tooSavvy Posted February 20, 2023 Author Posted February 20, 2023 Hmm..... NOT unrelenting gloom 🤔 My 'local' garage [round the corner] is booked out for two weeks (... yes, popular!) he has, of course, an overflow M8 [perhaps at a %..] who can do it Wed 👍 = £80 Inc Bearing. He is 50yds along the road and no more a brisk trot from my house. Opens up @7AM... I will empty the car of all valuables... 🤐 🚙💨 privatewire and AnnoyingPentium 2
tooSavvy Posted February 21, 2023 Author Posted February 21, 2023 PatentPending™ padsaw, for 'trimming' plastic moulded bumper = not catching tailpipe..... privatewire 1
tooSavvy Posted February 21, 2023 Author Posted February 21, 2023 As I had the BACK up.... I whipped round and put the FRONT up! 👌 I think my 'dogbone' has signs of distress... This is my Autobox Mount [N.L.A.] ...... Some measuring up and bound to be a 'same size/equiv' in the World 🤔 🚙💨 Jim Bell and Dave_Q 2
tooSavvy Posted February 21, 2023 Author Posted February 21, 2023 Incidentally, as I was lying on my back >> but not where I am for oil changes >> I spotted the drain plug in the Auto box bottom tray. Not all autos have this and it makes the 'drain/refill three times' *slosh out/rinse much simpler.... *Though, with oil cooler tranny rubber pipes it's even easier to chop and drain whilst in tickover ✔️ 🚙💨 Jim Bell and 500tops 2
tooSavvy Posted February 22, 2023 Author Posted February 22, 2023 GOOD news/BAD news..... 😵 Good = not front brg! Bad = rear n/s >> but his stockist needs to order 'overnight' 😕 ..... Collected car [5 minute walk] & return 8am tomozz.... Rears are DIY friendly... but not today, thanks... 🚙💨
tooSavvy Posted February 23, 2023 Author Posted February 23, 2023 FFINN ELLL...... 😱 The bearings that came out were 'generic' unshielded = Rusty AS FC#K!! SKF 'double sealed' have gone in [I have the box!] vkba 3717. Other side is good/silent.... Hoping undisturbed from factory 🤔 Jim Bell and DSdriver 2
tooSavvy Posted February 25, 2023 Author Posted February 25, 2023 Planning on doing the DogBone when it's a bit warmer/drier weather ✔️🔨 The photos show no 'barnacle bill' rusting on the bolts BUT I'm going to go for penetration.. 😮 *And 'good for bikes....' All WIN 😎🚴
tooSavvy Posted February 27, 2023 Author Posted February 27, 2023 I have finished 'cooking off' my gel-filled Dogbone.... A couple of hours on a warm radiator 👍. This gunge has the spongey consistency of plimsol shoe sole = likely good enough 😎 Jim Bell and Matty 2
tooSavvy Posted February 28, 2023 Author Posted February 28, 2023 Likely I will do an oil change when doing this Dogbone.... OIL 😵 .... Is there a war on? What happened to £14.95 poondworld specials 10W40 5L 😕 I have scored 5L web delivered @£17.50 + Oil filter £4.75.... Cars cost So Much 2dayz 😮 🚙💨 Nullzwei, AnnoyingPentium and 500tops 3
tooSavvy Posted March 2, 2023 Author Posted March 2, 2023 WootWoot..... Oils in 👌 🚙💨 Herpes left my Oil filter next door today [Fri].... Full Set! 👍 Jim Bell, Matty and AnnoyingPentium 3
Matty Posted March 2, 2023 Posted March 2, 2023 Fucking hell, "classic". Doesn't seem 5 minutes since everything ran on 10 40s semi tooSavvy 1
tooSavvy Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 Sun is booked until lunchtime..... 🥂🍾 ..... Dogbone ✔️ ..... Oil change✔️ Just got to brave the freezing chill 😕 🚙💨 Matty 1
tooSavvy Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 Hmm..... "There's ya problem, lady!" All sorted.... Stayed nice 'n dry 👍 privatewire, Jim Bell and Matty 3
tooSavvy Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 So then..... We have vv..ii..bb..rrr..ation 🙄 🤣🤣 Launch is super wizzo and clean 'riflebolt' up-changes👌😋 ..... Now I have a 'spare dogbone' we can assess Mkll design. Same, but a SMIDGE more compliance 🍅.... 🤔 *I could drill holes in the new one, to experiment.... But prefer taking it out/swap just the once 🤦.... 🤬 AnnoyingPentium 1
tooSavvy Posted March 18, 2023 Author Posted March 18, 2023 ..... Just dropping back into North Tyneside, down from Rothbury 🚙💨 Nahh.... ford just 6" privatewire and Jim Bell 2
tooSavvy Posted March 18, 2023 Author Posted March 18, 2023 Ver 2 of my 'dog bone' gel filled. I have placed a slice of hi density 'cabinet doorseal' foam onto the centre knuckle... We will see if a 'smidge of give' will remove the harsh vibration when stopped/ingear. The piccy shows where it is [entombed in the gel]..... 🚙💨 Jim Bell and privatewire 2
