The Black Hole

[corkey]

looks to me like the washer only hit the top of the shock body cause the bearing broke, not the other way around.
It should never make contact and ever be an issue, so, i would say he put it together right.

mine are the same way, and i have had no issues

 

[gmanpaint]

I loosened the bolts when I found the broken bearings.The washers fall and hit when the bolts are loosened. They did hit originally when I first put it together, when I noticed it had left a dinger in the shock body I lifted them up and tightened them back down. I didn't mess with them this time since it all has to come apart again when the new bearings arrive.

Iz, if you think I dont need em, I will remove them. I would still need a lock washer in there right? The Nylocks aren't enough alone are they?


Oh and thanks Corkey for the mention of my competency here

 

[IZwack]

The nylocks should be more than enough. And the nylock is more effective than the split washer because the nylock is a locking interface between the bolt and the nut where as the split washer is only between the tab/bracket and the nut (the bolt can still rotate).

 

[gmanpaint]

Seems Andy has found a new perch to hang out on.

 

[IZwack]

WTF? Eyy get that POS cat off the Explorer.. i kid i kid... *kicks cat* *walks away* *whistles* :

 

[gmanpaint]

Meanie!

At least there is sheet metal for my pet to sit on :

 

[techieman33]

Meanie!

At least there is sheet metal for my pet to sit on :

Izwacks rig is like a kitty jungle gym

 

[IZwack]

Thats right, I got monkeys swinging from tube to tube (and hopefully not flinging poop).

 

[gmanpaint]

The members on this forum rock! We are so lucky to have such a great group of good people.

I want to give a special shout out to Chad551. He is 300 miles away from me, yet he managed to take time away from his Sunday at home to help me out. He not only went and picked up a set of (5) tires for me, he actually helped on getting me a better deal for them. The new (to me) tires are at his home now, and I can get them when I have the time for it.

Thanks so Much Chad, your a great friend sir!

 

[techieman33]

what tires did you get?

 

[gmanpaint]

what tires did you get?

Pro Comp MT 35"x12.5"x15"

1 wheel & tire is new and has never seen pavement or been bolted up.
2 tires are at 60%
2 tires are good for spares.

I need to purchase 1 new tire still, and I am looking for a set of chrome 15"x10" 5 on 4.5 for these.

I will be selling the Eagle Alloys as they are 15"X10" 6 on 5.5. They are in great condition with centercaps.

 

[gmanpaint]

Well heck. The replacement steel bearings came in today for the coilovers. Well actually just one of them, and without the retaining snap rings. WTF?

So after looking at the new steel bearing, I figured out real quick that the bearings sent to me with the shocks originally were the poly wrapped bearings.

A phone call to Summit Racing was made. The rep made me a deal after explaining everything. He would send me a new set of steel bearings with 4 retaining rings, along with a pre-paid shipping envelope to return the old broken set, and the one I just received today.

This was a PITA to deal with as it was to no fault of mine from the very beginning, but overall, I am very satisfied with the way Summit has dealt with it.

Will most likely be another week before the new ones get here.

The Trans swap is still not done as I was waiting for some guidance to help install the clutch this morning and that assistance was a no show. The trans was scheduled to go in tomorrow morning as I have a family member lending a extra set of hands to help me get the trans in up & over the exhaust cross over pipe that is still hooked up.

Looks like that will be delayed another week as well. If it's not one thing it's another with this rig.

 

[IZwack]

What do you need help with to get the clutch stuff in?

 

[gmanpaint]

What do you need help with to get the clutch stuff in?

Since I never did a clutch install before, someone that has many times before was going to walk me threw it. I will remember how to do it once I actually do it. I will try to go it alone in the morning since I can't rely on others. Sorry, don't mean to sound all negative, but I am having a real bad day.

I also was wanting advice on where to cut the hole in the floor board for the shifter. I am not sure how big or where exactly it needs to be. I don't want a huge hole from having to keep cutting at it because I did it wrong. I did that with the t-case shifter after going to a different shifter leaving me a gap to fill and cover.

 

[IZwack]

You can do it! I've never done a clutch before the m5 swap either. I did have a repair manual (Hanes or Chiltons) so that helped a bit, but it was fairly straight forward - all bolt ons. Dsssunt forget to use thread lock!

 

[gmanpaint]

The vote of confidence is greatly appreciated Iz. Thanks.

I will give it the old college try. I have a Chiltons handy.

 

[IZwack]

No prob - just make sure you have this in your mind (listen to the whole thing, especially after 1:36) when you are torquing down the pressure plate:

 

[gmanpaint]

Lol!

 

[Turdle]

Awesome Iz

Yeah Gregg, I think you can do this. It really is pretty simple compared to what I have seen you do.

If you have a pilot tool, and a torque wrench I really don't think you could mess it up.

 

[gmanpaint]

Well, I guess I just needed a kick in the pants. Thanks for push. Been feeling a little apprehensive lately on doing things that can cost me $$ if I screw up. Nothing ventured, nothing gained they say, so I will have a go at it when the temps are cooler in the morning. 101* here during the day now. I'm just not feeling the excitement when it's that hot out...haha