Jeez Jay, sounds like a typical Team Thicko afternoon at the
racetrack... except we'd have it all back together in time to race the
next session. Seriously.
WST
Team Thicko
Jay Quinn wrote:
> I was reading a persons sig file and it started me thinking about a
> chain
> of events that led up to my Sprite being left in the condition that
> it's in
> today. The sig eluded to: Don't think that by finding one problem,
> you
> found them all. Something like that. Boy, thats the truth.
>
> It all started one day like this:
>
> 1. I noticed that the clutch was pretty stiff, gears were getting
> kinda
> grindy, and noticed that the clutch slave was dripping fluid. Pretty
> harmless stuff, right? Keep reading.
>
> 2. I bought a rebuild kit and rebuilt it one fine day. After doing
> so, it
> was worse! The clutch fork wouldn't even return. It was like no
> slave and
> clutch system at all! I suddenly had a very bad feeling about
> this... It
> gets better.
>
> 3. After determining the entire clutch system was in need a of
> rebuild, I
> bought the three piece clutch kit. Help diagnosing this came from the
> list.
>
> 4. In order to rebuild/replace the clucth kit, I had to yank the
> engine
> and tranny out as one unit. I did. Then removed the tranny from the
> back
> of the engine. The problem was diagnosed properly. The clutch was
> shot
> completly. I replaced the clutch unit. I also had the flywheel
> turned.
> Engine: Still on garage floor.
>
> 5. While in this current state of condition, I thought I'd locate a
> used
> tranny to replace the one that was just pulled. It had been producing
> a
> large amount of glitter in the oil when being changed very frequently.
>
> 6. I got a used tranny, only to find that it was in far worse
> condition
> than the one I pulled. I ended up tearing both trannies apart and
> made one
> good one of the two. Of which, the final completion of putting the
> one
> good tranny back together again has yet to be done. I hear it calling
> my
> name now.
>
> 7. After doing the clutch thing, I thought I'd take a look at the
> drive
> shaft. It was shot as well. After dealing with the sprung yokes, I
> took it
> to a drive shaft shop to have to resprung, balanced and new spiders
> put in
> for me. Even the drivesahft guy flinched when I told him what it was
> from.
>
> 8. Also while I was there, I decided I would put the 4.22 diff on.
> Well,
> that required pulling off the wheels, etc. to get the half shafts out
> so I
> could swap out the diff.... Ug.
>
> 9. Also while there, I decided to stick on duel lead pistons in place
> of
> the single lead piston brake system. Well, I havn't completed this
> task
> yet. No excuse.
>
> Well now, my car is in a thousand pieces. It all started from a
> dripping
> clutch slave I thought a simple kit could fix. Now look what I've got
>
> myself into!
>
> Talk about project scope creep from hell.
>
> Can someone please give me some encouragement? Some energy? Some
> food for
> thought so I can complete this garaged based disaster?!
>
> Jay Quinn
>
> Pieces and parts = '62 Sprite HAN6L2874
>
> PS The donar car which I still have, I can't seem to get rid of the
> damn
> thing. I'm thinking of taking it to an Italian car show, and do one of
>
> those Smash-O-Bash deals. You pay me a buck, you get three strikes on
> the
> Midget with a sledge hammer. I could make more money doing that than
> selling it as junk to a scrape yard. Any comments?
> --
> Jay Quinn
> ITG - Customer Advocate - Telecommunications
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