What paint code is that? Is it an A68 car?
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What paint code is that? Is it an A68 car?
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Nothing a sledge hammer can't fix. Bolt the spindle back in and beat it out.
Sledge hammer mushroomed the end but also got it out for me. Maybe mine wasn't as severe as yours.
New knuckles are about 90$ at the dealership. Get a new knuckle.
A few years back i had that problem with my Galant .
I was thinking about that, but decided against it. Reason one, time was pressing and my dealer never has anything in stock. For two, I simply refused to throw more money at it, as I already found more things I want to fix at the same time, and it seems to snowball very fast money-wise. I did get it out - it cost me some drill bits as my dremel couldn't really handle it, so I started to drill holes by the splines, and setting it on fire again randomly to the point where it let go finally. Just need to clean up the knuckle now.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psepklksbq.jpg
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Some small progress till I'm waiting for the clutch: cleaned up the flywheel and replaced the friction plate.
Before:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psojt4sdmj.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pslyw1grgz.jpg
After:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psjoftxhal.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psgpd7o0tl.jpg
Got the manual trans out from it's cozy corner where it was sitting for the last 2 years and gave it a good clean, than installed the trans mounts.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psg0qcoe9a.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pskmzzgnij.jpg
Put in a new TOB, happened to have one from Comp Clutch handy. I remember reading about someone having a problem getting the release fork shaft out as there's no room to tap it out if it gets stuck. Here's my solution to that.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pszmijnmxr.jpg
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Need to put in new seals, and it will be good to go :)
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What did u use to clean the transmission that well??
Did you have a hard time removing the friction plate fasteners?
Leftover gas.
Wasn't that bad, I do wish the fasteners would have something else instead of the Phillips head, but I guess this is what the design allows. They are definitely one time use only, and fidanza supplies you with a new set with the plate.
On a different note, putting BACK the trans without help or a trans-jack is definetly a no-go.
that's good, a while ago I thought I would do the same to save money but I couldnt bust them loose. The fasteners felt like they where about to strip so I stopped and brought it to a machine shop instead, in the end with the extra machine shop cost it would've been cheaper to buy a new one.
Wow, what a month! But I'm back.
We had a baby, our 3rd one, so things got wild a little bit, especially being on one car. Than my computer decided to self destruct as well, so after years of being casual, I literally went dark - lots of info and pictures yet to be recovered.
However, the progress didn't stop. After trying to muscle the trans back in, I made a quick run to HF, and bought their scissoring trans jack. Best $90 bucks I ever spent, the trans went back in no time.
It's common knowledge but I've never seen pictures of the difference, so here it goes. First pic: my old MT axle with the AT IMS below. Second: AT intermediate shaft (x2) vs the MT, showing the difference between the length.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psjdtru65a.jpg
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Sanded down the dr knuckle while at it and repainted it with VHT, than installed my new hub.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pskyxfrkr2.jpg
On the other side, once I mated the trans to the engine, I got the itch: that engine needed some loving. The previous owner clearly got the 60k service done, but I questioned some of the parts used. Like coolant was leaking by the TB, bc someone decide to ditch the factory spring loaded clamps and used worm-gear ones instead. Undoing a VC bolt, it revealed that they redid the seal, but it was already leaking.
So I pulled the mani, rapinted a valve cover and installed a new gasket set. Ditched the noname wires while in there, and installed factory Sumitomo ones. At least they did Denso PT plugs. Replaced the rad hoses and clamps. Installed my Diamante manifold and TB next. I still need to cut a blockoff plate for the cc canister as it had to be scalped to clear the strutbar. Cleaned up the wiring a little bit, but unlike on my '01, I save the real effort for once I have the 3.8 in there. Filled it up with the Motul, and that's when I discovered the that the dr axle is not sealing properly. The snapring had to be replaced, and it was good to go.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pshjtccqep.jpg
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Now I can go back to finishing that EVO shifter bezel :)
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Car is running and shifts perfect, I just need to finish wiring the VSS and align the front again. It is so nice to drive a manual again, I really missed it. I have to say running around with no hood on and seeing people's faces was also priceless :) Of course it's back on the car now.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psyuvpk7lr.jpg
That's it for now, next I'm going to dig out the exhaust most likely, than start playing with the 75.
Congrats on the baby.
Congratulations on the new baby.
Thanks Guys!
Everything is so clean. Congrats on the baby and getting to enjoy the car
Looks awesome!
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Congrats on the baby and the car!
After a week of driving around with a GPS I got tired of looking at my non moving speedometer needle, and decided to dive into some wiring
diagrams / FSMs .
For those not aware, the problem is this:
All '02+ A/T cars have an Input Speed Sensor and an Output Speed Sensor, while all pre '02 and all M/T cars have a Vehicle Speed Sensor on the trans.
If you swap a M/T into a '02/'03 Galant (or auto Eclipse), without some wiring, you loose the speedo and odo.
Now I'm sure others have overcome this before me, but while it's really simple, I have not seen it posted on the forums so I figured I share:
On ISS/OSS cars, the 2 speed signals go to the ECU, than the ECU sends 1 signal to the gauge & the OBD plug.
On VSS cars, the speed signal from the engine bay goes straight to the cluster & the OBD plug.
In the engine bay, the small grey plug with 3 wires on the AT, goes to the Output Speed Sensor. Cut the plug and wire your VSS pigtal to it like this:
AT harness: / VSS pigtail:
Black -><- Black (ground)
Black/White -><- Black/Blue (power)
Green/Yellow -><- Yellow/Black (signal)
Now again, the ECU doesn't know what to do with this signal, so we'll bypass it in the cabin.
On your harness going to the ECU, cut the following two wires and connect them:
Connector C61 (Green plug), PIN 104 - Green/Yellow wire
Connector C59 (Orange plug), PIN 80 - Yellow/Black wire
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pscbr2qmae.jpg
Sidenote: on an Eclipse, substitute Yellow/Black with White/Blue.
Tada, I have speedo and odo again.
Interesting. I suppose your method is probably the more "correct" way to solve the issue versus what I did when I manual swapped my '02 Eclipse.
What I ended up doing was taking power and ground from the input speed sensor pigtail to the speed sensor on the manual trans. Then for the speed signal, I ran a wire from the manual's speed sensor into the interior with the shift cables and tapped it into the wire that runs to the speedometer at the large white connector (C-17)
Yepp, it's basically the same thing, just utilizing the existing wires instead.
Nice find, I wonder if that one post can be sticky'd for future 02-03 swappers
For the last month I tried to just enjoy having a running car, and spend some time with family. I still had to do something, so started to tinker with some of the plastic interior pieces I wanted to redo / finish.
Starting point:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pselgiigha.jpg
Smoothed out the EVO VIII / Galant shifter bezel. Molded the center vent - relocating the hazard switch as I need the space behind it for a bolt :/ Molded the Mirage mirror switch bezel into the Galants.
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Shifter bezel done. I'm trying to avoid painting any interior pieces, so I decided to wrap it instead. Wasn't sure what to expect, but I like the outcome. It's 3M 1080.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psikrie8wz.jpg
Wrapped my new switch bezel and the vent too - the vent was actually chopped up and a custom bracket mounted into it...
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psllgeo7cw.jpg
... for a Defi Tachometer. I truly have mixed feelings about it, but it will probably grow on me. On one end I hate the inyourface/markedto11k/gigantometer, on the other side ever since I installed the EVO steering wheel, I cant see the factory tacho, the wheel covers it perfectly above 2k. Sure, it's not a necessity, but it annoys me big time. The Defi tacho at least is a great unit, matches the rest of my gauges, and I like the oldskoolness of it. If I can find a VSD one day I might switch it up, in the mean time I guess I'm a ricer lol.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pshixy5nti.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psscg661qb.jpg
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Defi control unit mounted in the center console.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psfaqnvmbh.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psnpjnrtmy.jpg
Still need to do the panel with the cig lighter, and I wan't to mount a second BUS to simplify the wiring, than I'll move onto other things.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pslbg1ni5g.jpg
Looks good. I really like that mirage mirror switch idea.
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I wish my interior was that clean, wrap goes great with gtz trim. Like how clean the install of the tach is. Btw does that rubber liner in the console come in all galants? Not sure how how much it would benefit me, but mine doesnt have one and I might keep an eye out on JY run.
Looks real good.. Awsome job..
No hazard switch?
Looks awesome! How hard was wrapping that mirror adjuster from the Mirage? That things got some weird angles to it.
It came out pretty clean. Love everything. Im taking notes when i do mine.
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U got me motivated to do my shifter bezel for the daily
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Looking Good Man
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I'm looking to also do a 6g75 swap? How much of a hassle is it and what all does it entail?
Hello again TGC! Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans - so true. With that said, after a long forced break, I'm finally, back at it again. The Galant has been super good to me since the 5sp swap and gave me no issues, so I enjoyed it as it was for a while. When things settled this spring, it wasn't long before the bug bit me again however.
Dropped the factory exhaust finally this spring and installed the Injen catback. Didn't realized how much I missed that sound.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psezjs2dd7.jpg
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I was sitting on a set of brembo calipers that I started to rebuild, it's time to finish it. Scored a pair of drilled Brembo rotors, and decided to try something new for pads. I vote sexiest package for brake pads ever.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...ps80lci8gy.jpg
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EVO rotors vs BAER bbk rotors:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pslhnapvr3.jpg
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One thing that was holding me back from doing the swap was the fact that the factory pistons were cooked in the front calipers completely. I found 40mm pistons but had no luck with the 46mm ones. In case you wonder, the part #s for oem pistons on evo parts websites are wrong. I tried them from awdmotorsports and they looked like pistons for a single pot caliper. Not only that, their customer service is horrible, even known it was their mistake, took a month to get my money back - never shop with them again. So I finally broke down and got stainless pistons from racingbrake. These things are superb. They also had the crosspipes I needed.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pszhnf6tpe.jpg
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Since I already had OEM replacement pistons I used them for the rears. Why not. Otherwise a simple rebuild.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psmrre86qq.jpg
Repainted the hub on my EBC rotors -they should be fine for a while - they make the OEM rotors look like a joke in comparison:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...pssnxxbseo.jpg
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Testfitting the fronts. I expected the need for spacers, but it looks like even 15mm wouldn't do it. :(
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psssmlglgh.jpg
... which means, time for new wheels.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g9...psrc54nuux.jpg
That's it for now. Waiting for new tires, than install time.
Always nice upgrades, can't wait to see the new wheels on
Looking good as usual :D
I'm so glad to see you back at it. A lot of us are bringing the love back. It makes me feel good. It makes us all love our cars more. You have the same shit luck I do, but don't give up. When life gives you lemons, sell them and buy more Galants.
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Thanks guys!
Funny you put it that way, I agree 100%. I certainly hope this one is here to stay tho. I have a friend who when I told him about owning the 2001 GTZ first, than the 2002 GTZ, and now the 2003 GTZ, asked me if they made these things in 2004 as well... lol. At one point I had my first one completely stripped in the garage, second one wrecked on the driveway, and the new one in front of the house. I thought my wife is going to kill me.
Well you know, I've gone through the total loss situation myself, and I learned the hard way that sometimes it's not about the car. A lot of the time it's about you, or your ability to recover and move on from loss. I learned that I'm not good at letting go, so my car is still here. ;)
Unfortunately for me, my wife is an enabler, so I started bringing home one a week until I had five Galants and an eclipse. It's never been my wife I've had to worry about, shes the one finding these things for me. It's my father in law and my landlord. Lol. Just don't give up. Too many of these cars out there to give up.
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