GunMetalGrey Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Do not use the axle nuts that come with those half shafts, buy new ones and lock plates. It all looks so shiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Do not use the axle nuts that come with those half shafts, buy new ones and lock plates. It all looks so shiny! Wait what? I have new axle nuts for the half shalfs and I have new locking plates as well. Why should I not use them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Are they OEM Halfshafts? If so no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Are they OEM Halfshafts? If so no worries. They are not, but I got them on Worldpac, so they are high quality. Have you had an Axle nut fail before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I had issues with the supplied hardware for an aftermarket or reman axle once, the axle also lasted 150 miles lol.I have not had good luck with aftermarket axles, so I hope these work fine for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I had issues with the supplied hardware for an aftermarket or reman axle once, the axle also lasted 150 miles lol.I have not had good luck with aftermarket axles, so I hope these work fine for you. Ahh, yeah I have had issues with axles before on other cars. These look to be great quality, I am not too worried. I will let you know if a few thousand miles how they hold up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I never shared photos of pressing the new bearings in.. So let me step back a sec... Heres the tool of choice... using some random old bearing races and chunks of aluminum, I was able to press out the hubs, then the bearings. One thing I learned from this whole ordeal was that it sucks if you accidentally bend the shields. They hold the e-brake shoes a specific distance from the swing arms. Once they are tweaked, it takes a lot of manipulating and patience to get them just right again so that everything lines up. Something that should have taken me 20 minutes now took me over 2 hours. At the end of the day, everything went together well and I was happy.Before After Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Looks awesome, its all about having the right tools. Sent from my potato phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Looks awesome, its all about having the right tools. Sent from my potato phone Thanks, and it sure does help having the right tools for the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 So, I drove the car for the first time last night, and I drove it to work today. Unfortunately from sitting apart with no fluid in the master cylinder for so long, it failed. I have a tilton that I bought from Jason89i but I dont want to install it just yet because I need to figure out new lines and mounting. So I will be installing a new master and possibly a booster if that is bad too(I hope not). Other than that the car drove rather good and feels a lot more solid and responsive now that everything is new. I also was able to lower it more since the bushings are not all sloppy and flexy. jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 So my new master cylinder should be showing up today as I paid for express shipping. My new issue is the LSD 4.10 diff I just installed. At speeds is whines or whurrs loudly so I assume a bearing is bad. Besides that, under load, or initial power engagement, there is a clunk coming from the rear end. at first I was assuming it was the new axles, but now under further inspection, I am fairly certain it is worn gears or clutch discs inside the Diff. It seemed smooth outside of the car, but that's no comparison to actually putting it under load.I also just swapped new royal purple fluid into it praying it would make a difference. I need a new LSD while I rebuild this one. Does anyone have a good LSD 3.73 or 4.10 they are willing to part with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMart Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I would sell my 4.10 small case LSD if I had a lead on a <3.50 medium case lsd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I can give you my 4.10 LSD and my 3.73 OPEN in trade.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Also, there is a guy selling some Viennas on Clist. I was thinking about buying them, but now that I photoshopped them on my car, Im all meh about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Not a fan on an e30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I can give you my 4.10 LSD and my 3.73 OPEN in trade....I don't think you want a small case though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted May 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 I don't think you want a small case though... I found A viscous LSD from a guy in Chicago via help from Snap! Thanks for the offer though. Not a fan on an e30 Gross. I agree. I was thinking they might look good on my civic... Also in other news I ordered and installed a new master cylinder from a 750i to upgrade from a 22.3mm master to a 25mm. It helped a lot and my brakes feel more solid, But like I feared, when the master went bad, so did my booster, and I have about an inch of brake pedal that does nothing. So I managed to pick up a booster from Cmart this weekend and will be installing it this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 So I haven't updated much in awhile. I was able to get my car drivable and I made the 1800 mile trip to Helen, Ga. for SoWo 2015. My car ran great the whole time minus the traffic jams and slight overheating because clutch fan. I almost made it back unscathed but shitty roads got the best of me, even though I made it just fine through hours of carving mountain roads including the tail of the dragon. Some where along the flat borings of Kentucky, I cracked a barrel on one of my HRE's. So lucky enough, one of my good friends let me burrow a set of BBS Rs's he had sitting around. Oh and BTW they are for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Are those Andy's wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 So....you need to buy them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Those wheels look infinitely better than the HRE's. The Full Banana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Are those Andy's wheels? Yes, my friend paul traded him for the HRE's that are on Andys FC So....you need to buy themNah, Im good. Those wheels look infinitely better than the HRE's.I agree, slightly. The rolling DIA isnt large enough and the rears look oddly small in person. Once I fix my barrel I am going to sell my HRE's and get some futura's or Types A's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Yes, my friend paul traded him for the HRE's that are on Andys FCWell this is going to sound odd if you don't know what I'm talking about but was it Hot Paul? Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yes, my friend paul traded him for the HRE's that are on Andys FC Well this is going to sound odd if you don't know what I'm talking about but was it Hot Paul? Nah. Hot Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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