by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 12/03/2017 at 17:09
by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 12/03/2017 at 17:09
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But I think this is the final nail in the coffin.
The PO managed to even curve the nail head on the other. I got’em both out now and just need to figure out a way to get a C clamp in there to press in the new bushings.
It’s like life is a video game and was like. “Ya know, this guys gotten a lot better a wrenching. Time to bump up the difficulty.”
Update: The bushings didn’t fix anything. Well it does shift nicer now, but still no fifth. Also cleaned up the rods near the shifter (two rods slide in and out of two sleeves) and that didn’t let it go into fifth either.
Another day I’ll take a closer look at the shifting mechanism itself and see if it’s that. Although at this point I think it’s an internal transmission issue. Since the bushings near the shifter look perfectly fine.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/03/2017 at 17:27, STARS: 1
Remind me again why you decided to buy a $900 Accord again.
"Sovande" (sovande)
12/03/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 0
What am I looking at here? Because it looks wrong.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 17:30, STARS: 0
2 saves monies. Although in fairness the 2k options I was looking at weren’t exactly problem free. At least this has cheap parts and is fairly easy to work on.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 0
The shifter cable bushing on the transmission side. It’s just suppose to be a regular cotter pin there. Also the washer looks to small. The replacements are poly urethane, so idk if they need the washer or not.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
12/03/2017 at 17:35, STARS: 3
When you’ve had a few too many to drive to the parts store...
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/03/2017 at 17:40, STARS: 0
That’s fair enough. We also have different ideas of cheap cars.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
12/03/2017 at 18:22, STARS: 2
Don’t knock using nails. I have nails acting as hinge pins on my fuel door.
"cluelessk" (cluelessk)
12/03/2017 at 18:36, STARS: 2
I drove a truck for months that had the ball joint held in with a bent nail and no bolt.
Didn’t like pulling trailers though. Front end would get light and the tire would start to get all squirrel.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 18:39, STARS: 0
But this isn’t load bearing like that. It’s just overkill for this application.
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
12/03/2017 at 18:39, STARS: 0
You’ll want washers with the poly bushings. On a shifter, those might be small and soft enough to tap out with a socket and a mallet.
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
12/03/2017 at 18:43, STARS: 0
Honda ingenuity
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 18:44, STARS: 0
For these specifically I don’t think so now. Apparently they’re just held in with a C-clip and cotter pin. ¯\_()_/¯
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 18:46, STARS: 0
Honda: The official car of shade tree mechanics! Think about it. 80% of the time you see someone working on a car on the side of the road or in a parking lot, it’s a old Honda.
"for Michigan" (formichigan)
12/03/2017 at 18:47, STARS: 1
On my Civic (98, $1100), the front lower ball joint castle nuts were held on by twist ties. As in the little wire and paper things that keep your bread bag closed. I found this out after one of said nuts went AWOL, leaving me stranded in the middle of a delivery.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 18:50, STARS: 3
HOLY SHIT! I think this might be the laziest and most insufficient repair ever.
"Sovande" (sovande)
12/03/2017 at 19:18, STARS: 2
Cotter pin, nail. Why you so picky???
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
12/03/2017 at 19:48, STARS: 0
It’s a VW here in CA.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
12/03/2017 at 20:24, STARS: 0
Well sure, you were the only unemployed person I’ll ever know of who still drove an M3 the whole time.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
12/03/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 1
Hang tough, buddy.
Four years ago I bought a Tercel for 1200 and spent well over 2 grand trying to make it road worthy and it was still a total piece of shit. Sold it for 800.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/03/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 0
Touché. Although, I can’t be the only person that’s done that.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 21:58, STARS: 1
But the Tercel was actually rad when it ran. This is just a POS even when running. The good new is, it’ll do 60mph at 3k rpm in 4th gear. I don’t plan on driving it further from San Antonio to Houston. So it really shouldn’t be to much of an issue.
Unless the rest of the trans shits out O_O
Even then. That would just be a couple hundred dollars and a wasted weekend.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
12/03/2017 at 21:59, STARS: 0
I can assure you this was NOT rad when it ran —this was the previous Tercel, not the blue one you know.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/03/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 0
Wait, the blue one wasn’t the previous one?
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
12/03/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 0
Oops, I meant previous to the previous...