 Success AND Failure in the same day?, take the good with the bad.... i think i broke even |
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| Aaron Cox |
 Jun 24 2006, 09:24 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California  |
ok, some of you remember my tranny follies.....
found the 10 dollar socket, pulled the gear stack, and went to go see joe sharp and thomas (tranny guru)... we found out what was causing the horrendous gear noise! i got this tranny in a box, with all new synchros/sliders/dogs from Jeff Bonanno for free! (Jeff you rock!) apparently, we assembled everything, and there was a 911 (901) firstgear on their that was different! it had an offset to it, but looked the same to the naked eye!! so thomas fetched me a 1st gear from one of his trannies (this guy rocks) and a new dogteeth for first gear (the 911 ones are different! and this one had a 911 one! ) reassembled the Bitch... and then i watched thomas do an alignment on his car. (i learn something new everytime i hang with joe/thomas) fast forward 1 hour of traffic..... i am home. spend 3 minutes, grab my nitrile gloves (which a stole from work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)) and threw on the nomex coveralls (thanks headrage) and proceded to install gearstack. Brando came by, and assisted with buttoning up the exhaust.... filled up the tranny with 90w, and started it up. NO MORE TRANNY NOISES!!!! hoo freakin ra!!! hell yeeeeaaaahhhhh! (you can ask brando how excited i was) thanks to thomas and joe, for figgering out what the deal was.... ok... fast forward 10 minutes..... car is off ramps, warmed up and ready to rock. brando is strapped into the 5 points as navigator, and off we go. first gear... waaaaaaaaaaaa 2nd... waaaaaaaaaaaaa 3rd weeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaa 4 th waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 5th waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 3rd is on top of second, 4th rocks! it flies!!!!!! pull back home and pop yells turn it off!!!!! huge oil leak..... guess where it is coming from.... between tranny and engine... i must have knocked out the input shaft seal when i put the stack back in. I hate life. i hate this crap. i have literally pulled this tranny 3x already (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) so.... anyone local got a lift? my back is tired of the asphalt.... gratuitous pics of exxon valdez cleanup and tranny guts will be posted after dinner.... AA |
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| Brando |
Jun 24 2006, 09:31 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
Aye, it puts Dr. Evil's oil leak to shame.
I thought trannies only held 3 quarts. And you need a few more "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"s before 5th. |
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| JoeSharp |
Jun 24 2006, 09:36 PM
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In Irvine, Ca. May 15-18 Group: Members Posts: 3,947 Joined: 9-July 03 From: DeLand, Florida Member No.: 898 Region Association: South East States |
AAron: You better straighten out your Karma now, cause it only gets worse latter.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe |
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| Trekkor |
Jun 24 2006, 09:42 PM
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I do things... Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California |
Sorry about this news.
One of the reasons I haven't fixed my first gear... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) KT |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 24 2006, 10:16 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
first is easy, you can do it in the car.....
it just costs money. so, brando said he would order me up a mainshaft seal.... aiming to do it next friday. just bummed. but the tranny shifted great :permagrin: |
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| BigDBass |
Jun 24 2006, 10:28 PM
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Dumb Question Champion Group: Members Posts: 1,438 Joined: 11-January 06 From: Chicago (south 'burbs) Member No.: 5,405 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Hey Aaron, I'm happy for your progress and sympathetic to the hiccup. I hope you get it sorted out soon.
It's somehow inspiring and comforting to see a member whom I highly respect and admire hit bumps in the road. I wish I could offer more than moral support! |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 24 2006, 10:32 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
you have misplaced your admiration LOL. !!!!!!
hey man, thanks. i realllly appreciate it. i feel i broke even for the day with the help of thomas. i am over it. i reaaaaallyhate pulling the tranny... so i can stew onb that for a week. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) AA |
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| JoeSharp |
Jun 24 2006, 10:35 PM
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In Irvine, Ca. May 15-18 Group: Members Posts: 3,947 Joined: 9-July 03 From: DeLand, Florida Member No.: 898 Region Association: South East States |
AAron: What do you mean a week? WTF are you doing tomorrow??? That thing can be running in 2 or 3 hours....
