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{USERNAME} wrote: Well, that is one problem I have not yet had happen LOL. Hopefully we will soon here back that smartlock has played nicely. Cheers BenJ It has dude, smartlock is playing the game.  It's an issue i wouldn't wish on anyone, that's for sure. I'm just lucky i had a couple of spares and that it didn't leave me on the side of the road lol. Cheers ToranaGuy
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Age: 35 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
if it happens to anyone else just armstrong the prick home
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{USERNAME} wrote: if it happens to anyone else just armstrong the prick home That's a possibility, but you would have to be a really good driver, as it could be rather dangerous. Mine got heavy & sloppy not far from home. Anyway, it's time i get back in the shed. Much work to do. Cheers ToranaGuy
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I tempted fate today, pulled my gearbox out (T5) to do the clutch. Far out, i had forgotten how big of a job it is on a falcon! I found my pivot point was in the bottom of the bellhousing, the clutch fork's damper has movement in it & the throw out bearing has a lot of wear in it.
Top it off, the pressure plate (clutch cover to some) bolts were not all that tight.  Pressure plate & clutch plate were not anywhere near as badly worn as i expected to find, and the flywheel even looks good. I have a spare recently machined flywheel anyway. I'm glad i bought a replacement clutch fork as well, but boy do ford charge for them! Over $200 it cost.  Anyway, it's lunch time, so i better eat, then figure out if i need locktite on the pivot bolt to stop it coming out... Cheers ToranaGuy
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Boy Oh Boy, does that sound somewhat familiar LOL
Hope it all goes back together nicely. Cheers BenJ
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{USERNAME} wrote: Boy Oh Boy, does that sound somewhat familiar LOL Hope it all goes back together nicely. Cheers BenJ Thanks dude. I remember you writing something in your build thread alone the same lines. I stuck a little locktite on the thread for the pivot, hopefully it won't vibrate out. Thread's were all ok, so it didn't pull out. New bits went in, i used my brand new clutch alignment tool to align it all up, that went fairly easily. Manhandled the gearbox back into place, bolted it all up. Spent ages screwing around with fitting the starter motor, cracked the s**t & stopped for 2 burbons. My mate from down the road, muncher2002 on here, rocked up, had another burbon with him, then got to fitting of the bits up. I'm hunting in the shed for a new extractor to cat gaskit, i also found the old one was leaking badly, probably throwing the o2 sensor into a fit too. If i can't find the gaskit, i know i have one somewhere around here, i'll just clean the old one & stick some sealant on it. Anyway, i better get of the shedputer and finish looking for that gaskit. That's why my location says * In the Shed *, and I'm in the shed on my mac g3 with osX & firefox, with cat5 cable running back to my switch in the rumpas room.  I'll have the job finished soon. Then it's time to clean up, pack up & take it for a test drive. Cheers ToranaGuy
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Test drive went well, all is good. New clutch is great, nice & light, very grippy as well. Bloody hell it was a big job, but I'm glad it's done now. Where's my camera? I had a couple of pics on there.
Cheers ToranaGuy
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Excellent news!!
Yes, it is a big job. Quite tiresome for us 'mature' blokes lol. Cheers BenJ
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{USERNAME} wrote: Excellent news!! Yes, it is a big job. Quite tiresome for us 'mature' blokes lol. Cheers BenJ It was a tiresome job, that is for sure. Even for me, not as 'mature' as some of the great modders on here. But once it come around to burbon oclock & i had a drink to relax a little it was all good. While was was under the car i had a good look at my front bar & passenger side skirt. Both have cracking underneath that will require them to come off to be fixed.  My plastic shifter surround that sits into the console has also cracked & broken a locating leg off. I'll have to have a go at fixing that too.I drove the car upto the pickles auctions yesterday in heavy morning traffic with muncher2002 onboard, to go "have a look" only, and the car drove so nicely, which is a great feeling after such a big job on it. The light at the end of the tunnel wasn't a freight train coming my way this time. Cheers ToranaGuy
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Photo time.
Attachment: P1010011.JPG Attachment: P1010012.JPG Attachment: P1010013.JPG Attachment: P1010014.JPG Attachment: P1010015.JPG If anyone was wondering, i have a ED 6 bolt flywheel in the car, so the pressure plate is a 6bolt HD setup. I honestly don't find it heavy at all. It shocks me how light it is. Cheers ToranaGuy You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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Well Fordmodders, how's it going?
A week has gone by, and I've been a busy boy, that's for sure. Been packing up car parts I've sold & posting them off, i delivered an engine i sold locally as well. Glad to see a little cash in my pocket, but it won't stay there long. Been playing with a few little things on the car's, and tonight with some help from my cousin Brandon, i did some more panel beating of the firewall. I have the accelerator peddle bolts back to within a bee's d**k of where they should be, and fit the peddle back to the car. Adjusted the idle, as it's set a bit fast, and took it for a burn around the block, the first time with a proper accelerator, not me yanking on the cable.  Peddle works nice, as it should. Has full travel, which is great. But the clutch peddle is on a bit of an angle, and we all know what that means don't we? I also had trouble not crunching gears too, not enough travel it seems.Yeah, either the peddle box is bent/somewhat torn or the firewall is, maybe both. Anyway, to do the welding on the firewall, i need to remove the dash & peddle box anyway, so i'll give the peddle box a working over when it's out. No pics just yet, but I'll take some tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be good, so i might get the welding done. Anyway, i need to clean up some tools & pack up, gotta take my cousin home, he has footy in the morning. Cheers ToranaGuy
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Age: 35 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
definately wanna see some pics
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{USERNAME} wrote: definately wanna see some pics Cool, that's +1 for pics. Always good to know someone wants pics. I couldn't take the Xr8 for a "hard drive" as it's not rego'd atm, plus it's sans bumper, drivers guard, drivers headlight & indicator as well. Oh yeah, drivers seat isn't bolted in either lol, the ghia leather & velour seat.Anyway, gotta get Brandon home. Chat later ppl. Cheers ToranaGuy
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Age: 35 Posts: 3382 Joined: 11th Mar 2008 Ride: EA SVO, AU2, Toyota Crown Location: Bendigo |
it's good to see someone fixing a EA-D. not just wrecking it and buying a later model
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Thx dude. Can say the same about you too.
Altho i have wrecked a few too, but you need organ donors to save lives lol! Cheers ToranaGuy
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