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4zilch wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:15 am
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:59 pm

I'd do it
If I had a lift (or if Sno's brother hadn't talked my FIL out of putting a lift in his new garage), I'd be moar open to taking the job on. Pulling a trans, with the car on jack stands, doesn't interest me much.
Quick jack breh.
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i'm with Zilch on the diff install. Unless i could find a builder to core out a transmission for me... not sure id tackle that on my DD either.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:37 am i'm with Zilch on the diff install. Unless i could find a builder to core out a transmission for me... not sure id tackle that on my DD either.
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:dat: :dat: I could potentially get by with it out of service over the xmas holiday. But without a proper lift ( :melon: ) it's a big fat :nope:
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stripethree wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:46 pm:fuckyeah:
The first pull would've been faster than that had I not rolled out of the throttle to deal with a pavement undulation at 130. (That's the squiggly line in the other peak on the graph)
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4zilch wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:15 am

If I had a lift (or if Sno's brother hadn't talked my FIL out of putting a lift in his new garage), I'd be moar open to taking the job on. Pulling a trans, with the car on jack stands, doesn't interest me much.
Sno's brother sounds like a real :poop:
:dat: :fax:
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[user not found] wrote: Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:12 am
4zilch wrote: Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:09 am

:dat: :fax:
He probably drives a Camry.
:notsure: it's something beige and Asian.
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4zilch wrote: Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:01 pm
[user not found] wrote: Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:12 am

He probably drives a Camry.
:notsure: it's something beige and Asian.
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All confirmed. Brother is a massive shit bag.
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Front pads are dragging pretty heavily on the KTM.

Possible axle alignment issue, but suspect it's from stuck caliper piston(s) :rolleyes: Hopefully new seals do the trick, I really don't want to go :troywax: on new calipers.
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4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:32 am Front pads are dragging pretty heavily on the KTM.

Possible axle alignment issue, but suspect it's from stuck caliper piston(s) :rolleyes: Hopefully new seals do the trick, I really don't want to go :troywax: on new calipers.
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Loosened and re-torque brake and axle fasteners per the book. Brakes still dragging :flaccid:
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4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:33 pm Loosened and re-torque brake and axle fasteners per the book. Brakes still dragging :flaccid:
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4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:32 am Front pads are dragging pretty heavily on the KTM.

Possible axle alignment issue, but suspect it's from stuck caliper piston(s) :rolleyes: Hopefully new seals do the trick, I really don't want to go :troywax: on new calipers.
Clean and reassemble with new seals should do it. Apply compressed air and launch some pistons across the garage into the side of the Fiat. It needs a first dent.
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:45 pm
4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:32 am Front pads are dragging pretty heavily on the KTM.

Possible axle alignment issue, but suspect it's from stuck caliper piston(s) :rolleyes: Hopefully new seals do the trick, I really don't want to go :troywax: on new calipers.
Clean and reassemble with new seals should do it. Apply compressed air and launch some pistons across the garage into the side of the Fiat. It needs a first dent.
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troyguitar wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:45 pm
4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:32 am Front pads are dragging pretty heavily on the KTM.

Possible axle alignment issue, but suspect it's from stuck caliper piston(s) :rolleyes: Hopefully new seals do the trick, I really don't want to go :troywax: on new calipers.
Clean and reassemble with new seals should do it. Apply compressed air and launch some pistons across the garage into the side of the Fiat. It needs a first dent.
Pistons all move under hand/finger pressure, so I should be able to use caliper piston pliers on them. Im hoping to avoid using compressed air to remove them...I still have ptsd from rebuilding WRX 4-pot waxables.
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4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:06 pm
troyguitar wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:45 pm

Clean and reassemble with new seals should do it. Apply compressed air and launch some pistons across the garage into the side of the Fiat. It needs a first dent.
Pistons all move under hand/finger pressure, so I should be able to use caliper piston pliers on them. Im hoping to avoid using compressed air to remove them...I still have ptsd from rebuilding WRX 4-pot waxables.
Was it really that bad? My 968 4-pot waxables were fairly straight forward to rebuild.
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Apex wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:09 pm
4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:06 pm

Pistons all move under hand/finger pressure, so I should be able to use caliper piston pliers on them. Im hoping to avoid using compressed air to remove them...I still have ptsd from rebuilding WRX 4-pot waxables.
Was it really that bad? My 968 4-pot waxables were fairly straight forward to rebuild.
It is when you rebuild them 3-4 times because of stuck/siezed pistons.
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4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:16 pm
Apex wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:09 pm

Was it really that bad? My 968 4-pot waxables were fairly straight forward to rebuild.
It is when you rebuild them 3-4 times because of stuck/siezed pistons.
Yeah, that would be a :rage: issue.
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4zilch wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:06 pm
troyguitar wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:45 pm

Clean and reassemble with new seals should do it. Apply compressed air and launch some pistons across the garage into the side of the Fiat. It needs a first dent.
Pistons all move under hand/finger pressure, so I should be able to use caliper piston pliers on them. Im hoping to avoid using compressed air to remove them...I still have ptsd from rebuilding WRX 4-pot waxables.
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I wasn't speaking from experience. I definitely didn't launch an allroad front caliper piston off a couple walls in my garage at high velocity. :derp:
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Calipers rebuild. Waiting on a new master cylinder before bleeding. I used air out of pure laziness and was able to get 3 of the 4 pistons out in each caliper. Used a handy-dandy low profile caliper piston tool to remove the 4th.

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4zilch wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:09 pm Calipers rebuild. Waiting on a new master cylinder before bleeding. I used air out of pure laziness and was able to get 3 of the 4 pistons out in each caliper. Used a handy-dandy low profile caliper piston tool to remove the 4th.

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4zilch wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:09 pm Calipers rebuild. Waiting on a new master cylinder before bleeding. I used air out of pure laziness and was able to get 3 of the 4 pistons out in each caliper. Used a handy-dandy low profile caliper piston tool to remove the 4th.

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