'82 Gl Daily Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I bought a brat about 4months ago allready lifted ( 3inch) with a set of 14'' pugs. The only problem is that it eats the passenger side inner doj axle boot then axle faster than I can deal with does any one have any advice on what might be causing it or how to keep it from going bad? I've put three axles in and cleaned and rebooted one in the 4 to 5 months I've had it. Thanks in advance for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 it is the exhaust ypipe /catalytic converter high heat burning it up. if you have an old license plate, you can use it to make a heat shield between the exhaust and the axle. -or it is the lift they installed was not proper... Does it have crossmember lift blocks? It HAS to have crossmember lift blocks on a ea81. -thats a must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael appel Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I agree it is the exhaust and check the camber it has a partial issue there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'82 Gl Daily Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 I made a heat shroud for the exhuast and it didn't seem to make a differance. But the camber in the front does seem to be toed in a bit. I'm not sure about the crossmember but I think it does have blocks. The guy who I bought it from said the lift was built by superior subaru in seattle so I would think that the lift was done correctly but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Check your motor mount. That's my bet. Motor lifts, pulls on the boot, whallah. Ask Jeff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'82 Gl Daily Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Thanks for the help! went out today crawled around for a short time pushed and pulled on the motor and found the drivers side engine and trans mounts to be T/U. So I ordered some new ones from a local parts guy today hopefully theyll arrive and I can install tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one eye Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Ya I went through 19 axles before I caught that one.......... once I did changed that out, never had one go again..................... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'82 Gl Daily Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 So it turns out that the place that was supposed to order motor mounts for me found out they couldnt get them but never called me to tell me that so now a week later im on the search for motor mounts again. Any one have any motor mounts they want to sell? That would fit an 85 brat with an ea81. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEECHBM69 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Rockauto has them on the website anyway. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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