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2024-08-06 Finding Replacement 1.3 Driveshafts While I ordered a new 1.3 driveshaft from EuroCarParts for £108, which didn't state which side it was apart from length 594mm which is the near-side, and hasn't arrived yet, I also contacted Jack to see if he has any spares. Visiting Jack, we...

2024-08-05 Repair Porsche 550 Spyder Gear Shifter Back from the Santapod trip, a m8 messaged me he had a mechanic whom I knew (was a guy I used to deliver parts to) that needed some custom parts 3d printed for a customers Porsche Spyder ? Has a tiny VW engine So the issue was worn &...

2024-08-04 Assess Snapped Driveshaft At home I removed the broken nearside driveshaft Taking it apart it's clear to see that the rubber dampening collar was trapping moisture & rotting the shaft inside making it thinner, weaker with deep pin holes causing stress risers Closer look at the...

2024-08-01 Ultimate Show Car @ Santapod Going to Santapod from thursday to sun, the morning started off wet Gathered with TeamWhiteCustom at the Wetherby services It soon got really sunny warm and we had some food & drink at a pub near santapod :cool: Entering santapod we lined up at...

Brought a £5 hand pump spray for cleaning the car & for brake cleaner Car is cleaned & packed ready for UltimateShowCar at santapod this weekend

2024-07-24 Brake Pedal Roller Bearing The old brake pedal with the tiny loose fitting bearings tend to rattle with the engine (also having the power steering hose resting against the master cylinder doesn't help with vibrations) So let remove the old small bearings & replace it with these...

Clutch & gearbox installed All reassembled Went for a test drive and it worked ? The welded clutch disc is finally quiet & doesn't rattle at idle. The Gripper LSD with the light preload & regular 80w90 gear oil is quiet with progressive engagement. When leaving junctions there's soo...

2024-07-23 Weld Rattling Clutch Disc The next task to fix is the annoying rattling Blueprint 200mm clutch disc from a Primera 2L diesel. Flywheel look ok Flywheel side of clutch is now fully bedded The PP side is mostly bedded Old Helix PP is slightly wavy scored nowadays To open...

Gearbox all cleaned up & sealed up

new wheel bearing arrived for when I want to replace the near-side hub spindle one-day wanted to make a spline tool for checking the LSD diff preload but K11 1.3 driveshafts cost a fortune and the only cheap 24 teeth spline shaft I found online was this landrover discovery 300 24t half-shaft...

Cleaned & rebuilt the LSD Torqued & thread locked all the screws to 15Nm. I tried lock wiring the screws but I was soo rusty it was frustrating & wasted way too much time so left it. Testing the preloading torque I found that the LSD locking is mainly governed by the traction of the...

Coming back from a wedding party & with rain forcasted, it's time to rip out the gearbox to fit the LSD & weld the noisy loose clutch disc solid. Drained gear oil still looks fresh since April Removed the shafts Dropped the gearbox. Even after raising the crane 25mm it still fouls the...

Denso plugs I fitted 3yrs ago still looking ok & same gap Ordered a £15 mini torque wrench to tighten the LSD cover plate evenly Most of my tools are 1/2" whereas this is 1/4" and I dont have a 6mm allen head for it So I'll cut & make the tool instead Now I can torque down my LSD...

Bearing turned up but seemed bit smaller than usual, Doh I ordered a smaller GE17C ?‍♂️ Ordered the correct GEH17C and turned up next day Removed the old drivers side bearing. Hmm the bearing itself is ok & still snug, it's just the outer bearing/housing which is loose fit ? Fitted the...

Here's the sensor resistances for the gauge & ECU https://micra.org.uk/threads/pollymobiles-rebuild.35251/post-704079

Passenger side ball joint was worn out, dry, rusty & seized on Had to remove the arm for better access Rust on Couldn't hammer it out so I used some deep sockets & threaded bar to force it out new bearing fitted Left side fixed but now the drivers side was also worn and also...

2024-07-06 Raising Engine Crane My garage has a 10cm high ramp, so every time I use the engine crane I'd have to stack afew wood underneath the wheels to stop it fouling which is a PITA To fix this issue I removed the dolly wheels The idea from my calcs is to simply raise the wheels...

Tonight once it stopped raining I went out to play around with the RGB light painting with some cool effects :cool:

Opened up the 2nd spare gearbox to check & compare the bearings on it. This box was removed few years ago when the clutch fork snapped off. Removing the diff bearing, this gearbox uses a thicker 0.68mm shim To compare the original open-diff with the repaired LSD, I first tested the...

Slotting the three piece finger behind the outer bearing secure it together with a stack of nuts & washers Used the large cup to pull it out and it was successful & easy :cool: So this gearbox uses a 0.6mm shim behind the bearing on this cover housing and the new LSD unit sat much too...