Started removing the rear drivetrain
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Started removing the rear drivetrain
I am barely above a novice when it comes to working on cars. I often pay professionals to do work on my cars, but every once in a while I try doing something that I think I am capable of doing. Anyways, I will be doing the inlinePRO R200 rear conversion on my S, and I have people lined-up to purchase my OEM diff, driveshaft, axles and hubs.
Earlier tonight I started removing my OEM rear drivetrain. I first went to Sears and purchased a Craftsman 150psi 26 gallon air compressor and an Ingalls titanium impact gun (spent about $600 on the two items). When I got home I had alread removed the rear wheels and the two screws in each rear rotor. With the aid of the impact gun, I easily removed the spindle nuts. I then removed the pins from the upper/lower controls arms, loosened the nut on each part, and took a hammer and smacked the control arms a few times (trick taught to me by a local Honda dealership).
The control arms broke free and I proceed with removing the bolts holding each axle to the rear diff. Good old impact gun. I then used a plain on socket wrench and allen sockets to remove the bolts holding the driveshaft. At this point I have everything removed but the diff itself. That will come out easy enough tomorrow morning. As good as I feel about myself right now, I am honestly nervous about putting the new diff kit in (which won't actually happen till later this year because I am switching my focus to mod'n my wife's new EVO!).
Just wanted to share this story with you all.
Earlier tonight I started removing my OEM rear drivetrain. I first went to Sears and purchased a Craftsman 150psi 26 gallon air compressor and an Ingalls titanium impact gun (spent about $600 on the two items). When I got home I had alread removed the rear wheels and the two screws in each rear rotor. With the aid of the impact gun, I easily removed the spindle nuts. I then removed the pins from the upper/lower controls arms, loosened the nut on each part, and took a hammer and smacked the control arms a few times (trick taught to me by a local Honda dealership).
The control arms broke free and I proceed with removing the bolts holding each axle to the rear diff. Good old impact gun. I then used a plain on socket wrench and allen sockets to remove the bolts holding the driveshaft. At this point I have everything removed but the diff itself. That will come out easy enough tomorrow morning. As good as I feel about myself right now, I am honestly nervous about putting the new diff kit in (which won't actually happen till later this year because I am switching my focus to mod'n my wife's new EVO!).
Just wanted to share this story with you all.
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Originally Posted by thetz99,Aug 18 2007, 06:40 AM
Good luck on your prop bolts
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I had to cut the heads off the drive shaft bolts on a car with 19,000mi on it. (Well, I got a friend to cut them off for me, I guess he didn't trust me with the cut-off wheel. He's a smart friend. )
Removing anything is usually the easy part, btw. It's putting it back together that gets tricky.
Good luck with it.
Removing anything is usually the easy part, btw. It's putting it back together that gets tricky.
Good luck with it.
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Originally Posted by ruexp67,Aug 22 2007, 09:09 AM
Removing anything is usually the easy part, btw. It's putting it back together that gets tricky.
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