Helix is the devil

[ImolaFem]

Never, never buy a car from anywhere they use salt. Do you think its possible for an axle to be rusted/welded to a knuckle? Well, it is.

Thanks to Jake I do have a new passenger front assembly in my car without a bad wheel bearing. But, the state of my car is currently unknown as the tie rod end seperated from the hub/knuckle assembly on C470, whilst the alternator was not powering the car. One battery will take you from Colorado Springs to the south side of Denver...

So last night was fantastic! I need more sacrifices to the car gods to bring luck to my wrenches, but you would think being dumped on with tranny fluid, hittin my thumb with yeller (biggest sledgehammer ever), and miscellaneous burns and cuts would be enough...

Hopefully everything will be fixed today and I'll have a properly aligned, tight-steering car come 5 pm..

[phastalon]

at least you know whats wrong with yours

[ImolaFem]

Would you like a list? I can name 10 things that I want to fix on it right now :P

Why don't you know whats wrong with your DSM?

[BoostedGS]

Originally posted by TalonGrrl
Would you like a list?

Haha, that sure made me laugh! I know exactly how you feel!

I'm glad to hear that wheel hub was in good condition. At least it's doing someone some good now. It's been sitting in my garage for a month or more.

[ImolaFem]

Nope, its not doing anyone any good. We pulled the axle out of my tranny and swapped the whole wheel assembly from Jake's car as we could not remove the axle. Hence the laying in tranny fluid as I didn't think to drain the tranny before we popped out the axle.

[BoostedGS]

Oh wow! So you never did get the axle to come out of the hub? Honestly, I'm not surprised though after hearing the story of your sway bars, or exhaust bolts, or whatever you had to get torched for 5 hours to break loose! And the fact that I had to dremel the end links off your stock sway bars so I could put them on my car! :p

[ImolaFem]

When I get home with the combination of the table vice, liquid wrench, parts washer, impact tools, the torch, and a really big f*kin hammer, that damn axle will come out!

However, we did use everything besides the parts washer yesterday for hours and hours to no avail.

[Hal]

FYI

I have a hydraulic press.

Hal

[hoffman]

no kidding about the rust. i remember doing the new springs and brakes on the car. it looked ugly.

thats why i was sure to get a car from somewhere in the south west US.:p

what else do you need for the car? i saw something about needing new rear rotors. i have my old stocker. need them? i might have a part or 2 laying around i could ship to ya.

[phastalon]

i cant figure out whats wrong with my clutch thats my prob mandy. but i had it looked at today and we may be onto something so im pulling the tranny back out this week sometime, oh and i like your sig, i think i have more exhaust leaks than cylinders:) good luck

[v413nc3]

The car should be fixed and aligned by tomorrow. We still have that knuckle assy Patrick and FYI it's for a NON abs vehicle.... I need to purchase all new stuff for mine now... bleh....


Hal what did that press cost you? I think I'll have to order one :(

[ImolaFem]

Jake, can you bring me the car at lunch? I absolutely despise having not having a vehicle, especially in a different city.

[v413nc3]

I will the second they call me hon...

[ImolaFem]

I called and they said they'd be done in half an hour. Its on the alignment rack now. They said they had to clean up threads on the tie rod (imagine that -- metal rubbing on threads for 60 miles wears em off eh?), but that's about it.

I'll see you by 5 Jake =)

Too bad the fastener place (Motorsports Supply) is only open from 7-5. I imagine we can hit Tool King though! ;)

Also, I should be out of training by noon tomorrow. Permanently. So I'll stop by and fill up with race gas around 1 and be prepared to run by 4 pm so I can get in a good amount of tuning runs with the 105!

[DlandryTSI]

Mandy if you don't hit 12's you might as well give me the keys and I'll do it for ya hehe :p

--Dave

[v413nc3]

Dave, with you driving I'm wondering if you mean 12 minutes...

[hoffman]

she better get a new tranny first if dave's gonna drive ;)

[v413nc3]

and a bigger turbo, I don't think dave will know how to drive something with immediate boost...

[Super Talon]

Originally posted by DlandryTSI
Mandy if you don't hit 12's you might as well give me the keys and I'll do it for ya hehe :p

--Dave

:eek: You know dave... Many of us could say the same thing about you and hal... dont make me get salmi up in here... :p

[DlandryTSI]

Originally posted by v413nc3
and a bigger turbo, I don't think dave will know how to drive something with immediate boost...

Hehe sure I do. Its called dump the clutch off the line and power shift :p

--Dave

[v413nc3]

LMAO!!!! Awww yeah, dump the clutch and off the line power shift... I tried that with her car, it nearly died on me... stupid thing needs the clutch slipped... bleh... stupid DSMLink 2stage...

[hoffman]

you noticed that too.:p

i think the problem is, is that dave can't drive anything reliable:p

[v413nc3]

Hey now, in all fairness Daves car is reliably in the garage... LMAO!!!

[DlandryTSI]

Heh look who's talkin Mr. :cool:

--Dave

[v413nc3]

Hey now... careful or the all-mighty god of all that is on jack stands will stick his tongue out at you :p

[hoffman]

do i have to seperate you boys and take your toys away?

[v413nc3]

LoL!!! I'm lookin forward to Daves car being done...he is sooooo close :(