ITT we discuss why not to turbo your daily bent rod
08-12-2015, 08:32 PM
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<p></p><p>I hadn't even started drinking yet <img alt="Tear" src="https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/tear.gif" style="height:15px; width:15px" title="Tear" /></p><p>I think I might just trust the RTV under the baffle, add more on top, and #YOLO it. Not bother getting that bolt out.</p><p>So that just leaves crossing my fingers the crank is okay. If so, won't be much of a set back. If it is, I have my old crank, and I just have to spend $ on bearings and maybe a polish. So uh, fingers crossed.</p>
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08-13-2015, 10:58 PM
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<p>So, I've been a member of this forum for a while now. And as such, I hope you understand I know exactly what I mean when I say:</p><p>We went 100% FaeFae on dis ish....</p><p><br />Haters gunna hate, but I wanted the sprocket off. Beers were consumed. No automotive store had a thin enough gear puller, and the pry bars kept braking the sides of the sprocket. So, we decided to uh, heat the sprocket up so the metal would expand some. And all we had was oxy, not propane. But we did have an angle grinder.... So we used that. And then pryed on it from both sides, and hit the sprocket repeatedly with a hammer over. and over. and over. and over. And now It's off, the crank is fine, the new sprocket is on. So uh, we gucci.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.miataturbo.net-vbulletin/2000x1333/80-img_0095_f36ce6b3dfc45c55ca6e95f36f9a449473babad9. jpg" title="" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.miataturbo.net-vbulletin/2000x1333/80-img_0091_2a7464969ad8347f37c35b45aa68d79574a3b40f. jpg" title="" /><br /><br /> </p>
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Anybody who has wielded a grinder and cutoff wheel in tight quarters will agree there was some skill involved in that procedure.
08-14-2015, 10:09 AM
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<p>Also, for the uninformed like my that just wasted a tube of RTV, the VVT and 99/00 oil pans are NOT the same.</p><p><img alt="Eggplant" src="http://oi59.tinypic.com/2up7dy9.jpg" style="height:20px; width:69px" title="Eggplant" /></p>
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08-17-2015, 05:29 PM
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<p>So, I've been a member of this forum for a while now. And as such, I hope you understand I know exactly what I mean when I say:</p><p>We went 100% FaeFae on dis ish....</p><p><br />Haters gunna hate, but I wanted the sprocket off. Beers were consumed. No automotive store had a thin enough gear puller, and the pry bars kept braking the sides of the sprocket. So, we decided to uh, heat the sprocket up so the metal would expand some. And all we had was oxy, not propane. But we did have an angle grinder.... So we used that. And then pryed on it from both sides, and hit the sprocket repeatedly with a hammer over. and over. and over. and over. And now It's off, the crank is fine, the new sprocket is on. So uh, we gucci.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.miataturbo.net-vbulletin/2000x1333/80-img_0095_f36ce6b3dfc45c55ca6e95f36f9a449473babad9. jpg" title="" /><br /><br /><img src="http://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.miataturbo.net-vbulletin/2000x1333/80-img_0091_2a7464969ad8347f37c35b45aa68d79574a3b40f. jpg" title="" /><br /><br /> </p>
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