Buddy Jesus

yes.. But it's too rigid, once i get one side off, I can't push it back far enough to get the other off

mike[piston eater]

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maybe you should give up its what a real winnar would do

Atilla

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Solution:

Stop being a ***** and push it back like you have a pair...


seriously...if you've unscrewed everything and able to push out one side then you should be able to push out the other unless you are 60+ years old and suffering from severe arthritis and heart problems...

Jedi54

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I'm going with Atilla on this one.

tiltmode43

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Do any of you recall insurance paying for a motor with 47,000 to replace mine?

Well, that motor turned out to be ****, and Galpin made a deal with MNAO and my insurance company to get me a brand new rebuild.

I haven't had my car for over 5 weeks but the fact I'll be getting it back in another week with a fresh motor really makes me happy.

Galpin Mazda FTW

The Reverend

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good stuff matt!

btw did you ever end up showing them all of your service records oil changes etc?

The Reverend

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anyone feel like a cruise this weekend?

Gr8Bullet

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Talkin to my uncle in qutar in the middle east!

Buddy Jesus

finished, thanks for all the help everyone, noticed a little power gain, was a bit disappointing actually.

Spinning Sushi

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rofl @ BuddyJesus

There's a little invention called a ratchet... that will make your life 100x easier.

You won't be able to take out the nuts that secures the ignition coil packs with a screwdriver and a 10mm socket...

Why? It's called leverage... damn n00bs...

Buddy Jesus

I found that i didn't screw in a bolt and spacer it has an 8 on the top. not sure where its from =\

Buddy Jesus

I had a ratchet but it only fit the socket that had like 12 grooves while the one needed was a 5 groove one. but yeah, i'm kind of scared about the bolt, I'll get a pic later ><

Spinning Sushi

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If the screw have a letter 8 on top then that's for the exhaust bearing... you better get that in there otherwise it won't be grounded properly.

Spinning Sushi

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I don't think that there's such a thing as a 5 groove bolt/nut on the 8... and a 12 point socket would be sufficient.

Buddy Jesus

Where is that exactly? I didn't do any exhaust work, but that may be a stupid response.

Spinning Sushi

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It's actually suppose to go to a wire to keep your exhaust bearings grounded, if it's not grounded then you'll have a short.

scremn8

all i can do is lol

Buddy Jesus

shhh, this is my first car and I have no clue what is going on.

Spinning Sushi

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It's located underneath the intake box, there should be a wire running from the exhaust bearing to it. A lot of people remove this bolt to work on coils and such and forget to put it back; they end up with a blown fuse about 2 or 3 days later.

Spinning Sushi

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Also, you'll ruin your secondary muffler bearings if that's not on, it'll cause it to spark.

Buddy Jesus

mother @(*$(@ I have that take that piece of crap apart again?! ...

Spinning Sushi

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Yep... I'm afraid so... just look for a rainbow-like colored bundle of wires.

Jedi54

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yeah, and that spark can lead to VERY bad things.

Kingsfan

forget it, just put 2% milk in the gas tank and be done with it

Spinning Sushi

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I think he went to check on his exhaust bearings...