the guys said before- using a big syringe and injecting fluid up through the slave cylinder sounds like a great idea to me. I will definitely try that one as it lets the air flow up where it naturally wants to go anyway. Maybe its worth giving that a go instead of the traditional way and see what you get. Cheers
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Wow good find! If it were me I would use a stone or something and re-flat the mating surfaces (very gently) and see how it fits after that. If OK just re-fit it with lock tight on the bolts. But maybe it's worse than it looks. Cheers
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PDU- What a great idea!
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Hi Jim, I have my engine out at the moment. For the fuel line I just used one of those hose clamp plier things on the rubber hose coming from the fuel tank. Some fuel drained out of the fuel line at the engine end but no more. Cheers
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a couple more
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Hey all. After a couple of months on exercise fixing these bad boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzOTOf17Ykk, I have come home with renewed vigor to get the rear end done and back in the car. I have found a way to use the bolt in Datsun stub axles with the modern Circlip style Subaru diff, using some modified pieces out of the broken original diff. I'm also using the case and the gears of that diff too so it was no great loss that it was broken really. Due to the way I have mounted the diff in the centre cradle it is slightly off centre to the left. This means i can use the original datsun axle that I had, but I will need to buy a flanged bolt on style stub axle for right hand side and have a spacer made up to fill the gap. I have assembled the lot on the garage floor so when I get the stub axle I will be able to accurately measure for the spacer. I also wanted to run the suspension through its travel to check for any binding etc- it all seems like it was meant to be there. The only thing structurally i want to do now is some sort of brace across the top of the modified cradle. It's probably overkill but I know it's a really high stress area and I want to make sure there's no chance of movements. Anyway, here are some pics Cheers
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GRRR, I found out this arvo that the original 3.7 diff I bought, which I'm now using the CW/P from is actually a 4.1! it has stamped on it 37: something unclear. I had a better look at it today and it is 37:9 = 4.1:1. Oh well, it will be a pain on the highway but should be a hoot on the track!
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Subframe
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Hey guys. Well I got my new "excellent condition" diff. At first it looked to be just that, until on closer inspection there are some welds around one end that have cracked! I did a bit more research and found out this is a common problem and there was a factory recall for it- obviously this one slipped through. Looking at it further it looks like the welds are there to stop a threaded part unscrewing itself, not really holding the diff together. I talked to a welder about it and he reckoned give it a go. So today i welded it up and all seems to have gone really well, I am just hoping that all the heat hasn't done any damage to the diff. I think it'll be alright and I'm just letting it cool down slowly. I've also finished the mods to the subframe to mount the diff.
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Ha, I never knew there was a drain plug on the block. Ive always just removed the bottom radiator hose too. I would be reluctant to touch any plugs etc on the block in case it breaks or strips out or something. I reckon a good flush out with a garden hose would clean the block out well enough. Cheers
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What kind of benders are you guys using to form your lines out of interest?
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I found a car yard with a 147 and a GTV in it- the only two Alfas I have actually seen in Darwin. I went and had a sit in both and both were very comfy and the 147/ 156 ones in particular look to be very good quality- probably the only bits of the car not falling apart! The GTV seats are much more supportive and most importantly for me much lower. I think for anyone wanting a sporty low slung position the the GTV seats are the better option. I have a race seat so anything is going to feel like it lacks side support to me but compared to the stock seats, both kinds seem to offer much more support. Cheers Josh
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That's all an LSD is for anyway isn't it?!