needboxer
07-11-2010, 01:23 AM
UGLACY: the backfiring chariot of DOOM!
Hello, I'm a new member and I've received two free broken Subaru's recently. This is the second one, and although I'm moving over from a completely functional and relatively nice car I'm happy as hell to have these because they're Subaru's and they're mine! (I've never owned a Subaru even though I've been a long time fan)
I've already got it up and running in less than two weeks! The bolt for the crank pulley had come loose and the woodruff key slopped around and destroyed the crank pulley's inner diameter, it was dirty as hell, the suspension was not really there, and it needed a bunch of general maintenance.
Work I've finished on it:
junk yard pulley and bolt, new alt P/S belt
4 brand new struts
FR sway bar link
FR wheel bearing
FL lower ball joint
Oil change
Fuel filter
Air filter
full interior cleaning/shampoo (pulled the front seats)
bled the brakes, poorly (did you guys ever notice you have to disconnect the brake lines to do struts! WTF!?)
checked the plug wires, coil pack, pcv valve, and egr valve
She runs pretty darn well (for the shape and 231,000 miles, and now she goes down the road straight and stable!)
here's some pics from the beginning of the work
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/07/IMAG0031-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/07/IMAG0032-1.jpg
Does anyone know what the additional cover plates around the spring base of the front struts are for? I'll post some pics later, I didn't put them on because they wouldn't fit my new struts, but they didn't seem functional as part of the suspension, just as a shield for the edge of the springs or something.
Hello, I'm a new member and I've received two free broken Subaru's recently. This is the second one, and although I'm moving over from a completely functional and relatively nice car I'm happy as hell to have these because they're Subaru's and they're mine! (I've never owned a Subaru even though I've been a long time fan)
I've already got it up and running in less than two weeks! The bolt for the crank pulley had come loose and the woodruff key slopped around and destroyed the crank pulley's inner diameter, it was dirty as hell, the suspension was not really there, and it needed a bunch of general maintenance.
Work I've finished on it:
junk yard pulley and bolt, new alt P/S belt
4 brand new struts
FR sway bar link
FR wheel bearing
FL lower ball joint
Oil change
Fuel filter
Air filter
full interior cleaning/shampoo (pulled the front seats)
bled the brakes, poorly (did you guys ever notice you have to disconnect the brake lines to do struts! WTF!?)
checked the plug wires, coil pack, pcv valve, and egr valve
She runs pretty darn well (for the shape and 231,000 miles, and now she goes down the road straight and stable!)
here's some pics from the beginning of the work
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/07/IMAG0031-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/07/IMAG0032-1.jpg
Does anyone know what the additional cover plates around the spring base of the front struts are for? I'll post some pics later, I didn't put them on because they wouldn't fit my new struts, but they didn't seem functional as part of the suspension, just as a shield for the edge of the springs or something.