First off, I've got a left rear that's locking up. Oddly the caliper seems OK when hanging loose. Piston pushes in easily enough it seems. However, if I slip it over the pads and press the brakes it locks solid. One suggestion was a problem with the brake line swelling (I have SS Braided...

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How does one go about removing wheelstuds from the hub?They feel like they have slots on the back for a large phillips screwdriver, but there's no way to get something like that in the back while assembled on the car (and I'm told this can be done on the car). I've tried driving them out like...

Should the oil pressure light come on when the oil pressure switch is disconnected?The backstory:I noticed my oil pressure gauge was getting "stuck" down near the bottom (it actually no longer drops all the way to the bottom when off) in the mornings. Didn't think to much of it at first...

So, for the past few months (and around 2000 miles of driving) I've had this obnoxious sound from the rear of my '95 GSX. Starts at about 20mph and is pretty loud. Sounds like it's coming from both rear wheels. Resonates quite a bit at expressway speeds (made worse by the fact that the car...

So, my DSM has had the cold start 10 second squeal going on for a few years now. It has recently also developed the squeal when the lights and defroster are on. So, I really need to get this fixed as that's unacceptable! :-)Belts are all tight and the water pump, power steering pump, and...

Let's say I've got lots of spare time on my hands and want to replace the balljoints in a pair of spare rear toe arms just for fun...How are they to be removed? Is there anything special to be done with the bottom cap, or do you just press until the cap blows off of the arm? I've seen...

Last year at this time, the car didn't make any bad noises. :-) Then in the Summer, the left rear wheel bearing failed and turned into a really big deal. When I finally got the car back in January (with a new axle and upright), it would make an occasional very light scraping sound under hard...

Looks like they're a little bit undersized for AWD (presumably this is an FWD fitment that they also happen to sell as AWD compatible)?Anyone have a recommendation on what to use as a spacer to make them fit properly? Or some other solution I'm overlooking (I'm not missing something stupid...

So, we replaced a whole bunch o' stuff in the left rear recently. Went for the alignment and was sad to find that the rear toe arms were now frozen on both sides (and the left rear is horribly toed in). Looks like I'll be cutting them out. The question comes on the repair side...The arms...

Is there anything special about the 2g rear brake (I have the larger bore, with the vented rear disc configuration) calipers?This isn't my first caliper rebuild, and it really was in pretty good shape, was just sticking a little, nowhere near as bad as the ones I did before.However, I...

What's the bare minimum parts I need to swap to go from AWD to FWD? Can we pull the driveshaft, replace the rear-end and hack/weld anything in the trans to make it not care that there's nothing to drive back there anymore? I have a trans with some really nice custom built internals in it, hate...

For sale in NorthWest Ohio:- Stock 2g SMIC. $10- Stock 2g SMIC plastic shroud. $5- Misc. gray interior plastic panels (mostly back end of the car). Let me know what you need and I'll see if it's in the pile here.

First off, I'm *very* familiar with the BISS backing out issue, and mine is actually RTVd into place due to that. :-)So, no, it's not backing out, but my idle is creeping high anyways. Since it's been doing so, I've also noticed that my TPS no longer reads 0% at idle. it's bouncing around...

I'm having issues with the horn on my 1995 GSX. I suspect the wiring going into the horns is damaged and just needs to be repaired. Can't test voltage at the horn itself yet to confirm, but the relay clicks nicely.Problem being: Apparently the previous owner moved the horn. My factory...

This is an odd one. 1-4 and reverse are perfect. 5th is about 50/50 though... Half the time it's normal. The other half the time it kind of "squishes" into gear (requiring extra force and just plain feeling odd). When it squishes into gear, it will be much harder than normal to pull back...

Not exactly the right forum for this (I didn't find a rally forum), but hoping someone might have some ideas. Wondering if anyone makes any nice looking hood mount light pods for 2g DSMs? I don't really just want to make up brackets and bolt lights on as I also track the car. Looking for...

I'm working on repairing some rust on the underbody of my 2g. Mostly patchy here and there stuff, nothing too severe (most of the right side appears to either have lost the undercoating, or just never had it from the factory). The intersting thing thoug, is that I noticed that the entire gas...

Specifically the splitter inside the front bumper cover radiator opening. The short vertical sections on my white car appear to have black covers on them (or at least 3 of 4 do... I noticed all of a sudden because 1 is now missing, a probable victim of Winter driving). It looks funny with...

Well, the time has finally come to replace the RPS Turbo clutch (originally installed in 1997-8 I believe) in my '95 AWD. What I always liked about it was that it it felt/drove just like stock while managing to hold more power. Appears that it's no longer being made for DSMs, so I'm going to...

The backlighting on the right half of my EGT gauge (ancient, like '98 or so HKS gauge) has gone out. Anyone know if the light can be replaced? If so, part number and instructions?Thanks!

Been noticing lately (by way of the TPS reading on the SAFC Neo) that my TPS isn't as steady as it used to be. Used to be rock solid while cruising. Now, I frequently catch it cycling around +/-0.2%. Reads 0% at idle and 100% exactly when it should, so that all seems even better than most...

Well, after all these years, it's finially time for new hatch struts. Wondering if anyone would be kind enough to tell me the torx bit size that I need?

