Amsoiled... literally.
It was a really productive day.
Stopped at my parents to grab my spare drive shaft on the s13 to see if it would work on the s14. Grabbed the Dust Collar off of the KA24DE Transmission, bag of transmission bolts (since my SR was missing some.) The air compressor, the air gun, the air wrench, 1/2 swivel socket, some extensions.
Headed back to the house, roughly about 11:55am here.
happy package from amsoil.
Oh I grabbed that crap too. Figured I'd fill the transmission from the interior of the car.
Man it's hot today!
Oh yeah, for you Evan!
Yay, fan mounted, took the dremel to it and made 3 holes and this is the result.
Obviously comparing drive shafts, doesn't look like the s13 one is going to work on my car. Much less, it worries me how skinny the shaft is to the differential on the s13 shaft. Which is on the bottom half of the picture.
I decided to drop the diff to re-seal it, I dunno if it was leaking or what the fuck is wrong with it so tally ho. Had my roommate come out and help with it (pull the e-brake while I rotate the wheels)
I got everything loose except for this nut
I tried to drop the sub frame an inch or two to get direct access to it, but as soon as I put my air gun on one of the bolts, the socket adapter snapped into the socket. YAY! At least I know where the 650lbs of tq went. *jack off motion*
The subframe won this battle, fuck it. I'll deal with the leak and check it often.
I bolted the goddamned thing back up and decided to change the fluid.
ewe, and ewe... how the hell did KAAZ Fluid get this dark, the fluid on the s13 was still clear when we pulled that diff???
Filled with Amsoil 80-90 GL-5 gear fluid. See how this stuff holds up, I've heard nothing but good things about it. Slightly cheaper than buying KAAZ fluid as well.
Got that squared away and figured it was time for the tranny fluid. Now I didn't take a picture of a lot of the dumb shit I did like pulling tabs through that radiator to mount the fans, or me scraping the diff plugs with a small flathead to get the dirt out of the grooves.
Figured it was a waste of time and people don't clean that shit anyway. They just change their fluid and plug everything back up. I on the other hand cleaned up all of the parts back there.
I really tried to get the filler bolt loose on the tranny, but I just bitched out and did it this way because it's easier. There seemed to be some fluid still in the transmission so I unbolted that plug. While that was draining I spent about 20 minutes trying to get that friggin retainer clip out for the shifter.
And this is a lesson in humility.
Guess how much of that first quart I poured before I had realized I never put the drain plug back in? And what makes this even better is I was more concentrated on taking a super douche bag doofey dumpledore dickbreathed picture of myself pouring oil from inside of my car.
I quickly jumped under the car and plugged it up with my hand and put the bolt back in, I got oil all over EVERYTHING putting the plug in, granted I had my drain bucket under it. The thought didn't even cross my mind, at that point I was ready to kick the car off of the jackstands.
That's the second time I've jiffy lubed my car.
MOTHER FUCK!
Fuck you car...
suck me low
Stopped at my parents to grab my spare drive shaft on the s13 to see if it would work on the s14. Grabbed the Dust Collar off of the KA24DE Transmission, bag of transmission bolts (since my SR was missing some.) The air compressor, the air gun, the air wrench, 1/2 swivel socket, some extensions.
Headed back to the house, roughly about 11:55am here.
happy package from amsoil.
Oh I grabbed that crap too. Figured I'd fill the transmission from the interior of the car.
Man it's hot today!
Oh yeah, for you Evan!
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| Ganadors, and zip ties from kragen (they keep electric fan tabs in the back.) |
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| fucking behemoth drive shaft from my s13, shit looks like a space shuttle. |
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| Another Angle |
Obviously comparing drive shafts, doesn't look like the s13 one is going to work on my car. Much less, it worries me how skinny the shaft is to the differential on the s13 shaft. Which is on the bottom half of the picture.
I decided to drop the diff to re-seal it, I dunno if it was leaking or what the fuck is wrong with it so tally ho. Had my roommate come out and help with it (pull the e-brake while I rotate the wheels)
I got everything loose except for this nut
I tried to drop the sub frame an inch or two to get direct access to it, but as soon as I put my air gun on one of the bolts, the socket adapter snapped into the socket. YAY! At least I know where the 650lbs of tq went. *jack off motion*
The subframe won this battle, fuck it. I'll deal with the leak and check it often.
I bolted the goddamned thing back up and decided to change the fluid.
ewe, and ewe... how the hell did KAAZ Fluid get this dark, the fluid on the s13 was still clear when we pulled that diff???
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| I've re-hosted this pictures on blogspot almost 5 years later, this fluid is still in the diff. |
Filled with Amsoil 80-90 GL-5 gear fluid. See how this stuff holds up, I've heard nothing but good things about it. Slightly cheaper than buying KAAZ fluid as well.
Got that squared away and figured it was time for the tranny fluid. Now I didn't take a picture of a lot of the dumb shit I did like pulling tabs through that radiator to mount the fans, or me scraping the diff plugs with a small flathead to get the dirt out of the grooves.
Figured it was a waste of time and people don't clean that shit anyway. They just change their fluid and plug everything back up. I on the other hand cleaned up all of the parts back there.
I really tried to get the filler bolt loose on the tranny, but I just bitched out and did it this way because it's easier. There seemed to be some fluid still in the transmission so I unbolted that plug. While that was draining I spent about 20 minutes trying to get that friggin retainer clip out for the shifter.
And this is a lesson in humility.
Guess how much of that first quart I poured before I had realized I never put the drain plug back in? And what makes this even better is I was more concentrated on taking a super douche bag doofey dumpledore dickbreathed picture of myself pouring oil from inside of my car.
I quickly jumped under the car and plugged it up with my hand and put the bolt back in, I got oil all over EVERYTHING putting the plug in, granted I had my drain bucket under it. The thought didn't even cross my mind, at that point I was ready to kick the car off of the jackstands.
That's the second time I've jiffy lubed my car.
MOTHER FUCK!
Fuck you car...
suck me low
