[Syty] RE: rear axle problem

DOlivares seravilo at netzero.net
Mon Jan 9 13:22:55 CST 2006 

I'd soak the pinion nut in Kroil or Sili-Kroil for an hour or so (applied in 3 separate sprayings) after which-- based on my experience with that wonder-oil-- you might damn well be able to twist it off with your bare hand!  Well, almost....

I'd also be using one of those "unisex" sockets which cam-grip fasteners from their shoulders and hence work on comparably sized metrics or SAEs.  Harbor Freight/Pittsburg sells a good set of these for less than $30, last I checked, and in impact-grade to boot!

Failing to get Dual-fit Socket, you can further grind down the corners of the Nut... just enough so you can HAMMER-ON the next-smallest socket you have, SAE or Metric.  At that point, you will not get any further rounding-off and can proceed with a mega-breaker-bar or, preferably, a Joe-Frazier-grade IMPACT WRENCH!

Be sure you go and get a new Nut from GM or generic gear-purveyor before you wreck your old one, needless to say.

As an aside, I can accept your need to remove the Axles so you can get on those new backing plates and parking-brake rigging, but I know at least I could do so WITHOUT having to remove the pinion, which is gonna cause you a lot of grief for no reason short of swapping-in a new posi, bearings or ring and/or pinion-- same 3.42 ration of course... otherwise you'll "sugar" your Transaxle....  WHY are you so fixated on that Nut?

Good luck in any event,

D.O.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: JOE DEISENROTH 
To: syty at syty.org 
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:54 PM
Subject: [Syty] RE: rear axle problem




Help!!!

Upgrading rear brakes on Syclone. 

The last person to remove the pinion shaft retaining bolt rounded the head somewhat and now I can't get it out. It is not totally rounded, but the edges are just enough not to be able to get the wrench to hold and turn the bolt.

I need to remove the axles in order to change the caliper mounting plate.

Any ideas?

I've tried six point sockets and line wrench without success.

Joe Deisenroth
Valley Pool & Spa
4741C. E Palm Canyon Dr.
PMB 116
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Phone - (760) 778-3939
Fax - (760) 772-5860
www.valleypool-spa.com

