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ShawnW

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  1. I run a small shop. I would never do it. I thought having a bay I rented but my insurance agent talked me out of it and rather quickly I might add. Talk to a business insurance agent like I did.

     

    When you hire technicians you are essentially renting the bay to them but you deal with each of them 1 on 1 and can establish rules and such. You rent them the bay but backwards if you really think about it. You rent it for example at 80/hour so they can make you 105 and get back 25. See what I mean?

    But they bring their own tools, knowledge and experience. And they are supposed to clean up after themselves.

  2. I know! They shut down their factory in China so when remaining inventory is gone..... Was ordering a few CV heads and main shafts from them to replace broken core inventory parts and can't get anything anymore. Frustrating.

     

    Working on better ordering and shipping solutions for the FW axles here. I am spoiled having them in the corner of my shop but a couple weeks ago he went to have surgery and I had to order a CV shaft from my supplier who was using EMPI for their parts and was pretty frustrated to have the news confirmed by a 2nd source.

  3. Ive swapped the stubs and would do it again in a heartbeat if it was an EA81 car. Not needing a custom axle is enough for me and I share space with my friend and axle rebuilder Marshall Wolf who is known around here as MWE (Now FW Enterprises). Being able to replace one when I am away from home is the big thing.

  4. I can fit everything in a very small bag and that one fits in one like the rigid open one linked to above from Home Depot. I really like those as you can see your stuff and things dont rattle in the back of the wagon like a rigid toolbox.

  5. Doing an Outback Sedan today, same engine as yours. This one has 167 and OIL everywhere. Probably has had them done in the past but hard to speculate as its not an original owner car. Give me a call if you want a quote I am in North Denver near I 76/I 25 and US36 interchange and am happy to use the STI gaskets for the job. Estimate of $1400 with the timing belt components.

  6. Its a Gen2 Subaru Brat with ea81 engine. Parts interchange from the "ea81" cars or commonly known as the 80-84 series. As you already know they did the brat and the hatch past 84 to add to the confusion. Up to 89 for Hatch and 87 for Brat. I have been argued with on those years but have owned both of them.

     

    The switch description for the ignition on the back of the lock tumbler is the same design type as described. The lock has the switch screwed to the back of it just like the ea82/leone loyale series too so his information was actually good.

     

    Tri Flow or Graphite only in locks. MANY locksmiths sell Tri Flow as do many bike shops. Its not cheap but it works great. If anything will fix it that will.

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