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I have to say that it's always a joy to work on desert cars. Front shocks R&R in like 20 minutes. No torch, no cutoff wheel, no broken clip nuts, no muss, no fuss.
When anybody is looking for a project car.
I often give them Horace Greeley's advice.
" Go west, young man, go west. "
Made some progress this weekend. First, the rear axle seals looked a little wet, so I pulled the axles. One bearing was rough, so both went off to the machine shop for new bearings. I had bought these toggle bearing/seal pullers, but the thread doesn't fit on my slide hammer. It does fit on my balancer installer, and by using part of coil spring compressor tool as a spreader, I put together a seal puller.
Normally I just use the right size socket to drive seals in place, but my closest 3/4 drive socket was too close to the edge of that raised portion inside the seal. I remembered a box of exhaust pipe adapters that had come with a bunch of other stuff I had bought at an auction, and there was a perfect piece to use as a driver.
The front e-brake cable was frayed where it had been routed incorrectly under (vs over) the crossmember. I figured I MIGHTASWELL replace all the cables (it's an MT car, I'll be using the e-brake). Surprisingly, all but one of the bolts holding the inner fender to the wheel opening lip came out, so I only needed the cutoff wheel for one of them. New clip nut and bolt solved that problem, along with a generous helping of anti-sieze. The pawl on the e-brake pedal was stuck, so I also had to pull the pedal and liberally lubricate the pawl to free it up. And while they don't show in the photos, the back KYBs are also installed now.
Last edited by joe_padavano; April 1st, 2024 at 06:20 PM.
I have to say that it's always a joy to work on desert cars. Front shocks R&R in like 20 minutes. No torch, no cutoff wheel, no broken clip nuts, no muss, no fuss.
Joe, I have had the same experience, you forgot no penetrating oil required. One car I worked on, I thought I could have disassemble the entire car with a 3/8 drive ratchet. Your making good progress.
March 27th, 2024, 01:55 PM
