transmission issues, duh duh duhduh

[huck369]

I had the one from my parts car installed in my yellow one....my best advise is to hire a glass guy to do it, make sure he knows he needs to save the gasket....

[benebob]

Originally Posted by jeffast

any tips to keep from damaging the gasket? or any tips on windsheild removial never done this before

Piano wire, 2 dowel rods or a kit from ebay or the like, a good friend with a day to waste a drill and large needle to get yourself started, lots of patience and proper removal of everything around the windshield prior to starting. It sucks but is possible, might want to see if a local windshield shop is willing to yank it for ya knowing the gasket needs to be saved. Bad thing is they won't guarentee they won't break it and most insist on prepayment. Its definately a crap shoot!

[Hocrest]

When we pulled it we used a bicycle cable shifter cable and two blocks of wood. One of us on the inside, one on the outside and did the two man saw thing for two hours...

Getting the cable started was the hard part, I think we used a piece of sheet metal cut into a sharp wedge with a hole in it. Once poked through, the cable was threaded and pulled back through.

You just need to watch your angle to make sure that you cut between the gasket and the body. Once you get the motion going, the cable gets hot and helps melt through the glue. So you don't want to stop too often, or you'll have to work hard to "reheat" the cable. If I remember correctly, we went through a few cables, because they break after so long.

But yeah, if I had to do it again, I'd consider hiring someone...

[jeffast]

doesn't need a winsheild, bought it today for $500, have to pick it up though

[jeffast]

and oh yeah the right front tire is a different size, does this fry the whole trannie or just the rwd clutch packs?
also could someone tell me where the fwd fuse is located, i need to drive it a mile or two and don't want to hurt the trannie any worse

[huck369]

Originally Posted by jeffast

and oh yeah the right front tire is a different size, does this fry the whole trannie or just the rwd clutch packs?
also could someone tell me where the fwd fuse is located, i need to drive it a mile or two and don't want to hurt the trannie any worse

Jeff,
The FWD fuse holder is in the fuse box by the battery.

Install it, and move the odd wheel to the rear to be the safest...but if it's only a couple miles, it's probably already been driven on it a lot more than that, so if you're going to replace the tranny, I'd just drive it home that way.

[benebob]

Congrats and get yourself glass coverage. Costs me $12 a year for my SVX and NO I DON'T HAVE FULL COVERAGE ON IT! $12 vs $1000 is a big difference.

[huck369]

Originally Posted by benebob

Congrats and get yourself glass coverage. Costs me $12 a year for my SVX and NO I DON'T HAVE FULL COVERAGE ON IT! $12 vs $1000 is a big difference.

It would cost me $125 a year to add glass coverage to my SVX here....

[jeffast]

i'll look at glass coverage, but first i have to add it i'll see then

[subeman90]

Originally Posted by Hocrest

That way you have someone to blame problems on later. That's why me and Ben are always asking Matt over to help us out

Dude I stay away for a few days and I'm a scapegoat again...

Don't worry Dave...you get blamed for a lot of things when you are away.

[Speedklix]

Welcome to the SVX family Jeff. I hope you're gonna keep that EG33 IN the SVX!

[AlcyoneDaze]

glass coverage? thats genious! I pay 12 bucks, smash my window and get a new one?

[benebob]

Huck I'd be finding a new insurance company then. That was liberty mutual through Subaru. I pay even less now that I switched to Donegal Mutual. Regardless a windshield should last about 10 years. $125 is just fine as it is cheaper than replacing it every 10 years (which FYI, they'll replace poor vision glass just as well so when it gets nicked up you replace it!)

Glass coverage in NJ. You're funny, you need to have car insurance first which I don't think anybody in NJ has to start with.

[huck369]

I only pay $128.00 Liability every 6 months for my SVX, which I think is a pretty good price....probably why adding comp on it adds so much on my policy

[benebob]

Originally Posted by huck369

I only pay $128.00 Liability every 6 months for my SVX, which I think is a pretty good price....probably why adding comp on it adds so much on my policy

That's the ballpark I'd expect for ya but I would've thought you'd be even a little cheaper given your age, number of vehicles and record. Our total bill for 100k/300k, limited tort, 5k in extra medical, 2 vehicles with full coverage (one even a business policy), SVX with glass, XT with just liablity is $1300 a year. The truck and legacy alone are $930 of it! SVX comes in about $190 a year for me so long as I stay under the 5k miles for limited use Then you gotta consider locations too and I'd say were about even on that maybe a slight edge toward you.