The Project Pad

I MISS MY CAR!!!

stupid money... stupid waiting for throwout bearing... Everyone else stop working on your cars, you're making me jealous

WOMBAT wrote: -1991 V8 quattro OE 5spd - Sold, but we still talk

This really deserves +1.

Great project.

Keep it going.

^thanks!

HELP!!! Trying to remove the old pilot bearing and long story short, all that remains is the outer casing and I can't get it to budge and can't figure out how to get a bite on it to get it out... it also seems to be made of super hard metal which destroys drill bits and cold chisels.

any btdt?? I'm thinking I'll bring the motor to the machine shop around here and see what they can do... completely stumped here

I had the machine shop do mine

did you bring it to them unmolested?

I'd just carefully cut it the same you do when a wheel bearing race doesn't want to go with the bearing. Maybe just a hacksaw blade?

I had to beat the crap out of the one on my V8. It was part of the root cause of the clutch failure, so it started out mangled. I beat the casing and pounded it into the hole until it was almost flat against the back of the hole, then I was able to twist it a little bit and pull it out with a pair of needle nose pliers.

If you can get a small hole drilled into the back wall of it, you can try threading a machine screw into it an pull it then.

I recall having to use a die-grinder with a round sanding drum. It took a while but got the job done without damaging the crank.

I've tried bashing and broke 3 cold chisels... Tried a die grinder and the casing didn't budge, just wrecked the bit... Tried drills and dulled many bits, tried the soap/grease method and nothing. What the hell is this material? It seems harder than everything metal I try to destroy it with

I think its a terillium carbonic alloy

Told u was going to b a pain.
All above suggestions are spot on. Keep plugging away at it man.

Heat it white than crunch it down quick it will make that thing to shrink

Yup, huge PITA. When I removed the casing from the MC motor you couldnt even tell the casing was there! I used a dremel and a carbide bit (dont quote me on that, it was strong though), and after some time I was able to separate the bearing from the wall of the crank, but it came out in pieces

Today is a new day.... thanks for the support, I'll pick up a carbide bit on the way to the shop!

If you have a MIG, you could weld a bolt on and then slide hammer it out. Or even a nut that fits inside and tack it around the edges. Had to do that with a v6 torque convertor bushings

Well after much carbide bit usage and flat head screw driver chiseling....

And then...


Intermission for lunch


Ok and then..


So much bay.. So little motor?


Better put the goodies on for flare



Hank,
It doesn't quite fit under the hood... And radiator clearance is gonna be an issue




And then to end the night... Beers, BBQ and:

Sweet project!! It's coming right along and everything looks so clean. I like it!

We knew it was going to be close. I will take care of you. Send me a PM with more detail!!

ShavedQuattro wrote:We knew it was going to be close. I will take care of you. Send me a PM with more detail!!

Yep, we'll figure it out! It's ridiculous that the T44 bay would be more crammed than the B3... Oh well time for a serp. belt setup and AAN radiator? We'll see!

Nice progress Casey! I can't wait to see this thing in action someday. It looks more baller than I thought possible with all the turbo goodies on there Ballerest 200 in the US when its finished

Casey, haven't seen this since I sold you those H&R's and the totally worthless Bilstein's that were attached to it. I think your cousin Jeremy hooked us up on that trade. But anyway, looks great and it sit really nice on those springs

Nice job on getting the bearing out. Pics look good!

TurboQuattro88 wrote:Casey, haven't seen this since I sold you those H&R's and the totally worthless Bilstein's that were attached to it. I think your cousin Jeremy hooked us up on that trade. But anyway, looks great and it sit really nice on those springs

Oh yea! Thanks for that! Those were actually for the V8 I used to have, but sold back to the previous owner last fall. The V8 sits REALLY nicely on those springs... See the results here: http://www.motorgeek.com/viewtopic.php? ... 6&start=50 Page 3 toward the bottom

Thanks for the kind words! It has been and continues to be a long wait getting this car together but very worth it

Wow, that does sit amazingly nice on those spring... wish i almost had them back haha... i'm stuck with an A6 suspension now and its monster trucking.

set the timing today

Then put the ps pump and rad in to see how the intake interfered



Here's how far from flush with the head the intake is





Clears the ps pump just fine though. Radiator core would have to be shortened 3-4".


But the hood..


Some more pics Hank with the manifold removed - there's not much room to play with




No more AC. Why? Because race car.