I like pulling my car apart...

[Damo]

you forgot the spigot bearing!!!! OMG slap one in and drive the bastard!!! ok ok it's your car, atleast you found what the problem was which is allways a good thing.

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by Damo

you forgot the spigot bearing!!!! OMG slap one in and drive the bastard!!! ok ok it's your car, atleast you found what the problem was which is allways a good thing.

Best advice bar one thing. Get someone else to put the spigot in and do up the flywheel bolts.

Originally Posted by EF_Frmnt

Yeah but most low comp pistons are not fly cut with recessions for the valves.. low comp is just a big f-off dish high comp has fly cuts, and there is usually no swirls or any bowl type machining done on low comp pistons. Ive never seen low comp pistons with fly cutting done.. any pics or cars that do have them??

true, with enough dish there wont be fly cut. im pretty sure the xr6t ones are fly cut to suit but with forgies im sure there will be a few options just make sure you run enough boost to make up for the really low comp :P

[efgiar]

found out today all ba pistons have a floating gudgen pins, so the require a circlip. they wont go into au rods unless the series 3 came with the same set up?

[Rmyers]

Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

Best advice bar one thing. Get someone else to put the spigot in and do up the flywheel bolts.

Everyone makes mistakes mate, in this instance it would have been usefull to have a gregories on hand, but the fact that i've come this far with the car WITHOUT one surely implies that i can handle placing a bearing in and tightening 6 bolts. As i said before the bolts were tightened properly, it's simply the oversight of that bearing that caused them to loosen...

Efgiar: Yes there is slight play in the input shaft...

Well anyways guys the the Auto is almost done, so hopefully she'll be back on the road soon enough

[Christiaan]

Originally Posted by Rmyers

Everyone makes mistakes mate, in this instance it would have been usefull to have a gregories on hand, but the fact that i've come this far with the car WITHOUT one surely implies that i can handle placing a bearing in and tightening 6 bolts. As i said before the bolts were tightened properly, it's simply the oversight of that bearing that caused them to loosen...

Efgiar: Yes there is slight play in the input shaft...

Well anyways guys the the Auto is almost done, so hopefully she'll be back on the road soon enough

Not always. You should locktite them.

Spiggot bearing is like not putting the brake pedal back in when doing the interior. It's an integral part of the 5 speed.

[EF_Frmnt]

Originally Posted by efgiar

found out today all ba pistons have a floating gudgen pins, so the require a circlip. they wont go into au rods unless the series 3 came with the same set up?

Did say Ba 'rods and pistons' ;) ...... i have seen quite a few naked ba motors as well as ef/au setups.

[Rmyers]

Originally Posted by shuresm58

Not always. You should locktite them.

I've said numerous times already that they WERE loctited....

[Age182]

i just got my auto back from the trans shop today
Fully Rebuilt
97LE V8 Valve Body Modified
Shift Kit Stage 2
$2090
9.1/2" 2700 Dominator Stally
$750

[Rmyers]

Originally Posted by Age182

i just got my auto back from the trans shop today
Fully Rebuilt
97LE V8 Valve Body Modified
Shift Kit Stage 2
$2090
9.1/2" 2700 Dominator Stally
$750

Not cheap is it :P

[LTDHO]

Originally Posted by Age182

i just got my auto back from the trans shop today
Fully Rebuilt
97LE V8 Valve Body Modified
Shift Kit Stage 2
$2090
9.1/2" 2700 Dominator Stally
$750

They're not cheap units huh?

At least you got a good convertor, I ran a Dominator in my XE.

Why are we talking about your car? This is Steves thread!

Hey Steve, how's the EA coming along.

[DEVL-XR]

Yeah good question where we at? Is everything done on the outside and interior? Are we just up to your trans decision?

[Rmyers]

The Auto has been raised into position but we were having problems with the top shroud wedging itself against the flexplate. We had it bolted on but we couldn't turn the motor over by hand, so we hadto to pull it back a little and found the shroud has has it's corners bent. I'm either going to haveto get a new one or try and straighten this one out. Once this trans is in the car will be 99% finished, the other 1% include stuff like HU, HU facia etc...

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by Rmyers

Everyone makes mistakes mate, in this instance it would have been usefull to have a gregories on hand, but the fact that i've come this far with the car WITHOUT one surely implies that i can handle placing a bearing in and tightening 6 bolts. As i said before the bolts were tightened properly, it's simply the oversight of that bearing that caused them to loosen...

Lack of a spigot won't loosen the flywheel bolts.

[efgiar]

no but lack of spiggot bearing will make the noise. loosening of flywheel bolts can be anything, not done up tight enough for example, even with loctite it can still come off. using an incorrect locktite can do it also.

[Psycho Chicken]

Even with no loctite they would of lasted longer. I've only put loctite on flywheel bolts once and never had an issue.

[efgiar]

yeah but if the bolts were a little worn, had oil or grease in the thread it may not have cured proply, the fact is they have come out, use more loctite next time and ensure the bolts are clean.