Thanks Paul. Went back and looked... You are dead right, missing lockwasher on bolt 3.
Can i still blame th PO after 16 years of ownership?! 🤣. I haven't ever touched the e brake, nor have i ever touched that clutch slave either.
AND in true...
Either the bolts were a tick too long or the lock washers were missing--probably got mixed up during a previous rebuild--and they bottomed out in the housing and snapped when wrenching them in. Get the dual seal housing--good investment--and...
For sure, you will need a speedy sleeve on that brake drum….
If you replace the TC extension housing, there are shims that set the preload on the TC output shaft bearing. You may need to add/subtract shims to compensate for differences in the...
Thank you sir!
Yes, we have the dual-seal rear extension housing kits in stock and ready to ship. We also stock the parking brake shoes and everything else for the tcases …..
You can weld nuts to the broken bolts to get them out. I’d highly...
Maybe see if Georg @orangefj45 will take that one as is for a core against one of his dual seal units. Two birds one stone deal. Definitely sleeve it as well.
I pulled the p brake drum and found 2 of 4 bolts have been sheared off and a 3rd seems too long.
I have my brake kit, rear tcase seal AND speedo sleeve ready to go...
But it looks like i should be on the search for a new speedometer cable...
I had the same issue. Tried almost everything including drilling out the rubber, sawsall was worthless. Finally broke out the 6” cutoff wheel on the angle grinder and that did the trick. Don’t mess around, they won’t be reusable because the pins...
It was just one of those nagging little things... both of the after-market window regulators, the pocket door, and the ash tray face plate were more of a shade of gold rather than OEM pewter. I finally decided to remedy that. They don't hold a...
Despite approaching this weekend with full head of steam and great intention…here it’s Saturday and I haven’t touched a thing… unless opening this envelope from Portugal counts as something….Etsy
Today I had a chance to drive the 40 for a few hours mostly off road and enjoy the fruits of my labor. Body work , new wiring, windshield, exhaust system and a million little things to get it to this point, Parts will have to come back off for...
Finally..... officially road-legal today..
after ??+ years in somebody's backyard.. 10 years in PO barn and 5 years in my garage...
Last time she has been on the road like this... :-)
Decided to redo my exhaust, had a leaking muffler and really didn’t like how the old set up was. Broke out the flux core welder and got to town. A muffler shop could’ve done much better but at least it’s done and it’s not like I wanted it sitting...
1971. I got it from the second owner for $5. It had been sitting in a garage since 1984. Really solid original car. I've installed new interior/carpet and am finishing installing the new cloth top. Fun little car that's got all the cool...