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Re: seank90, 3sge st162. elec sorted

hah! im defo not going to run open headers, too much of a loss of power, :cool im going to go for a dead silent power feel, maybe even add an extra resonator along the line, i dont want anything to be heard! so it will just coast and pull like a mother F****R

 

Re: seank90, 3sge st162. HUGE pic dump

id say i do on my new head....

 

Re: seank90, new wiper set up... AND, small update.

i might try flat wipers

 

Re: seank90, new wiper set up... AND, small update.

:science2 me too! going to be a busy year

 

Re: seank90, new wiper set up... AND, small update.

so today i tackles my steering rack and column, i was so sickened of the steering feeling shyte so i said i may as well dd it now since i have the parts available!

Let me just say that this was the worst job i have done on the car by myself, would have been ieasy if there was two people but there wasnt, but i cant complain, stig fitted the gearbox by himself on the ground! :hehe

i first started off by removing the steering rack from my black celica




you must remove the two tie rod ends first.


you then need to remove the two brackets that are holding on the steering rack to the chassis




once this is done remove the two pipes going into the steering rack, the bolt on the one on my car was rounded so i had to cut it off and replace the pipe... i feel bad for somebody who didnt have a spare car.


St162 rack vs st202 rack..... hmmmmm and yes, there was sunshine in ireland.


swapping parts off the column over from one to the other, is anybody wants any parts off the column let me knwo.... no charge, just shipping otherwise its going to the dump.


the culprit No.1



the rack also had about 5mm of play left and right... not good. culprit no.2


i removed the two tie rods so it wouldn affect alignment too much when i put them on the new rack.


new tie rods installed on new rack.


when i went to install the fixed column i had spotted that the steering when was broken in two places which ment it had play also in it and was rattling, so i welded that up.



also the centre bolt was loose... culprit no.4


good as new!


installing the new column wasnt too bad. i found an easy way of opening the 12mm nut hlding the knucke to the rack. all you need is a really long extenstion!




and that was me done for the day! and boy did i feel the difference, once i get it aligned properly again it should be good! i really cant wait now!

 

Re: seank90, New steering rack!!! At last roadholding!

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Sir stiggles,

the way i got the arms out is by using a 30mm open end spannet hammer and a chisel, if you look at the washer it acts as a lock nut, you need to bend back the tabs were you can grab it with a spanner, once thats done put the spanner on the tie rod (the bit on the left, not the tie rod end) and give it a smack with the hammer, it will loosen up then and come out rreal easy! :thumbsup:

ill get the pictures of the plates today for you!

 

Re: seank90, New steering rack!!! At last roadholding!

yes, while they're on the car = pita, off the car = easy

 

Re: seank90, New steering rack!!! At last roadholding!

ill get you a close up in a while! along ith the Vin plate

 

Re: seank90, New steering rack!!! At last roadholding!

really getting sick of this, every job i do on the car comes back to bite me.....

 

Re: seank90, New steering rack!!! At last roadholding!

ya, im getting proper sick of it, i feel like i drive a pile of shite! which cost me more than a new audi... if i want to go anywere i have to bring a bottle of power steering fluid, and it leaks out on top of the exhaust so when i stop a plume of smokes comes out fromunder the car and makes it look even worse, not to mention the wheel bearing that sounds like a tumble dryer with a shoe in it...