Ghostly Goings On - over the moon

[twosmoke300]

Don’t be surprised if you have a slight side to side wobble under acceleration after tho .

Newer civics snap the shafts like that too 

[Ghosty]

Yeah, the C30 had a wobble like that. 

The bearings in the driveshaft had seized. 

[The Moog]

Had the driveshaft snappage on missus Moogs civic for same reason.

J R was cheap enough and fairly easy swap

[Ghosty]

It's the time to do them as the gearbox is dropped... 

[Ghosty]

Clutch is in - the one that came out is noticeably worn compared to what came out. Not sure how fucked but the raised sections had worn down to the level of the grooves between them. 

It didn't look OE and there was a code in marker pen on the bellhousing so I reckon the car's had a clutch and/or gearbox at some point. 

Also the slave cylinder is shagged so I'll be getting one of those too. 

 

Just need to re-mount the gearbox now - it turns out my dad hadn't thought further than bolting the clutch on and somehow expected to be able to lift a gearbox off the ground with some rope and a trolley jack. 

A skateboard and some bricks have been deployed now, and it seems possible, but I've done my back in so dad might farm some help in for that. Besides, I need to go to work.  

More as it happens - I'll be commuting in the MX5 for a couple of days then...

[loserone]

22 hours ago, Ghosty said:

done my back in

 

22 hours ago, Ghosty said:

commuting in the MX5

Hope it goes back together ok

[beko1987]

12 minutes ago, loserone said:

 

Hope it goes back together ok

His back or the clutch? 

[Ghosty]

It's a bit better as boss had a case of the Mondays (common occurrence) and I had a lazy day too. With some help the gearbox is more or less mounted, a Blue Print slave cylinder was ordered with same day delivery from Amazon and just arrived (even with same day postage it was £10 less than ECP with discount), and the driveshafts are coming tomorrow. 

Mk1 MX5s don't bother my back, they have comfy seats. 

[loserone]

I think that probably depends if they belong to @gm or not

[gm]

2 hours ago, loserone said:

I think that probably depends if they belong to @gm or not

Ya bony arsed wuss ! Now't wrong wi my seats - wait 'til you get a shot of the exo ! 

 

[gm]

On 11/1/2020 at 8:59 PM, Ghosty said:

I'll be commuting in the MX5 for a couple of days then...

when I'd take the mx5 to work, I'd mysteriously arrive a few minutes earlier  

[Ghosty]

Well, the clutch doesn't fit- it bolts up but the gearbox won't seem to mount, and the old clutch is narrower. 
Old Man has scratched the cover plate to fuck trying to mount the gearbox while I've been away at work and insists he's going to return it to ECP as 'it doesn't fit' even though all the part numbers are right. 
Yeah, good luck with that. 
He's going to try and put the old clutch back in then farm the job out, thankfully he'll pay. Happy birthday, right? (I'm 25 tomorrow). 

[twosmoke300]

Circled the problem for you there!

Really don’t know why people keep buying from them 

[twosmoke300]

“ Any part for any car “ 

they ain’t wrong ! 

[Dan302]

Did you bring the part i ordered?

 

[Ghosty]

The thing is, it bolts up, and the part number etched into the part is the right one on the Exedy website. 

It just doesn't fit, and the parts have a different profile... 

I'm wondering if the gearbox having been off in the past is relevant. 

[twosmoke300]

Friction plate in the right way round and lined up correctly ?

[Ghosty]

Yes, it even says on it which way round it goes on, engine side and transmission side. 
 

2 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

Friction plate in the right way round and lined up correctly ?

 
 

[twosmoke300]

Did you check the friction plate slid on the splines ok before you bolted it up ?

[dean36014]

17 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Well, the clutch doesn't fit- it bolts up but the gearbox won't seem to mount, and the old clutch is narrower. 
Old Man has scratched the cover plate to fuck trying to mount the gearbox while I've been away at work and insists he's going to return it to ECP as 'it doesn't fit' even though all the part numbers are right. 
Yeah, good luck with that. 
He's going to try and put the old clutch back in then farm the job out, thankfully he'll pay. Happy birthday, right? (I'm 25 tomorrow). 

So glad I'm not your Dad. 

[Ghosty]

Well I don't think he ever went to ECP. (My boss used to work for them and when I told him my dad's plan he just lol'd). 

The gearbox wouldn't even line up properly with no clutch in, so having run out of patience and knowledge the local garage/MOT centre we like was called, and they said ok, booked it in for Monday and it'd be back Tues. 

They then called again and asked if they could take it right away, and sure enough they did, so who knows when I'll get it back. 

 

[Ghosty]

It's back! 
Side note: wonder if the EML stays off now a garage has fitted the downpipe... 

[bigfella2]

What was the deal with the clutch/gearbox?

[davehedgehog31]

On 11/9/2020 at 6:43 PM, Ghosty said:

He's going to try and put the old clutch back in then farm the job out, thankfully he'll pay. 

At least you won't need to crowdfund it.

[Ghosty]

12 minutes ago, bigfella2 said:

What was the deal with the clutch/gearbox?

Couldn't align the clutch, and couldn't get the gearbox to mount back to the engine. No idea why. 

[Ghosty]

Took it out for a run to Aldi (on a Friday night? wonder why!), no EML and a feather light clutch. Winner! 

Let's see how long the EML stays off. 

[omegod]

On 11/12/2020 at 7:34 PM, Ghosty said:

Well I don't think he ever went to ECP. (My boss used to work for them and when I told him my dad's plan he just lol'd). 

The gearbox wouldn't even line up properly with no clutch in, so having run out of patience and knowledge the local garage/MOT centre we like was called, and they said ok, booked it in for Monday and it'd be back Tues. 

They then called again and asked if they could take it right away, and sure enough they did, so who knows when I'll get it back. 

 

That makes absolutely no sense and I'm baffled ! 

[Ghosty]

On 10/31/2020 at 6:32 PM, twosmoke300 said:

Don’t be surprised if you have a slight side to side wobble under acceleration after tho .

Newer civics snap the shafts like that too 

On a proper run it does constantly

What causes that and do I need to run away? 

[twosmoke300]

Iffy quality joints and shafts .

Dont usually let go but can’t imagine it doing the diff bearings / engine mounts a lot of good

[Ghosty]

I think that the engine mounts needing a tighten might have been the issue... 

Also fitted a replacement gear lever trim.  More testing tomorrow... 


MX5 appaers to have early onset HGF so I'm just bailing out of that as it needs too much spending on it. Interesting swaps welcomed.