LOL....Did you learn much, Keith?
Nev.....
We'll do the brakes next!
Originally Posted by elnevio
All done then?
Excellent work!
Mike
Still here somewhere........
I thought the brakes was yesterday?
We did one car. But it wasn't the VR4. We were then dissuaded by the HORIZONTAL SNOW!
Pair of ponces.
Ye finished with my stands and jack yet? or is every car in the street being serviced?
Yes indeed. The diff is done and complete - and as if by magic, the perfect weather turns up for testing purposes!
Big thanks to Turbo_Steve, miller and Kieran for turning up on what we thought was the coldest night of the year, but turned out only to be a precursor of what was to come! We got 80% of the job done on the first night though.
Then I procrastinated for a bit, got a bit annoyed with one or two aspects, then ended up entertaining Nick Mann while a few finishing points were ticked off the list... So, big thanks to Nick too!
Then that evening, Steve came back up (beats a hotel room without internet access, I guess!) with a view to sorting out my front brakes (discs, pads and calipers), although I'd already taken the wheel off the Swift instead! So the front discs and pads were changed on that as the horizontal snow appeared, and all thoughts of the VR-4's brakes were promptly abandoned. Another massive thanks to Steve!
Spotted some bright red fluid on the snow under the rear of my right rear wheel arch over the weekend, but it seems that the AYC actuator reservoir was slightly overfull, so it's squeezed past the lid, and dribbled out through the bodywork. Had no more appear though.
So in summary, all is good on the diff front. The Leggie has been impeccably behaved in the snowy stuff. So much so, that on my way home last night, I headed up a fairly steep side street in Sheffield, only to come across a Punto rolling back down the hill, as they'd been unable to get up the slope. So I had come to a stop (which you don't like to do on such slippery slopes!), waited patiently while they slowly turned the car around to go back down the hill, and I noticed that all four occupants were young lads. Obviously staring out of the window at me thinking that I've got no chance of getting up the hill! Then, as the space clears, I look across, smile, then set off up the hill with no bother whatsoever, leaving the four looks of amazement behind me!
And yes, Mike. Thanks for the use of the extra jack and stands. We will have to arrange their return soon. Planning on doing my gearbox ATF soon - maybe a good opportunity?
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Excellent its all done!
Lets organise a gear box flushing session for the New Year? My place maybe? Thats three gearboxes so far! Any more?
Mike
Oooops! :/
Guess that "Ooooops2 means you never got around to doing the gear box flushing at Mikes?
Do you know, I can't remember!! I think we did one or two, but not mine?
Of course, my box failed a couple of years later, and since that, I have had a facelift box that we could never get working properly, which was then swapped out for a good early PFL box that has been great ever since.
Sadly, my diff has gone again. And without any heroics!
Sayc!!!!!
You do realise that by making suggestions like this that you'll end up fitting it for me!
Yikes, another one? You guys are pushing them too hard in the snow
Although... I have the fun job of replacing my AYC pump because it's failed... been putting it off for the last month...
make sure you bleed the pump properly. and the diff aswell
Super-AYC now installed!
Here's the hole in the old diff:
New diff sourced from a 28,000 mile Evo 8 whose owner had upgraded to an RS diff. The oil inside was still crystal clear. All for just £220! Total bargain!
Of course, many thanks must go to Nick Mann for suggesting it in the first place, and foolishly agreeing to 'help' me fit it. Well, fit it with only a smidgeon of input from me!
£220? I'll give you £300 for it!
Out of curiosity is a vr4 still driveable with a blown rear diff?
I know, I felt cheeky offering him that when it was advertised at an already bargainful £250!
And I did drive my car with the diff like that for the two miles or so home. 25mph max, avoiding harsh throttle inputs. It was embarrassingly noisy!
In Leeds? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO www.darthno.ytmnd.comI know, I felt cheeky offering him that when it was advertised at an already bargainful £250!
And I did drive my car with the diff like that for the two miles or so home. 25mph max, avoiding harsh throttle inputs. It was embarrassingly noisy!
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