What did you do to your car today?

[pfarah]

Seven days, 360 miles, including a great run around the Quabbin Reservoir today, and no leaks or intermix!!!!!!!!
I guess I installed the oil cooler correctly...

[Fast Freddy 944]

944? I think this ol boy needs to get to steppin' into the 911 forum. LOL!

[SilverLined]

Will we be losing you, Freddy? Did you get a 911? Also off topic: a parsec is a unit of distance, not time. Solo was talking about taking a risky shortcut, not bragging that his ship was fast

Patrick, great work on the cooler. I think your undercarriage is cleaner than most people's overcarriage!

[pfarah]

Thanks!!

[Fast Freddy 944]

Originally Posted by SilverLined

Will we be losing you, Freddy? Did you get a 911? Also off topic: a parsec is a unit of distance, not time. Solo was talking about taking a risky shortcut, not bragging that his ship was fast

Patrick, great work on the cooler. I think your undercarriage is cleaner than most people's overcarriage!

Huh?

[pfarah]

Moving along with a couple small projects:

1. Installed a new DME connector cover (didn't know there was one until recently).




2. Headlight connector caps (another elusive part).

[TheSecondChris]

I like that connector cover

[OK-944]

Just over a month ago…got the CV axles out:


Not exactly today…but a few days ago - got the CV joints apart (yukk!):


Cleaned up pretty nice though:


A gouged CV “spider” Hmmm…so maybe this was creating the sound which I’d earlier thought might be a wheel bearing?:


I could reassemble this joint and install it to reverse its rotation…thereby presenting fresher surfaces to the balls - but I don’t quite trust this here so I think I’ll just replace this joint. The others look fine so I’ll just re-lube and re-boot them.

[Fast Freddy 944]

Originally Posted by OK-944

Just over a month ago…got the CV axles out:


Not exactly today…but a few days ago - got the CV joints apart (yukk!):


Cleaned up pretty nice though:


A gouged CV “spider” Hmmm…so maybe this was creating the sound which I’d earlier thought might be a wheel bearing?:


I could reassemble this joint and install it to reverse its rotation…thereby presenting fresher surfaces to the balls - but I don’t quite trust this here so I think I’ll just replace this joint. The others look fine so I’ll just re-lube and re-boot them.

I did mine a couple of years ago with some new ones, and yeup before replacement, they made a clunking sound, now its nice and quiet out back...

[Fast Freddy 944]

I still need to pull that dash off and see about those friggen dim lights. Winter project I reckon...

[OK-944]

Fast Freddy...just pull the gauge cluster (steering wheel comes off first on my '87...then just a few screws after this - be really careful when detaching the harness clips from the rear of the cluster), then use nail polish remover to get rid of any "once reflective" residue on the bottom of the cluster.

A number of ways to go from this point...I've done two of these using wide, aluminized tape, cut to size and applied to replace the old reflective coating - and it works great, just make sure to cover the reflective (now clear plastic) surfaces thoroughly with the reflective tape...including folding over exposed edges.

You might also consider getting one of the LED gauge light upgrade kits - but these are not always dimmable in which case the cluster could be too distracting at night.

And how is your Odometer working? Just saying that now would be the time to replace that gear. I did one last fall and a real PIA getting the cluster back together without pinching wires...but worth it! If you do this, then by all means don't order a new gear without counting teeth on the old one!

[Fast Freddy 944]

Originally Posted by OK-944

Fast Freddy...just pull the gauge cluster (steering wheel comes off first on my '87...then just a few screws after this - be really careful when detaching the harness clips from the rear of the cluster), then use nail polish remover to get rid of any "once reflective" residue on the bottom of the cluster.

A number of ways to go from this point...I've done two of these using wide, aluminized tape, cut to size and applied to replace the old reflective coating - and it works great, just make sure to cover the reflective (now clear plastic) surfaces thoroughly with the reflective tape...including folding over exposed edges.

You might also consider getting one of the LED gauge light upgrade kits - but these are not always dimmable in which case the cluster could be too distracting at night.

And how is your Odometer working? Just saying that now would be the time to replace that gear. I did one last fall and a real PIA getting the cluster back together without pinching wires...but worth it! If you do this, then by all means don't order a new gear without counting teeth on the old one!

Ok ill give it a whirl. ODO? Its at around 40,000 miles. it seems to be ok, ill check that item out also. My biggest fear when pulling off something, is finding a whole bucket of worms when open something up. But it has to be done. I have to drive at night with the map light on. LOL!

[OK-944]

Freddie...if your 40K miles is known to be true, and if your ODO seems OK - then you might want to hold off on replacing the ODO gear and just do the "reflector fix" and possible light upgrade for now.

I say this because while removing the gauge cluster, cleaning and refreshing the reflective surface, and possibly upgrading the gauge lights, are all relatively easy...the pulling apart of the (speedo/Odo) to replace the gear is a much more delicate, precise, and risky operation. In other words, this is not the typical "while you are in there" scenario, at least IMHO.

[SilverLined]

Be thankful you don't have to crack open an early gauge! Unless you'd enjoy needle-prying hundreds of times around the edge of the trim ring... and that's before messing with that teeny speedo gear.

[pfarah]

Idea: How about locating or designing the different bezel die's for our gauges so they can be pressed in like the factory did... Any machinists out there that would be interested in creating them?

[SilverLined]

I was thinking similarly while working on my gauge: ... I wonder what they did with all the old tooling for these cars? How many Pelicaners would I need to get a group buy type thing going??? Do they lend them out? How much are flights to Germany? Do I need a mask at the Nurburgring, in addition to the helmet?? Sorry, a few stops too far on the train-of-thought

[TheSecondChris]

Originally Posted by SilverLined

Be thankful you don't have to crack open an early gauge! Unless you'd enjoy needle-prying hundreds of times around the edge of the trim ring... and that's before messing with that teeny speedo gear.

Did you work on your speedo gear or your odometer gear?

[SilverLined]

Yep. This guy was my YT-mentor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIGVe96yzN4

edit: sorry, reading comprehension... I replaced the odometer gear. Mine had broken; trip reset button was pushed in motion.

[Ernie944]

Originally Posted by SilverLined

Yep. This guy was my YT-mentor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIGVe96yzN4

(Make sure to turn on your subtitles!)

Did the same using the same higth techtool when I decided to go with flat face lens instead of the cone on.Had to the three gauges ,nerves recking job if there is one, trying to remove them bezels without bending them like pretzels.Patience was a must let me tell you.Flat face once install.

[Racerbvd]

Did a Christmas parade.