"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/26/2018 at 14:37 • Filed to: None
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"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
03/26/2018 at 14:37 • Filed to: None | 0
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I already have a great pickle fork (who named it that?!) + map gas torch and every single bolt looks large, fresh, and accessible. I haven’t even touched these with penetrating fluid yet, and will give them a few rounds over the course of the day tomorrow before touching anything.
This this will present me with an opportunity to either:
A - finally get the bearing assembly out now that I have access to it (imagine that?!)
B - decide that I can’t even be bothered and order a complete knuckle with everything already attached for a whopping $300.
Don’t don’t do projects kids. That said, despite my previous depressive, first world problems filled rant about working outside in the cold, I’ve come to accept this for what it is: an unintentional tuner car build that just so happens to be nearing completion at the start of the driving season in New England. I’m sure there will be teething problems with the new setup, but I’m not doing anything radical here; just a full exhaust + intake and a tune plus a big brake upgrade.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel: 60 more lb-ft and 50 more HP than stock in a 3150LB car. 2X more brake pistons and a lot more volume too. Just revving the car to 2500 RPM once warm (any higher = all the fuel gets burned) makes enough crackles and pops if you get it just right that you’d swear the car was one of these newfangled Rice Krispie machines with prepackaged snap crackle and pop. I can’t wait for wide open throttle pulls, they’re going to be so much more dramatic. Exhaust aside, the Cobb SF intake is about a foot long and purportedly makes your Subaru sound like a jet engine under full boost...
The the next few days are in the high 40s so hopefully that means update 10 coming soon. The only thing left after this bullshit is installing the new brakes.
diplodicus
> Noah - Now with more boost.
03/26/2018 at 15:39 |
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Did you try renting a hub puller from your parts store? I’d start with that before removing the knuckle. Just slides over the studs, put your lugs on. then turn the center screw which presses against your half shaft pushing the hub and bearing in this case out of the knuckle.
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Noah - Now with more boost.
> diplodicus
03/26/2018 at 15:41 |
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Yep I did, wouldn’t budge the thing
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diplodicus
> Noah - Now with more boost.
03/26/2018 at 15:46 |
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Sounds like you need a longer breaker bar.
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Noah - Now with more boost.
> diplodicus
03/26/2018 at 16:01 |
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I’m an experienced mechanic with quite a few tools the real issue here is that the bearing assembly is stuck to the knuckle by many inches of metal that is Rusted together and also inaccessible. But thanks!
TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo
> Noah - Now with more boost.
03/26/2018 at 16:30 |
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If it’s a bolt on and not a press in get a good sledge hammer and beat away, if you take the knuckle off you’ll have nothing to hold it while you beat the ever living crap out of it.
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Noah - Now with more boost.
> TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo
03/26/2018 at 16:33 |
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I may or may not have ordered the knuckle
BeaterGT
> Noah - Now with more boost.
03/26/2018 at 19:59 |
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Put an old rotor on it and hammer away? Pretty sure that’s what I did combined with some prying at the corners.
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Noah - Now with more boost.
> BeaterGT
03/26/2018 at 20:54 |
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I just ordered the knuckle! This car has been off the road for almost 2 months, took the easy way out
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BeaterGT
> Noah - Now with more boost.
03/26/2018 at 20:56 |
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Good luck, haven’t done that yet. Hoping I won’t have to when replacing the control arms either.
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Noah - Now with more boost.
> BeaterGT
03/26/2018 at 21:29 |
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Thx!! I will need it, those big bolts are going to take a lot of patience