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huwwatkins
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:56 am |
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In the middle of changing a driveshaft on one of these...the inner end actually has NOTHING holding it to that car! Ok, so it doesn't really need it, but at least the 19's have 3 small bolts! Quite a suprise when I tried pulling it and it just popped out along with a load of gear oil  |
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Chris H
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:06 am |
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a lot of cars are like that.
I always get the car jacked up as jhigh as I can so I don't spill any oil and thus shouldn't need to top up.
Vauxhalls etc are the same. Also many cars have unequal length driveshafts, ren have qual length shafts, better for redsucing torque steer and lifespan.
On new rens the offside driveshaft doesn't have a roll pin. Just slides on and off. |
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huwwatkins
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:23 am |
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Fair enough, just caught be by suprise. Car could probably do with new gear oil anyway. Its a E reg and probably on its origional stuff. |
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huwwatkins
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:34 am |
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Right where do you fill the box up on these things? There is a hole on the top which I think could be it, but how do you tell what level its at? |
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Chris H
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:59 am |
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huwwatkins
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:22 am |
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Chris H
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:30 am |
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I am not quite as good as I used to be on pug boxes, is that the MA box?
If so theres an 8mm allen key socket on the front of the box, same sorta place as the rens. Or beside the shaft, cannae mind, been ages. |
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huwwatkins
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:38 am |
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God knows what box it is....first time i've done this on a pug |
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Chris H
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:40 am |
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next time your gonna jack it up liek I do ain't ye!  |
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huwwatkins
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Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:55 am |
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Well, done it, put 2 litres in to the speedo hole. Apparently gear changing is much smoother....which tbh doesnt suprise me much |
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Chris H
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Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:13 am |
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is it the rubber wobbly pin thing that held the cable in? I hate those. |
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huwwatkins
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Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:54 am |
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Yeah, something like that, the ren gearbox design seems much better. |
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Chris H
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Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:59 am |
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aye it is. Theres a few various set ups, like VX screw in, but they seize and crack the casing. |
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