I must be missing something here. It's maybe only 1/4 full. I try and fill it up, but it only takes enough fluid to go down into the first bend of the hose (barely nothing). The hard clear plastic hose portion is visibly full of air. Squeezing the flexible hose all the way down by the...

While putting my alternator in today, it slipped down and snapped the tab off the front oil pressure sender (I think that's the one for the light?). Looks like the tab *may* be replaceable as there's a screw going through it into the sender itself. Anyone know if it *is* truly replaceable (or...

I'm currently reinstalling my alternator. Thanks to some fine folks here, I know that the extra stud on this Mitsu alternator (vs. the Bosch that was in it) is to hold a bracket that keeps wires from flapping around. I found the bracket tied up in the car, so I'm trying to put it into place...

Well, my alternator adventure has been a debacle all the way around so far... FINALLY have a replacement in my hands now (probably been 4-6 weeks since I started this process). I now have a genuine Mitsu part instead of the Bosch that came out of the car weeks ago.The problem is that I...

I'm at the part where I'm supposed to remove the belt from the power steering pump. However, I have no clue *how* to do that. The PS pump has been loosened (all mounting belts removed, just the belt holding it in place), but that doesn't buy me enough slack to slip the belt off. There's no...

'95 GSX. It appears that my tach gauge is burned out. Can that be replaced separately from the rest of the gauges, or do I have to replace the whole "pod"? Unfortunately, my factory manuals seem to be pretty weak in this area. :(Thanks!

Well, last week the starter failed on my car. Took it into the shop and had them put a new one on. On the drive home from the shop I developed this new problem:Was rolling along just fine, hit a bump in the road and the car suddenly sounded horrible (think cross between weedwhacker and a...

We're getting together at the Roadhouse in Toledo at 3pm, THIS Saturday (Feb. 10th)! Sorry for the late notice, but I kind of forgot to post it here... Looks like we should have a good turnout already, except I won't be bringing my DSM (it broke last week, got it fixed, then it broke again on...

So, anyone ever find a lower radiator hose that works well in the configuration that this car is in (2g body, 1g head, 16g turbo)?1g hose would fit perfect with the stock turbo, but doesn't fit at all with a 16g (j-pipe conflict).2g hose "sort of fits". Only good for about 8-10k "E-Mod...

Anyone know a good 1.5 amp unswitched power source somewhere near the glove box? I have equipment to install in the car and am looking for power. I don't have a radio anymore, is there anything in the radio harness that would fit my needs?

Keep your eye on http://www.geekstuff.ws/forums/viewtopic.php?t=111 for more info. Shooting for THIS Friday (January 27th).

Anyone make a skidplate for a 2g, or will I have to just get a custom one made? Looking for something relatively light, doesn't need to be super strong as I only Rally-x and Road Rally (no Stage Rally at this time).

November 11th (Friday) at the Sylvania Tony Packo's. Time not decided yet, but probably around 18:00 or so (wanted to get this up here as soon as possible so people would have a chance of finding out about before "the day of"). :)

Remember, Detroit SCCA is having a rallycross on the 24th! And of course, don't forget the Toledo DSM meet tomorrow (20th) at Tony Packo's in Sylvania @ 6:30pm!Look for me at both events in my blue MR2. Unfortunately, my Eclipse lost the engine due to sudden and complete oil pressure loss...

Just a reminder that someone generously setup a forum that the Toledo DSM'ers can use at http://www.lowboost.net/modules.php?name=Forums We still have the mailing list, but realizing (like Cleveland DSM did awhile back), while most of us oldtimers prefer e-mail, many of the young kids...

Who else is headed out there this weekend!?

Just wanted to let everyone know that a 1g dsm took fastest time of the day, even over all the various Subaru products there! I also have to admit that I took dead last in my 2g, getting beat by a Firebird Formula and some 50 hp FWD econoboxes on street tires :) Oh well, at least I didn't...

Before I go to all the work to try and figure out how... :) Has anyone found a quick hack to make the ECU think that the A/C is on (when it isn't)?My car finds the stock 750rpm to be just a bit low, easy to stall... The extra 100rpms from the car thinking the A/C was on would make it a...

Good event, only a couple DSM's though. My navi's writeup about it is at: http://josh.glmotorsports.net/blog/archive/2005/05/23/781.aspxIf I get a couple minutes I'll do a writeup too...

We'll be at Tony Packo's in Sylvania at 19:30 on Saturday May 28th! I'll actually bring my DSM this time! :)

A little bit of story, a few pictures, and some "opportunities to improve my car" :-)My crewperson's comments and picture link: http://kate.glmotorsports.net/blog/archive/2005/05/07/755.aspxMy story and car complaints: http://briank.glmotorsports.net/blog/archive/2005/05/07/756.aspx...

I've seen recently that catalytic converters will be required on ALL cars entered at any SCCA rallycross events this year. This includes cars that were not originally equipped with them! Just wanted to give everyone a heads up so no one is surprised at the first event!

We're still working out the details on the time, so in order to avoid stale data, just check http://www.ohiotuners.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=6703#6703 as that will always have the latest info (other than on the mailing list itself). Plan right now is evening at Jed's on Heatherdowns. But...