noxneon
Probationary Member
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- Nov 29, 2010
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Washougal,
Washington
Ok so here's the story...
Picked up a running, driving, shifting, boosting 91 plymouth laser rs turbo around the first week of april, towed it to my house because I was told the turbo drain leaked. Easy enough right ? Wrong, this thing leaked BAD. So I took it to English racing to get the leaks checked out, only reason I didn't do it myself, they have a lift, I dont. Got the car back yesterday, 22apr2015, and started tearing into it. First problem was the wheels are not factory, they are some low grade non oem dual lug pattern rims, and they had these weird security lug nuts on them, for which I didn't have the tool. So I checked my daily turd, (mk4 jetta tdi) and I had the same lug nuts, so the tool for the jetta worked, got the car up on 4 jack stands, all four tires off. Every wheel was missing at least one lug nut, bot front wheels were missing two. Got the wheels off, immediately notice play in the left front lower control arm, the front chassis bushing nut was completely loose. Easy fix. Right front wheel bearing was bad, as was the right front lower control arm ball joint. After spending all day at baxters and the machine shop connected to them, I got the rear rotors turned, rear brake pads, and a coolant cap. my problem right now is that I can't find front rotors that match what I took off the car. I believe they are 5x114.3, with an overall diameter of 10.490 inches, or 266.24 mm, as measured by the machinist. These are what I pulled off the front hubs, but nothing anyone had matched them. Everything was either to small in diameter, to big in diameter, or the lug pattern didn't match. I can at least put the rear brakes together, but I'm 6 lug nuts short of being able to secure all four wheels.
Anyone else have a brand "new to them" car throw such a tantrum on the first week of repairs ?
Picked up a running, driving, shifting, boosting 91 plymouth laser rs turbo around the first week of april, towed it to my house because I was told the turbo drain leaked. Easy enough right ? Wrong, this thing leaked BAD. So I took it to English racing to get the leaks checked out, only reason I didn't do it myself, they have a lift, I dont. Got the car back yesterday, 22apr2015, and started tearing into it. First problem was the wheels are not factory, they are some low grade non oem dual lug pattern rims, and they had these weird security lug nuts on them, for which I didn't have the tool. So I checked my daily turd, (mk4 jetta tdi) and I had the same lug nuts, so the tool for the jetta worked, got the car up on 4 jack stands, all four tires off. Every wheel was missing at least one lug nut, bot front wheels were missing two. Got the wheels off, immediately notice play in the left front lower control arm, the front chassis bushing nut was completely loose. Easy fix. Right front wheel bearing was bad, as was the right front lower control arm ball joint. After spending all day at baxters and the machine shop connected to them, I got the rear rotors turned, rear brake pads, and a coolant cap. my problem right now is that I can't find front rotors that match what I took off the car. I believe they are 5x114.3, with an overall diameter of 10.490 inches, or 266.24 mm, as measured by the machinist. These are what I pulled off the front hubs, but nothing anyone had matched them. Everything was either to small in diameter, to big in diameter, or the lug pattern didn't match. I can at least put the rear brakes together, but I'm 6 lug nuts short of being able to secure all four wheels.
Anyone else have a brand "new to them" car throw such a tantrum on the first week of repairs ?