Engine removal pics
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Thing of beauty,,,,, it's done, Smooth engagement,,, goes n2 gear easily. Very cool,,, Also, the slop n the shifter????? The 2 freakin torx bolts backed out. The ones that attach the upper shifter to the shift tower. I loctited them this time. Jamming it into gear helped them back out I bet. But all is good. I also got out my 3/4" drive socket set n retightened the rear pinion nut. I didn't get it tight when I did the rear pinion seal (200k ago). Lol. I also grabbed some cheap Monroe front shocks. I've been throwing belts on tires,,, causing them to go out of round. No washboarding, no uneven wear,,, just throwing belts. I'm gonna trade them for bilsteins after I'm done spending on the holidays. Oreillys can order the bilsteins and I can return the Monroe's for credit on the bilsteins. Plus, Oreillys has to order from bilstein,, so it'd take them a week to get them. I ain't got that kinda time. But all is wonderful n my world. I also got a surprise for Xmas, but I can't disclose it til Xmas,,, the recipient might see it on here. Happy holidays all
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Man that is great to hear some good news, you need it. It may pay you to keep an eye on the rear diff, grab it after a long run to make sure it is not getting hot.
Almost 600k miles, that truck is legendary.
Chuck
Almost 600k miles, that truck is legendary.
Chuck
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Well,,,, not so fast actually,,,, It's starting to get hard to get into gear. It's way better than before,,, but still not perfect. I'm gonna let Mansel drive it before I get too carried away. At least I'm gonna get real quick at doin the clutch. I think I can do it in about 3 hrs.
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Well,,,, not so fast actually,,,, It's starting to get hard to get into gear. It's way better than before,,, but still not perfect. I'm gonna let Mansel drive it before I get too carried away. At least I'm gonna get real quick at doin the clutch. I think I can do it in about 3 hrs.
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I guess she loved it, WOW, she's a beauty & the car is nice too, congratulations on the Audi.........
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Now that's a nice gift. Hope they're not going for a ride after the drinks LOL..... Cheers
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What's funny, is the Audi is just as high maint as ole grey,,, lol. Fast as heck tho.
I'm planning on being back at south bend on the morn of the 2nd. Hopefully I can get another pressure plate to try out. I've got about 6k mi on the new clutch and it hasn't slipped either. But this one engages smooth. We will see.
I'm planning on being back at south bend on the morn of the 2nd. Hopefully I can get another pressure plate to try out. I've got about 6k mi on the new clutch and it hasn't slipped either. But this one engages smooth. We will see.
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Wow,,, got the timing belt done n the audi,,,, hit 120 tonight. That thing is freakin crazy,,,, the owners manual says the governer is at 150 mph!!!! I gotta find a track to take it to before I get n2 trouble.