jlgreen8

I have replaced my top strut mounts on my '79 Brat using wrecking yard parts from a 2001 Deawoo Nubira. Sorry I didn't take any photos but the operation was fairly straight forward. I used the Brat strut and spring perch and the Nubira bearing and mount. It all fits quite nicely. I already had the tools to compress the springs. There is one minor snag that is easily remedied, the Nubira strut mount is not offset as is the Brat for the Kingpin Inclination Angle. Use the upper Brat strut mount shell with the rubber removed,(on mine the rubber was already mostly gone) drill two holes in the shell. Then knock out the Nubira studs and carriage bolt the Nubria top mount to the Brat shell, use the Brat studs to mount to the body. Kingpin Inclination Angle is restored. I have $50 invested in the repair. Why reinvent the wheel when you can use exsisting stock with some minor tweaking. That's my 2 cents worth.

I got it apart ... mostly. Pulled 1 pin, dropped a rod cap. So the cases did come apart. Still can't get the rest of the pins out even using a slide hammar. It's got 2 broken pistons and a bad crank. Think I'll leave it together. That's why they sell short blocks. Anybody got a line on an EA71 priced right?

So how do you pull the pin after the circlip is removed? Don't tell me a magnet, or pliers, cause it ain't gonna happen that way.

You gotta be kidding me! Who was the rocket scientist that designed the A71? Yeah the car is 28 years old, and doesn't need service that often. They put a steel plug in the aluminum water jacket under the water pump and expect you to remove it to pull the piston pin to seperate the cases. True the 2 at the rear of the block are no-brainers, but the piston pins do not just come out ..."using a hook tool". Right ... not. I've been doing this stuff all my life and I have never seen a more imposible way to get to a broken piston. Does anybody have any tips for pulling pistons from my '79 Brat? The engine is out the cases are split, but you won't go any further without pulling piston pins. I could freeze'm with the 'ol ladies keyboard spray ... any thoughts? .... Oh yeah, I'm the new guy here, I just bought a $300 Brat with a bad motor. I worked for Subaru in the 70's (when it was with Lincoln Mercury), fell in love with and owned many 360's, a 1600 Wagon and this is my 2nd Brat. Don't get me wrong, I loved all my Soobies, and this one is no exception. But to service the engine by pulling the pins in the block is just wrong.