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NO_H2O
March 18th 2005, 13:31
Well I pulled the engine and transaxle yesterday and found all the broken stuff. I had a failure on both sides of the diff. The Left inner CV exploded and the Right output shaft sheared at the CV flange.
As Jake would say,,,,,,,SWEET.
Mikey
March 18th 2005, 16:12
It sounds like it's time for the 5-speed. :cool:
petevw
March 18th 2005, 19:51
how did you brake it? i did the same thing to a output shaft by keeping my foot in it with really bad wheelhop.
NO_H2O
March 18th 2005, 19:55
I launched it at the drag strip,,,,,, well I tried to launch it.
The 5 speed will have to wait till winter, I need to get it back together for mid Aprill so I can go to Bug-A-Pulozza.
boygenius
March 20th 2005, 14:57
Bummer Dave.... Sorry to hear about that... Hope you get it back on the road soon...
hybrid_john
March 24th 2005, 01:44
wow man, thast really sucks...hope things work out better for you :rolleyes:
NO_H2O
March 24th 2005, 08:58
Well I spent all day Tuesday at Jakes, took up 2 trans axles 1 that sould have had a 3.88 R&P and a .88 4th and 1 that was unknown. broke both of them down and found 4.12 R&P and .88 4th in boh.(same gears I had). Zen had bought a super dif and HD side cover to do a 3.88/.88 4th trans for the Ghia. I was going to build it and use it untill winter. Come to find out that that would not help his Ghia at all so I will buy the Dif and side cover and we scrounged up a 3.88/.88 4th combo and I built the dif ( after having to put it on a lathe and cut one of the thrust surfaces,,,,,(BugPack part)). Then the side cover had to be machined to the proper bore for the flange seal. Nothing like building up something 4-5 time more than you need to. But I think I have a good HD transaxle now. :agree:
NO_H2O
March 24th 2005, 14:28
Serviced ready to install. :agree:
Panelfantastic
March 26th 2005, 00:15
That's so purdy! :cool:

If you'd like, I can stress test it in the bus for you... I've been wanting to get some top fuel take off pics :D .
NO_H2O
March 26th 2005, 08:55
It's going in on Mon. if not sooner. I got to get it ready to go to Bug-A-Paluza. I will have to get my own smokey burnout pix.
hybrid_john
March 27th 2005, 22:20
Sweet Dave...glad to see things are working out for you :D
Pillow
April 1st 2005, 00:08
Sweeeeet!!!

Both the carnage and new tranny pics :)

Keep this one alive longer man!!!
NO_H2O
April 1st 2005, 01:41
Pillow,,,,,, nice to see (read) you here. It has been a while. I hope to keep this one in place long enough to get time to fab-up the 901 swap. :agree: