Fudgey

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Ok, i broke the gearbox before xmas, got another with exact same nimber on the white sticker. Fitted it along with some brembos off an sti.
Needed wheel spacers to fit the wheels over the brakes. Done that tonight and put the wheels on in the pissing rain and fired it up to take for test drive...

I had a sound that was roational, thout it was the **** shields rubbing on the bigger discs, as when i stopped asson as i could there were big rusty bits on the wheel. So drove on a short distance to try and get the surface rust off the discs incase it was them as they are grooved discs.

Noise still there, starts at about 5mph and i done about 30 max. Turned around and went home pissed off...

Opened the door while driving and then the noise is clearly coming from the rear, its a clicking sound so obviously the rear diff.

I did get the diff with the box so will have to **** about swapping that over now, but the weather is bad for the forseable!

Goddammit. Rapidly loosing interest in the car now!

I suppose its a royal pain in the *** to change the diff? Car is bug uk300

johned

Hang on good days will come.

tubbytommy

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Should have bought an sti

Fudgey

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Its been off the road 5 weeks and a day lol...

Was hoping after tonight that would be it...

Fudgey

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Has yours sold?

And yes, i should have! I dont deny that. But funds were somewhat lacking!

blackvenom

Sorry to hear about your issues

addi monster

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What a fake wide track one with a burger flap and decals ?

tubbytommy

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Sold for a tidy sum with a spec you wrx boys dream of.

RS_Matt

It wasn't gremlins (or trolls) that drove M3 away from the marque, it was newly discovered achievable increases in MPG. Not only are chavs now killing the Imp image old ladies can now afford to run this economical machine.

addi monster

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Tubby, What is the point of paying extra money for an sti when we plan on swapping everything to a better spec than an sti ?
When most of us have done with our cars they are well above any sti spec

tubbytommy

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But you never do.......how's the rb 320??

addi monster

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Not a clue tubby, Not seen it for a while.

And as for never do You not seen my spec sheet ?

tubbytommy

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Wrx.....that is all x

addi monster

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That will **** all over anything you have ever put your fat asse in pal

tubbytommy

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i dont currently own an impreza but if i ever get another it wont be a wrx as i know they are sh1te.

Fudgey

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Well thanks

Ps has anyone removed a rear diff? Not looked yet but if get chance tomoz after work i might make a start. All i know is they are a pain. Like anything subaru related

I think once its back on the road im going to put it up for sale.
I have seen a nice audi estate for sale...

crookedvulture

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TT What ****

scoobyJim2

Did you fit sti brakes on the rear too,handbrake drums etc. That might need adjusting.

scoobyJim2

Jack up & support back of car,take rear wheels off,driveshafts out,remove diff gaurd,undo bolts holding prop to diff (might have to have all wheels off ground if you can't turn prop to access all 4 nuts) then undo a couple of bolts that go through cross member and about half a dozen that bolt diff to underside of car and its off. Bolts probably will be tight and rusty,might want to give them a squirt of wd before hand.

Fudgey

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Cheers mate. I googled it and found a thread on here lol. Much better than the search function lol

But yeah, pretty much as you said!

Cherrs

Gear Head

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Would not like to run spacers on an Impreza buddy. Not one bit!

Fudgey

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No choice at the mo.

if i sell it ill put the std brakes back on and sell the brembos separately.

Athame1

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What discs have you fitted on the rear any pics ? grooved ? as these can click.
When I fitted mine, and posted pics on here got some ribbing saying I had fitted them backwards, then when the supplier posted saying mine are correct got pm's asking about if mine clicked (sounding like a train on a track) which they did not, then pm's saying they had changed disc sides and clicking has gone (just an idea)

Fudgey

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just the std setup on the rear mate. i thought it could have been the fronts as the discs were quite rusty (been off the car a year or so) so just needed cleaning up.

but when the door is open its deffo coming from the back. also the noise does not change under braking...

i finish work at 12, the missus and kids are out and at the mo its not raining! so ill get home and get it up on stands... again...

Fudgey

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Ok, so i go out to jack it up. There is engine oil on the road near the front wheel. Now it wasnt leaking before i took the box out but the osf cam cover was a bit wet with oil when i took the airbox out, so gave it a wipe over. This was between the coilpacks.
Anyway, get all 4 wheels off the ground and put it in gear. Click click click etc.

Coming from the osf wheel... Tuns out i guess when levering the ball joint out the hub id bent the very corner of the ****shield over and it was touching the disc and indeed clicking against the grooves.

So that was that sorted. Fired it up again, yeah no funny noises!

Just oil pissing out onto the ****ing uppipe!

FFS this really is it!. Got torch out and i could just about see a mist of oil spraying out from the lower half moon, litterally touched it with my finger and it fell into the head. Then oil just pissed out. Car was off at this point btw.

So, it now looks like an engine out job to sort that. I guess you could do it in situ but it looks so tight that you wont get it on easily.

If i take the engine out i wont stop and strip the c*nting thing.

I cant remember from when i asked before what the average return off a uk300 but hope to clear 2-2.5k off it.

Properly had enough now. Unfortunatly the exhaust wasnt hot enough for it to catch fire!

tubbytommy

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Should have bought an sti

Fudgey

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**** that, going reliable German

Seen an Audi S4 avant i like. Will ****ing trounce a shonkey old impreza lol (its not standard tho)

stamina_daddy

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Half moon on cam cover? Thats easy job with engine in. Just take air box out and use a small halfords socket set or similar. Only need a small 10 mm spanner for one or two bolts.
Also buy new bolts and washers as old bolts can snap and that is engine out time.
Import car parts sell everything you need.:-)

tubbytommy

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Whole cam gasket set is an easy hours job.

Oranges

An A4...?

You not want something that looks good then?