The Golfmkv OFF-TOPIC chat (Part 10)

[RSMark5]

In all seriousness I wish I had the spare funds to buy it off of you. Would make a great summer driver/project. Maybe swap the saab engine into it and put a big turbo on?

I posted in saabcentral today, think I found my answer. I have a later production trans, apparently they switched brackets in 2002. I needed a different trans bracket for the front trans mount anyway, looks like it will fix both trans mounts as long as the mounting points for the transmission case are the same. Pic I posted is basically a zoomed in version of this without the mount on:

Ah, that makes sense.

 

[RSMark5]

So just a matter of getting the later mounts then.

 

[Subie2013]

Question for the car guru's(OMM/Terry). My sister needs her tie-rod's replaced. Do I need a special tool for that to pull out that bolt or can I just use something else? Other then that it's a pretty easy/straight forward job.

 

[RSMark5]

Question for the car guru's(OMM/Terry). My sister needs her tie-rod's replaced. Do I need a special tool for that to pull out that bolt or can I just use something else? Other then that it's a pretty easy/straight forward job.

You can use it helps but not necessary, I mostly just use a hammer. Can't hurt it, its already broke. Sometimes its seized in there pretty good tho and got to break out the big guns. BFH

 

[Subie2013]

You can use it helps but not necessary, I mostly just use a hammer. Can't hurt it, its already broke. Sometimes its seized in there pretty good tho and got to break out the big guns. BFH

What about getting the new one on, do I need to torque it to spec or just snug it up real good?

 

[Austin_hull]

What about getting the new one on, do I need to torque it to spec or just snug it up real good?

What OMM said, and spec it.

 

[eurocars]

Hammer is also my tool of choice

 

[thebornotaku]

+1 for hammer.

Usually I just snug them down nice and tight, as long as the taper holds you're good.

 

[FaLLeNAn9eL]

Said special tool is that funny looking fork thing, right?

 

[Subie2013]

Said special tool is that funny looking fork thing, right?

Ya exactly, pulls the bolt out.

 

[eurocars]

Said special tool is that funny looking fork thing, right?

Pickle fork

 

[RSMark5]

Said special tool is that funny looking fork thing, right?

Correct, theres 2 types one narrow and one wide. The narrow one is for the tie rod ends, the wide one is for ball joints. You can get away without a tie rod end puller, but a ball joint puller can sometimes be a necessity.

 

[Subie2013]

That's good to know^

 

[Subie2013]

Did the crushes tread get trashed? I can't find it. I few pictures I'd like to post in there.

 

[eurocars]

Happy tuesday, last day of work for me until next monday