Matthew Abate Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share #793 Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) i Haven’t found anything on Craigslist but I have found several on eBay or on retailer sites. another question: does anyone know if these two holes are factory or if I should close them up? You're looking up into the passenger floorboard from the front right wheel well. Edited May 10, 2019 by Matthew Abate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted May 10, 2019 Share #794 Posted May 10, 2019 Those are the AC drains. Added if the car had dealer installed AC Did you use Searchtempest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Abate Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share #795 Posted May 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, Patcon said: Those are the AC drains. Added if the car had dealer installed AC Did you use Searchtempest? Thanks. Yes. I found three that might work. It's hard to evaluate one of these on the photos people post. We all have different ideas of what "straight" means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted May 10, 2019 Share #796 Posted May 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Matthew Abate said: Thanks. Yes. I found three that might work. It's hard to evaluate one of these on the photos people post. We all have different ideas of what "straight" means. Oh, I agree. Sort of like "rust free Z". I would just try to get more pics. Especially if it's being shipped. Becomes more important the further it is. Good you have leads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Abate Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share #797 Posted May 13, 2019 Got a good on eBay. A little surface rusty but should work out. Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Abate Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share #798 Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) Okay, questions for everyone: I had to go get a new cover and input flange for the Subaru r180 that I refreshed, and once I got it all together I noticed some lash or play in the front. I didn’t have this with the previous input flange, but that may have been masked by the dent in the collar, which is what motivated me to replace it. Here’s a video. You can hear a knocking sound when I wiggle the flange: 26EE4460-F9DA-4CB6-B3D3-32EAC1D8972E.MOV When I did this refresh, I replaced everything but the bearings. It only had about 10,000 miles on it (it’s off a 2014 WRX STI) so I figured they were okay. I DID replace the side shims, but I used the exact same amount of shim on each side as the ones I pulled. I also did not measure the lash with dealer gauges(probably my biggest mistake), because I had matched the shim measurement and the bearings were the same. My Datsun diff does not have this problem. Right now I’m thinking I need thicker shims on one or both sides, but I wanted to see what people think the issue is before I tear it apart again. If you think I need bearings I should do that at the same time. Regardless, it looks like I need a dial gauge because I don’t think I can measure this with feeler gauges. Thoughts? Edited June 9, 2019 by Matthew Abate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Head Posted June 9, 2019 Share #799 Posted June 9, 2019 This measurement is the one that determines gear "play", and describes how to adjust it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Abate Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share #800 Posted June 9, 2019 I’m buying a dial indicator tonight so I can do this. I’m thinking I scrambled my shims in reassembly, but I’m going to measure the bearing preload before I do anything. If that’s off then my total shim measurement is wrong. If it’s right then at least that’s a starting point and all I have to figure out is how off the backlash is. right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Abate Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share #801 Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Just took at look at the paint samples my painter laid down yesterday. They look GREAT! That orange is browner than I thought, but it matches the photos and samples I have. I forgot to take pictures, but I’ll see if I can get him to send me some. Edited July 18, 2019 by Matthew Abate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Abate Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share #802 Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) Looks like we’re within specifications (.1 to .2 mm)! Time to close it up and call this p.i.t.a. done. Edited July 19, 2019 by Matthew Abate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Abate Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share #803 Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) Done. Mogul Gear 300 75w90. Bolts triple checked for torque. New gaskets, new everything except the case, bearings, and gears. No leaks. I had to scrap the old cover because the mating surface was shot from sitting in. Yard for years. Luckily the case is fine, and a new cover and gasket solved the problem. Edited July 19, 2019 by Matthew Abate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteunseen Posted July 19, 2019 Share #804 Posted July 19, 2019 23 hours ago, Matthew Abate said: Just took at look at the paint samples my painter laid down yesterday. They look GREAT! That orange is browner than I thought, but it matches the photos and samples I have. I forgot to take pictures, but I’ll see if I can get him to send me some. Did you go with #918? That's what i have and it has a brownish tint too. It looks darn good though to me. Here's a shot of mine right after a cutting and wax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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