09-03-2013, 08:20 AM
Yesterday I got the front half of the driveshaft down, and then when I went to separate the front half from the rear, I realized that my driveshaft didn't look anything like the one in the picture on the DIY. Today I'll have to take apart the CV joint that goes into the diff and see if I can figure out how to separate it outside of the car, and it sounds like I may need to go buy/rent a gear puller to get the center support bearing off of the rear section.
Then I'll pretty much be in waiting-for-parts mode. I need to order a few odd pieces for the CSB, new hardware for the flex disc, trans mounts,exhaust flanges and gaskets to finish this area up.
I'm going to PA later this week to buy an OBD-II midpipe from a friend, and then Bralley has a guy who will make the welding modifications for me for cheap. We need to cut it down to fit the long tubes, weld the flanges onto the headers and pipe, cap off the post-cat O2 sensors, and weld in a bung on the inboard pipe before the cat for the OBD-I sensor.
Then I'll pretty much be in waiting-for-parts mode. I need to order a few odd pieces for the CSB, new hardware for the flex disc, trans mounts,exhaust flanges and gaskets to finish this area up.
I'm going to PA later this week to buy an OBD-II midpipe from a friend, and then Bralley has a guy who will make the welding modifications for me for cheap. We need to cut it down to fit the long tubes, weld the flanges onto the headers and pipe, cap off the post-cat O2 sensors, and weld in a bung on the inboard pipe before the cat for the OBD-I sensor.
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S