peter's canadian imola ZHP project

[ELCID86]

yeah!

yes! i used a thick spacer a tad smaller than the diameter of the diff bushings (on the backside of the diff bushings) from a harbor freight bearing driver set that i hate (i think it was $30) because this tool did not come with those sizes.

peter

Thanks. Placing an order now. Perhaps I will put it into the Mafia Rental Tool Program (MR. TP).

Can you do the Subframe Bushings without removing it from the car? And would this also work on the Trailing Arm Bushings?

[slater]

Thanks. Placing an order now. Perhaps I will put it into the Mafia Rental Tool Program (MR. TP).

Can you do the Subframe Bushings without removing it from the car? And would this also work on the Trailing Arm Bushings?

i think that's a great idea (for the rental program).

it will work on the RTABs provided you have a ~2.3" spacer on the backside to pull the bushing through. i bought one of these kits (http://www.harborfreight.com/10-piec...set-95853.html) which compliments the koch bushing tool and really allows it to be used for anything - it has a 2.322" bearing driver included, and is only $35.

hope that helps! i used the same kit from HF to help with the diff bushings too... so you can basically service every bushing on the car with the HF bearing kit and the koch tools subframe bushing tool.

peter

[slater]

update -

i was away for 5 days, but managed to pick up some additional lemfoerder rear 'ball joint' bushings and new lower eccentric bolts for the rear of the car while i was away.

put a second coat of anti-rust paint (gloss black) on the rear subframe today. busy tonight, but hopefully tomorrow night i can press in the new subframe and diff bushings, new 'ball joint' bushings, and get back to rebuilding the shift linkage. i can't get the dang shifter fork pins out! any sage advice from my fellow mafioso?

[Vas]

Man time flies

[slater]

Man time flies

um, yeah! it's been a month since i took the car off the road for this project!

[ELCID86]

Thanks Peter that's good news. I'll pick one of those up. Great work on your car.


Thumbs, iPhone, TaT.

[slater]

Thanks Peter that's good news. I'll pick one of those up. Great work on your car.


Thumbs, iPhone, TaT.

thanks, shawn. progress is slow this week, i hurt my back somehow on tuesday and can't imagine climbing underneath the car at the moment. can barely bend over to tie my shoes.

[ELCID86]

thanks, shawn. progress is slow this week, i hurt my back somehow on tuesday and can't imagine climbing underneath the car at the moment. can barely bend over to tie my shoes.

Ouch. Really sorry about that. It's so weird how sometimes doing "nothing" will cause an ache or pain. I suffered from lower back pain for years. I hope this one is quickly healed--praying for you.

[slater]

Ouch. Really sorry about that. It's so weird how sometimes doing "nothing" will cause an ache or pain. I suffered from lower back pain for years. I hope this one is quickly healed--praying for you.

thanks shawn! much appreciated.

[slater]

well, the M Sport is going under the knife...

had a friend in mind to sell it to who is in need of a good commuter, as i just couldn't bring myself to dismantle it as it drives so well... so after some pain meds i decided to test out my back and went to jack up the M Sport tonight to have a gander at the RTABs and FCABs (ye olde 9 and 3 wiggle), and the dang jack just about went through the passenger side rear floor! after lifting it by the rear diff just to have a look underneath, i concluded that both passenger jack pad mounts are just gone, and that's not really easily repairable - at least, not worth repairing. driver's side is fine, however.

it just looks like water got into those cavities and ate them alive, because the rest of the undercarriage looks clean and tidy. such a shame. however, lots of good bits will come off to live in on in other cars... including my own! (M Sport sills and M dead pedal ) the car only has 120K miles on it.

peter