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From: syty-request at syty.org [mailto: syty-request at syty.org]
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:28:44 -0400 (EDT)
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Send Syty mailing list submissions to<br> syty at syty.org<br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> http://lists.syty.org/mailman/listinfo/syty<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> syty-request at syty.org<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> syty-owner at syty.org<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Syty digest..."<br><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br>   1. Pulling and replacing the Trans (L1D2B at aol.com)<br>   2. Re: Pulling and replacing the Trans (Brian Hartman)<br>   3. Jeff Nass (Merk1993 at aol.com)<br>   4. M. Kilkenny (Merk1993 at aol.com)<br>   5. Alignment woes (JOE DEISENROTH)<br>   6. Re: Alignment woes (OneGn1Ty at aol.com)<br>   7. RE: Alignment woes (Richard Chan)<br>   8. License plate bulbs (GMCTy at aol.com)<br>   9. Brian Hartman (Routhier, Ron CIV (TRFKB 
C400))<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:27:58 EDT<br>From: L1D2B at aol.com<br>Subject: [Syty] Pulling and replacing the Trans<br>To: syty at syty.org, tta-f-body at topica.com, ldbrown at suncor.com,<br> L1D2B at aol.com<br>Message-ID: <1fb.12cef13c.307c8b3e at aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Hopefully this will get to the TTA and SyTy lists,<br> <br>For those who, like me, pretty much have to do all their car work  alone - on <br>pulling and replacing the Transmission :<br> <br>I have tried to do it w a standard Trans jack. These jacks are too tall,  and <br>U cannot get the trans/jack combo out from under OR, when reinstalling, back  <br>under the car. Not such a big deal when pulling it out because U can just <br>slide  it off the jack and drag it out on the floor. And I'm talking with the <br>front  wheels at least a foot off the ground.<br> <br>However when 
reinstalling, it is really hard to lift this 160-180 # monster  <br>onto the jack while on your back under the car. I did it once and about killed <br> myself - never again. <br> <br>So when I saw those real low motorcycle jacks, I thought I saw a  solution. I <br>tried it and it works ! U need to get the front wheels ~ 10" off the  ground, <br>but it will slide through the back of the front wheel well. However I  needed <br>to make a sheet steel plate on top of the jack for the trans to rest on  <br>because the platform arms on the jack were wider apart than the bottom of  the <br>trans pan.<br> <br>If anyone wants pics, I have 2 of them.<br> <br>Lynn D. Brown<br>'87 GN, '89 TTA, '93 Typhoon<br>Denver  & SoCal<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: http://lists.syty.org/pipermail/syty/attachments/20051010/b8298071/attachment-0001.html<br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 2<br>Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:57:53 
-0600 (GMT-06:00)<br>From: Brian Hartman <brianhartman at sprintmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [Syty] Pulling and replacing the Trans<br>To: L1D2B at aol.com<br>Cc: syty at syty.org<br>Message-ID:<br> <23972691.1129003073973.JavaMail.root at elwamui-little.atl.sa.earthlink.net><br> <br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: http://lists.syty.org/pipermail/syty/attachments/20051010/d5a9df3c/attachment-0001.html<br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 3<br>Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:27:17 EDT<br>From: Merk1993 at aol.com<br>Subject: [Syty] Jeff Nass<br>To: syty at syty.org<br>Message-ID: <77.4fbf34de.307e6935 at aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>still out there?<br><br>Please contact me.<br><br>Thanks<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: 
http://lists.syty.org/pipermail/syty/attachments/20051012/20027e12/attachment-0001.html<br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 4<br>Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:27:42 EDT<br>From: Merk1993 at aol.com<br>Subject: [Syty] M. Kilkenny<br>To: syty at syty.org<br>Message-ID: <1eb.453d68da.307e694e at aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Still out there?<br><br>Please contact me.<br><br>THanks<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: http://lists.syty.org/pipermail/syty/attachments/20051012/27f1c45e/attachment-0001.html<br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 5<br>Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:40:12 -0400 (EDT)<br>From: "JOE DEISENROTH" <jdeisenroth at excite.com><br>Subject: [Syty] Alignment woes<br>To: syty at syty.org<br>Message-ID: <20051016134012.8C906B6D3 at xprdmailfe15.nwk.excite.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br><br>"91 Syclone (QWKTWUK)133,000 mls<br><br>I go through 
front tires every 7500 - 10000 miles<br><br>Recently changed wheels to ZR1 Corvette style running 275/40/17<br>Sumitoma tires<br><br>3000 miles and I have to change the front tires due to extreme wear (the cords are showing) at the first exterior rib on both front tires<br><br>Alignment has been checked often and find no worn parts or bad specs.<br><br>1) What is involved in rebuilding the front suspension, any graphite kits avaliable?<br><br>2) Could this be caused by a problem w/ the front diff, clutches etc?<br><br>Any input is appreciated.<br><br><br>Joe Deisenroth<br>Valley Pool & Spa<br>4741C. E Palm Canyon Dr.<br>PMB 116<br>Palm Springs, CA 92264<br>Phone - (760) 778-3939<br>Fax - (760) 772-5860<br>www.valleypool-spa.com<br><br><br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 6<br>Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:56:10 EDT<br>From: OneGn1Ty at aol.com<br>Subject: Re: [Syty] Alignment woes<br>To: JDEISENROTH at excite.com, syty at syty.org<br>Message-ID: 
<1d9.470e5f43.3083ee3a at aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Hi,<br>I used to have similar problems with alignment. Have you tried having a  <br>place that uses the Hunter(I think it's called the Hunter 9000). It does a  <br>roadforce simulation, and can narrow in to get a correct balance. Also many  <br>technicians(if you prefer to call the jacklegs at service centers that)  don't cone <br>our wheels correctly when balancing. I replaced the idler arm, amnd  upper and <br>lower ball joints in mine about a year ago around 130,000mi. That also  helped <br>tremendously. But the Hunter Roadforce balance is the stuff!<br> <br>Cheryl<br>'93  Typhoon<br>'86  GN<br>http://www.hometown.aol.com/onegn1ty/myhomepageindex.html<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: http://lists.syty.org/pipermail/syty/attachments/20051016/32e360e8/attachment-0001.html<br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 
7<br>Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:52:15 -0700<br>From: "Richard Chan" <rchan at uniserve.com><br>Subject: RE: [Syty] Alignment woes<br>To: <JDEISENROTH at excite.com><br>Cc: syty at syty.org<br>Message-ID: <000501c5d29b$e09ee240$c4b0fea9 at astsabre><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>There are two possible reason for outter tire wear, toe and camber.<br><br>Inccorrectly adjusted toe can wear out a tire in as little as 5000 to<br>7500 miles on the outter edge of tire.  Check the Sy/Ty website for<br>specs.  You want a before and after alignment printout.<br><br>Toe is usually correct by adjusting the sleeves that connect the inner<br>and outer tie rods on each side of the centre link.  Before adjusting I<br>would check the idler arm and the rest of the suspension parts for any<br>loose or worn parts.<br><br>Camber on Sy/Ty are adjust by turning the nuts and bolt that pass<br>through and offset washer in the upper control arm bushings.  I would<br>check the upper 
control arm bushing for wear from the excess heat of the<br>engine before replacing any ball joints. Energy suspension makes upper<br>and lower control arm bushings.<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: syty-bounces at syty.org [mailto:syty-bounces at syty.org] On Behalf Of<br>JOE DEISENROTH<br>Sent: October 16, 2005 6:40 AM<br>To: syty at syty.org<br>Subject: [Syty] Alignment woes<br><br><br><br>"91 Syclone (QWKTWUK)133,000 mls<br><br>I go through front tires every 7500 - 10000 miles<br><br>Recently changed wheels to ZR1 Corvette style running 275/40/17 Sumitoma<br>tires<br><br>3000 miles and I have to change the front tires due to extreme wear (the<br>cords are showing) at the first exterior rib on both front tires<br><br>Alignment has been checked often and find no worn parts or bad specs.<br><br>1) What is involved in rebuilding the front suspension, any graphite<br>kits avaliable?<br><br>2) Could this be caused by a problem w/ the front diff, clutches etc?<br><br>Any input 
is appreciated.<br><br><br>Joe Deisenroth<br>Valley Pool & Spa<br>4741C. E Palm Canyon Dr.<br>PMB 116<br>Palm Springs, CA 92264<br>Phone - (760) 778-3939<br>Fax - (760) 772-5860<br>www.valleypool-spa.com<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Syty mailing list<br>Syty at syty.org<br>http://lists.syty.org/mailman/listinfo/syty<br><br><br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 8<br>Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:09:07 EDT<br>From: GMCTy at aol.com<br>Subject: [Syty] License plate bulbs<br>To: syty at syty.org<br>Message-ID: <1e9.46e14702.3089a7c3 at aol.com><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>Stupid question. How do you remove the holder for the bulb. Does it twist  <br>off or do you pry it which i don't want to do.<br>Howie<br>93 Ty<br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: 
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