Yo'J

You did not!!!!:lol:

If you split the case and put in ea shafts would you run into probs with the width of the transmission?

Nice Dooder! Welcome to the board!

Bearings aren't that hard. I found mine a little rusty last time but better to pull than my ford still. I ground down the outside of the worn one to use as my installation tool.

What does it cost to make those axles? I would love to make my brat AWD! Even with 4lug!

And Im Found!:banana: Thanks Pooparu!

So I thought, since my chores are done for the day I would change my oil and find the (non existent) relay for my radiator fan (82 wagon, that was fun), rebushing my squeeking pitch stopper and wire in my 4wd lo dash light from my5 speed swap (its only been a year). So I remember it was here somewhere in retrofittin' where i saw some real nice pics of the fancy colored transmission wires all done put together and working! So now I'm here and I cant find a thing! Round plug and a square hole....... Did I dream the whole thing? Musta been last week I saw it. Does anybody remember?

Ea82s need 10-30w for the lifters to work properly. Some folks will tell you to use whatever for the seasonal changes but the tolerances in the motor really just like that 10-30w oil. I might try an engine cleaning and a real short couple of oil changes first like every 1500miles. It might help clean up and free up those lifters. I've heard you can use ATF for its detergents and run it for a short time, if its only run for like 50 miles or less and then changed, its "supposed" to be ok. I've never done it, I would be afraid to leave some in there, but, might be cheaper than than a foaming treatment.

I had the same symptoms when my rack went out. As it started out, it was fine at 55 but would shake at 60. As it got worse I could only go 35 then 30. The rack was only giving slop on one wheel or so it seemed. It was almost visible when driving, like a bubbling tire. I never did ask the shop what happened on the inside of it. I started out doing all the things you did. Ball joints, bearings, strut rod bushings ect. till it was the last step, the rack.

Lucky score! Id leave the luggage rack and not mod too much, the wood is easy to replace with better. Thats a classic, classic ride. If you pimp it you'd out shine the Mercedes convertible!

Thank god it wasn't you in there melting off the seats! At least its just a thing. I saw a coupe on cl seattle a week ago. An old buddys ride went up when a fuel line popped off the pump. He was sleeping in it and turned it on to warm up. A local bum woke him out of his doze and saved his life. He was in the middle of moving and had his whole life in the trunk and back seat....gone. Dont get a audi, get a fire extiguisher!

Are you getting air? Clogged filter or intake?

I seen one by northgate, but its a different one, no stickers or yellow.

I'm a wood guy and I like the wood rack idea. Teak is rather expensive but the price of Jatoba fluctuates a lot. $3.30bf to $5.50 range. A little heavy but way strong. Teak is like $18bf. Clean vg cedar w/o knots Kiln dried, oiled well will have the lightness and the strength, weather ability to do what you need, it will ring if its a good un-damaged piece. All my racks have been cedar but I just scored a 5/4 rippled stick of figured jatoba for my next rack. I broke my last rack, I used home despot green undried knotty cedar mounted to the factory rails. It broke when I loaded a carpet roll on the top, I let it land too hard. It split right on a knot. I should have known. Still using it with a replacement stick.

Nice! That looks like it was a bit of fun!

I am so interested in this!!! BUMP!

I'm actually sitting on one, well, in my driveway and when its installed, I'll have an extra 4wd one.:banana:cheers to hard work! I might have found a 4wd ea81 though.......

I thought the turbo tanks were baffled.

Hmm, turbo ea81 gas tanks are quite hard to find. I forgot about the gas tank. Will the awd/ej tranny fit in a 4wd with out a lift? The axles are doable.

I hear as long as its later than an 92 then the piston liners or something is reconfigured better and is longer lasting.

Darn, Ive read this before!!! Will the awd ej tranny fit in a 2wd ea81? I thought the tunnel was too small with out a lift.

Would this be a good swap for minor offroad but mostly snow and road? I'm thinking one inch lift body lift, drilled solid aluminum blocks and shims, pugs but slim tires or redrills and an ej and ej trans. I'm looking to get a slimmer road car while I do my first swap into my lifted wagon but I need a daily. I want something clean, but fun and able to upgrade. I cant find a clean 4wd ea81 to save my life, affordably. I can find 2wd models. So my thinking is, off setting the added weight of the tranny by increasing the width of the wheel base, adding girth to the tunnel but giving it a lift but not too much and adding good horsepower hopefully increasing mileage even with a lift. I would love to do a complete legacy swap but my skills are lacking in the welding/ machining department. The rest I believe is up to my capabilities. Even if it was a coupe it would be fun. In the end I would like two swaps one lifted fitted for offroad, dirty and one lowered, street ready, clean. I think its possible. I think I would have to lift a 2wd to get the awd tranny in. Should I just wait to find a 4wd or auto (working, clean) or get a clean restorable 2wd, around a grand.

I went with Red-Head in seattle, for rebuilders. They were a week out and gave good service. It was easier than getting a new one. Mine was manual and their comment was power models are easier.

Whats this link?

I was at 220,000 when it was the steering rack giving me slop. Same or similar symptoms. I replaced everything, or planned to, till it was finally it, unmistakably. (Then I was hit day after christmas, finalizing the deal.) It was only then I began to worry under 40mph. It was almost like a bubbled tire but only at fifty. Its all cheap .....but the rack, so do the rest too. You will be happy.