tooSavvy Posted March 19, 2023 Author Posted March 19, 2023 Twas a rainy afternoon, in Consett... Jim Bell 1
tooSavvy Posted March 22, 2023 Author Posted March 22, 2023 Further to my 'gel filled' Dogbone..... This is the next item on my 'refresh list' 👌 The OEM spec means Not Chewing Gum rubber.... Like the 'copy' dogbone from USA [ex China] 😉 Dave_Q and AnnoyingPentium 2
tooSavvy Posted March 22, 2023 Author Posted March 22, 2023 And a better view of the Mk.2 'gel filled' Dogbone.... Here you can see the block of foam, at the top. This is my original off the car... Going back on 🚙💨 privatewire, Jim Bell, Dave_Q and 1 other 4
Jikovron Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Farkin ell all I have to do is blink and the content sweeps into the thread, that padsaw is absolutely at home in Wallsend Matty, tooSavvy and Jim Bell 3
tooSavvy Posted March 23, 2023 Author Posted March 23, 2023 Padsaw = does the job? IS just the job! 🚙💨
tooSavvy Posted March 30, 2023 Author Posted March 30, 2023 Rear engine mount (refresh, paired to Dogbone) 😍👌 AnnoyingPentium 1
tooSavvy Posted April 1, 2023 Author Posted April 1, 2023 Weather predicts DRY for Monday....... *Rear mount 'provisional' scout out To be >> Dogbone Day 🥳 🚙💨
Matty Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/22/2023 at 10:11 AM, tooSavvy said: And a better view of the Mk.2 'gel filled' Dogbone.... Here you can see the block of foam, at the top. This is my original off the car... Going back on 🚙💨 Clever that though. Fair play tooSavvy 1
tooSavvy Posted April 1, 2023 Author Posted April 1, 2023 @Matty ..yupp, let's see if my 'give' can take the raw edge off the dash vibes currently 👌
tooSavvy Posted April 3, 2023 Author Posted April 3, 2023 What A Day 😮... 10 till 3:30 Swapped Ver.2 Dogbone.... 😍✔️ Vibration is now marginal & unobtrusive 🥰 The fitting of the new (untouched) Rear bushing.... Nightmare 🤬. The new bush is fresh and so the bolt hole is higher than old/saggy one.... I have had to jack up the engine to get the extra 'up height', I ground a cone onto the bolt threaded end (to help exiting on blind side) + jiggled a thick Phillips in the blind side to help align the hole... Of course bolts for the bushing steel shell are in eng comp/underfloor >> having to drive up/down ramps to loosen [..again] for a bit more wriggle 🙄. Doing this single handed/up and down my ramps... Nightmare!! 🤬 All Done Now..... YeeHaa 🍾🥂🥳 Tightened up the motor/ power up-changes... So effed off, I didn't take any piccies 🤦 🚙💨 Jim Bell, crad, AnnoyingPentium and 1 other 4
tooSavvy Posted April 11, 2023 Author Posted April 11, 2023 I have 'intervened', in the extremely irritating Up&Down tickover... I have cut one of the servomotor wires = no ECU ability to decide what idle speed we have 💣😎 I have to jiggle the throttle now, when starting cold as I have no 'auto choke' opening. We will see what strategy I fall back on... 🤔 ..... Just the job = a few mm push up on throttle arm 🥳 Jim Bell 1
tooSavvy Posted April 11, 2023 Author Posted April 11, 2023 Chri$t On A Bike..... 🙄 The 'GeoMetro intelligencia' , upon hearing I had cut a wire = the Black Spot 😱 Forum chatter is a great source of info/knowledge/how to tips 👍 But, c'mon 😮, this is MY car.... Should I be marooned in Upper Weardale cos I 'nipped & tucked' a servo driver wire.... Like the fuc##in Moonies.... 🙉🙈🙊 🤣🤣 Matty and Jim Bell 1 1
tooSavvy Posted April 12, 2023 Author Posted April 12, 2023 Now, there's a funny thing 🤔 'prior to' the wire snipping, and my tickover resolutely refusing to go below 1300 & the incessant 'broom.. up to 2100.. dumdumdumm..back to 1300.. broom.. up to 2100.. dumdumdumm >>> and on and on and on 🤦🙄. Driving me fuc##in madd 🤬 .... now it is quiet as a mouse @1000, smooth and no stumbles >> it makes no discernible noise from the ex tip. I'm more than happy with my "totally unreasonable, wanton act of desecration" against SuziQ... FFS 😎✔️ Ted Eggs, crad, Jim Bell and 1 other 4
tooSavvy Posted April 12, 2023 Author Posted April 12, 2023 YaY... 🥂🍾 I 'won' Ebay Choke cable @£8, delivered. .... nice little job, slotting that in. Winnah ChickenDinnah 😎 crad and Jim Bell 2
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