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Back on the road!
In February, I bought (for cheap) a Barcelona 1994 L FWD with 194K miles and a known bad diff. CLUCK! CLUNK! CLUNK! You get the idea. So I bought a good diff, and tore it down. Turns out the bad diff was a very bad diff, with the pinion shaft nut within the transmission sheared of threads leaving the pinion shaft free to move forward and backward trashing bearings and seals at will.
So it became a full tranny rebuild. My son and I took our time, bought a full kit, less steels, and rebuilt it, buying bearings as needed. It was about this time the car became known as The Great Mistake of 2009. Got it back on the street today and it runs and drives like new. I think before the last owner, the car was taken care of. New engine seals, O2 sensors, water pump, timing belt etc. about 20000 miles ago according to receipts tucked in the manual. The engine on this old car is very strong and it now shifts cleanly and surely. Now, I need a radio and antenna, tires, bumper scuffs to fix.... Perfect hobby car. Last edited by maynardg; 06-07-2009 at 11:19 AM. |
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Re: Back on the road!
Good to hear you kept another one on the road.
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