I finally did it! I took the starter out and wiggled it around and then seated it back and tightened the bolts and its working. Don't know how, but I'm not going to question a good thing. I took the car out for a spin and it really needs a new bushing for the steering rack (I saw this when I was reassembling everything). There is about 15 degrees of steering wheel travel in which the car doesn't react as the steering rack slides back and forth on the bushing. However, if the steering rack is already in contact with a 'side', and you turn in that direction, it reacts instantly. The combination of these two things makes it a little scary to drive. Check out it running here, hopefully you can hear the turbos:
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15 years ago
Nice work! That was quite an ordeal, getting the clutch stuff all sorted. Now we'll be pros though.
ReplyDeleteYeah, now i know that the trick is to undo the engine mounts and slide the engine a few inches forward to get the trans out. I ordered the steering rack bushing, should be here next week sometime.
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