saleen 192
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New pump mechanical or electrical???
What have you done to your vehicle today?
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Little Deuce Coupe
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Mechanical
Will
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Did a small amount to the Firebird today after watching our lovely Queen's funeral 
I started flatting the spoiler ready for paint. Also, I began putting the wipers and washers back together and found the windscreen drain area had been a little home for something, a mouse I'm guessing. No apparent damage done, just needed a good clean out.
I started flatting the spoiler ready for paint. Also, I began putting the wipers and washers back together and found the windscreen drain area had been a little home for something, a mouse I'm guessing. No apparent damage done, just needed a good clean out.
Great to see the Firebird coming along. Is that a new brake booster you have in there too?
Will
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Thanks. It's been a long time coming. Yeah, the old brake booster was rusty and losing vacuum.
saleen 192
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No SR Cup on rear wing will shame on you have to buy one at end of season show lol.
Led lamps ranchero that's way to modern lol........
Led lamps ranchero that's way to modern lol........
Will
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Lol I've got an SR mug. Yeah, should be using it when working on the Firebird really
lol
renchero
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i know but it does mean i can actually read the gauges and they have also been rewired to come on with the ignition
saleen 192
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That's a strange one.
Have fun with window seal
Have fun with window seal
When parking up, going full lock to lock the other way, could hear a fairly loud mechanical crack sound. Jacked the car up there was a rubber flap that made a noise on the steering rack. But that would make more of a thud than a crack.
Removed it, there is none on the other side, just gets in the way.
Laying under it checking all bolts on the k-member and suspention.
Checking the two bolts that join the steering rack to the k-member. I could move them with a socket. 17mm top and bottom. Got about a 1/16th of a turn on it, not moving now.
Started the car up in the garage, turning full lock left and right many times. No click sound, I would have heard it if it was still present. Seems like the issue is fixed. Road test tomorrow.
Removed it, there is none on the other side, just gets in the way.
Laying under it checking all bolts on the k-member and suspention.
Checking the two bolts that join the steering rack to the k-member. I could move them with a socket. 17mm top and bottom. Got about a 1/16th of a turn on it, not moving now.
Started the car up in the garage, turning full lock left and right many times. No click sound, I would have heard it if it was still present. Seems like the issue is fixed. Road test tomorrow.
saleen 192
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Didn't use the pit then doh.. Yes undersheilds are a pain plastic clips or spring 1/4turn clips or M6 bolts that snap. Audi undersheld like yours is a pain. Did you lock tight bolts??? Hasn't it come loose b4???
chris68coupe
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192, the pit is permently blocked by a 'Need of help' Camero! Dan done well under adverse conditions!
saleen 192
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Like your thinking lol...yes poor pit and very poor camaro all those unfinished jobs on it.
PITA jacking car up and working on cars as you get older.
PITA jacking car up and working on cars as you get older.
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No loctite, and hasn't come loose before.If it does happen again I wil take the nut off and popsome loctire in there.
The good think if even if they nut fell off you can get the bolt out without taking the engine off the engine mounts. So they would act as pins and hold the steering rack in place. I could see no wear on the washers from any movement. I couldn't even turn the nut by hand, getting a ratchet on it, it was tough to move, but would rotate if I wasn't holding the bolt on the top too.
By tightening it up, Its compressing the C shaped formed metal on the k-member to hold the steering rack even tighter.
Wheels off the camaro still, well they keep going down, so its on axle stands.
Camaro taking up the prime spot over the pit. If the Camaro was rollable I would have put the TA over the pit. Would have sped up the job a little.
However only took under 20mins to get overals on, jack up the car and put axle stands under it, easy access, Check all kmember bolts along with the steering rack bolts. Then lower the car and running the car on the spot, testing steering. I know it was under 20mins as Pizza was cooking in the oven.
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saleen 192
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I know it was under 20mins as Pizza was cooking in the oven. PMSL was that the manufactors recomemd times for cooking or SWMNBO time for cooking
Sarah was just putting dinner on and said I have 20mins spare before dinner is ready.
saleen 192
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chris68coupe
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They obviously came out OK, but I remember some owners snapping the plugs when trying to remove them.
