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Author Topic: Charlies 86 SE  (Read 28454 times)

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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #135 on: June 13, 2020, 12:54:42 am »
Really is great the club has members with the facilities and expertise to to do what you do. I plan to attempt to replace my ac compressor tomorrow. Any words of wisdom before I start?

Still hoping to make it to Atlanta one day!
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #136 on: June 13, 2020, 06:53:55 am »
Only advice I have is to get a stubby 15mm wrench
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #137 on: June 13, 2020, 07:22:39 am »
Wherever you open the system, replace the O-rings.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #138 on: June 13, 2020, 11:44:47 am »
If you have it open, flush it.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #139 on: June 13, 2020, 12:01:41 pm »
Quote from: scottb on June 13, 2020, 06:53:55 am
Only advice I have is to get a stubby 15mm wrench

Or an S-shaped wrench.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #140 on: June 13, 2020, 08:41:54 pm »
Is the engine back in?
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #141 on: June 13, 2020, 09:13:05 pm »
Nope
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #142 on: June 13, 2020, 09:15:59 pm »
It's ready to go back in.  The car's on the lift but we need the cradle nut repair pieces.  They should arrive sometime this week.  With next week being the trial run, we won't get back to it for 2 more weeks. 
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #143 on: June 13, 2020, 09:18:41 pm »
Ah.  I thought the last one was being added later.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #144 on: June 13, 2020, 09:30:25 pm »
The power outage stopped everything.  Most of us left between 4 and 5 PM.  Without the time loss, it might have gotten offered back into the engine bay and set down.  We took that time to hold our meeting and have lunch.  But I think we want to install the cradle nut repair pieces on both sides which means opening up the right side rail to install that one, too. 
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #145 on: June 14, 2020, 05:43:33 am »
Open up, as in, cutting?
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #146 on: June 14, 2020, 09:07:43 am »
A common repair method is to cut a small window in the side of the frame rail, adjacent to where the cradle nut is located inside.  Fold the flap down, do repairs inside the rail, then close the flap back. 
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #147 on: June 14, 2020, 09:48:16 am »
Please remind me why this needs to be repaired.  I don't recall doing this on mine.
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #148 on: June 14, 2020, 11:15:24 am »
The fingers that make up the cage often rust away letting the nut spin, making it impossible to get the rear cradle bolts out. It already happened the drivers side, replacing the passenger side now will make it easier in the future
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Re: Charlies 86 SE
« Reply #149 on: June 14, 2020, 11:55:37 am »
That makes sense, thanks.
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