:PERMAGRIN: Joe |
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| Dr Evil |
Jun 24 2006, 10:36 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,038 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I feel your pain man. You probably buckled the seal and knocked the spring ring out of it when you installed the shaft into the hole. easy fix, nothing but time......and more time.
You are lucky to have Joe, Thomas and Brando. Everyone out here is at least an hour away....most 3. |
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| JoeSharp |
Jun 24 2006, 10:37 PM
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In Irvine, Ca. May 15-18 Group: Members Posts: 3,947 Joined: 9-July 03 From: DeLand, Florida Member No.: 898 Region Association: South East States |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 24 2006, 10:39 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Jun 24 2006, 09:35 PM)  AAron: What do you mean a week? WTF are you doing tomorrow??? That thing can be running in 2 or 3 hours.... :PERMAGRIN: Joe working and school work for class on monday... i can only play on firdays and saturdays LOL dr. i hear ya. huge thanks to thomas. he and joe are saints (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| elwood-914 |
Jun 24 2006, 10:42 PM
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elwood-914 Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Plymouth CA Member No.: 38 |
Need some paper towels to clean up the mess in the street?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
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| TROJANMAN |
Jun 24 2006, 10:43 PM
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Looks nice in pictures......... Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 5-March 04 From: Colorado Member No.: 1,753 Region Association: None |
good news aaron.
we both got our cars running today with a little tranny work, and a little help from our friends (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 24 2006, 11:32 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
a parrallel universe called colorado (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| Toast |
Jun 24 2006, 11:53 PM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars. Group: Members Posts: 3,380 Joined: 20-January 04 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 1,580 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Aaron Cox @ Jun 24 2006, 08:24 PM) so.... anyone local got a lift? my back is tired of the asphalt.... AA Call Slits. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (sorry, had to do it) QUOTE Brando came by, and assisted with buttoning up the exhaust.... I sure miss the days of being able to stop by a friends house unannounced and help work on cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Maybe one day I will be able to live closer to my 914 buddies. Of couse by then, you will all be moved away. :sigh: :pitypartyovernow: |
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| Elliot_Cannon |
Jun 25 2006, 12:02 AM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,922 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Orange County Ca Member No.: 480 Region Association: None |
Fixing it is easy. Hell, even you can do that!! The hard part is finding what the hell is wrong in the first place and it looks like you got expert help with that. The worse part though is when you finally get it all sorted out then Slits blows your doors off with a stock 2.0!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Cheers, Elliot |
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| craig downs |
Jun 25 2006, 01:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 769 Joined: 25-November 05 From: mira loma ca. Member No.: 5,189 Region Association: Southern California |
I know how you feel and I feel your pain. It reminds me of that hard fight I had with Eclispe transmission. But at least it works now and its only a oil leak which is an easy fix. You have to look at this way and it always works for me and keeps me going. I was down at a friends shop and he was going to pull the engine out of a Ford pickup and change the bearings and rering it. I looked at the engine compartment and said boy you have you work cut out for you. He looked at me and told me "its only nuts and bolts". I say those words everytime when I have something big to do on a car or truck Then I take a deep breath and dig in into it. |
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| redshift |
Jun 25 2006, 03:06 AM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Yay! At least you have the problem figgered out! ROCK!
M |
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| Bleyseng |
Jun 25 2006, 09:33 AM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,036 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Ok, atleast you got to enjoy the fun shifting of the closebox!
Pull it and replace the mainshaft seal and look to replace the pilot bearing in the flywheel too. Make sure its located properly in the flywheel and not pushed into the crank. If this bearing is destroyed you will have more leaks! ask me how I figured this one out.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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| Aaron Cox |
Jun 25 2006, 11:11 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: Corona, CA Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
the box was fun indeed!!!
geoff, i will look at that when i pull it. hope the seal didnt fall into the tranny... LOL |
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