team3s
Sunday, March 19
2000
Volume 01 : Number
086
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Date:
Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:08:30 -0800
From: David Margrave <
davidma@premier1.net>
Subject:
Team3S: [Fwd: drive shaft center bearing replacement]
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Sometimes I get the driveline noise on clutch engagement, and
especially
disengagement. It can be particularly glaring when going
slow in 1st,
and then disengaging the clutch. I've already tried
adjusting the
clutch pedal height and I'm thinking of replacing the
driveshaft center
bearings and maybe the lobro joint (what the heck is
that?)
Has anyone attempted this procedure themselves? I'm a little
concerned
about things being out of balance when I put it all back together,
given
how many alignment marks you have to make when disassembling
things,
etc. I've done a clutch myself so I think I can handle it but
want some
pointers.
Thanks,
Dave
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Date:
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 07:18:14 EST
From:
TrboDrvr@aol.comSubject: Re: Team3S:
3000GT/SL Clutch replace?
RS:
IMHO, a clutch
can go bad in as little as 12,000. It all depends on how
the car is
driven and how good the driver is with the clutch. If there are a
lot
of jack rabbit starts, slipping the clutch to prevent the car from
drifting,
"power" shifting from one gear to the next, etc., then the clutch
is going to go bad quickly.
There are no real
adjustments to make. Our system is hydraulic and once
it begins
slipping, it's time to change it. Certainly you do not want to
drive
the rivets of the clutch disc into your flywheel!
IMHO, I'd replace it.
Joe 91TT
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Date:
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 07:23:16 EST
From:
TrboDrvr@aol.comSubject: Re: Team3S:
[Fwd: drive shaft center bearing replacement]
the parts you are thinking
of replacing I believe are quite expensive. If
the bearings and joints
were bad, you would probably get a great deal of
vibration, especially at
highway speeds. I'd make sure these parts are bad
and are the source of your
problem first.
Joe 91TT
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Date:
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 13:30:43 -0800
From: Errin Humphrey <
errin@u.washington.edu>
Subject:
Team3S: Swapping the Turbos
Hello friends,
If things go well, I'll
be putting new turbos in 'da car
pretty soon here.
I really appreciate
any and all help answering a few
questions regarding the removal and
installation of
turbochargers on our wonderful engines.
1) Any special
parts I should order from Mitsubishi
beforehand? (e.g. gaskets, studs,
etc.?). Any parts
I might expect to break? I'm already planning
on
putting in new oil lines for the turbos.
2) Any special tools I'll
need? I remember somebody
once saying that I'll need every extension in
existence.
Anything in particular I should definitely grab? I
was
thinking of buying that special socket for the O2 sensors.
3) I
was also thinking of having the exhaust manifolds
ceramic coated (withstands
2000F). Is this a good/bad
idea, and would I need new gaskets for
them?
4) On the front turbo, is it really necessary to remove
the
drive belt and alternator like the service manual says?
5) While I've got
the rear O2 sensor housing out, has
anyone ever looked into getting it
machined out a bit?
6) Back to the turbo oil feed lines. According
to the
service manual, removing the oil feed pipe requires
removing the
air conditioning compressor, tension
pulley bracket and air conditioner
compressor bracket.
Yikes! Does this sound right?
7) If Hau's
measurements were correct, I have low
compression in one of my cylinders
(~130 I think). Can
this cause problems with bigger turbos (i.e
increase the
likelihood of engine failure)? I'm just wondering
what
might have caused this in a car which at the time had only
30k miles
on it. Argrhh, this question is too broad.
Forget I asked.
8) If
anyone has any old posts saved with info on
swapping turbos, could you please
send them to me?
9) Any other last minute sage advice? (other than
"don't
forget to add oil, coolant and torque the lugnuts
after-
wards" ... ) ^_^
- --Errin
94
VR4
Seattle
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Date:
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 17:12:43 EST
From:
Klusmanp@aol.comSubject: Team3S: Possible
source for Getrag synchros?
One more point of interest for the ongoing
Getrag saga:
I just ran across an ad for a company called Richmond Gear.
They apparently
manufacture manual transmissions for a variety of
street/race applications.
An ad in a "JEG's" catalog lists a
GM-Style 6-speed overdrive trans w/
"NASCAR proven heavy-duty brass
synchro rings".
Perhaps they could be a source for new synchro sets?
They have a website at:
http://www.richmondgear.comWe
might talk them into duplicating a set of healthy synchros if someone
could
supply a set.
Paul Klusman
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Date:
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 08:58:16 -0600
From: xwing <
xwing@execpc.com>
Subject: Team3S: Re:
Possible source for Getrag synchros?
The Richmond Gear brass rings, for
"GM-Style" trans
are a different style than ours. Synchro
rings
for classic (Super T-10 etc) transmissions are machined
out of
brass. Ours are all steel parts, and on 1-2, one steel
ring with metal
tabs sticking out like prongs on a king's crown,
that has a sintered
brass-like COATING on it that is the
synchro's friction/wear surface.
If that was all brass, the
metal tabs could be too soft, and might
peen/wear/get
smushed by the 1st gear they mesh into.
The GM type
brass synchros synchronize by using a
machined-in series of lines on the side
aspects, that
rather than the sandpaper-like sintered stuff we use
on our
Getrags.
Still, would be interesting to see if there is any
crossover
or knowledge of replacement parts/changes by
calling
Richmond...if one could get through to somebody other
than a
janitor (typical phone-question-answerer :)
Jack
Tertadian
Klusmanp@aol.com
wrote:
> One more point of interest for the ongoing Getrag
saga:
> I just ran across an ad for a company called Richmond Gear. They
apparently
> manufacture manual transmissions for a variety of street/race
applications.
> An ad in a "JEG's" catalog lists a GM-Style
6-speed overdrive trans w/
> "NASCAR proven heavy-duty brass synchro
rings".
> Perhaps they could be a source for new synchro sets? They
have a website at:
>
http://www.richmondgear.com> We
might talk them into duplicating a set of healthy synchros if someone
>
could supply a set.
> Paul Klusman
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