[Housey]

actually, vw DID make 4×4 and diesel/turbo diesel

but it was the T3 bus/vans who got it

a friend of mine had a T3 double cabin with a 1.6TD engine even had manual diff locks

[Housey]

btw chris, you know i was talking to you about the Torque on the VC. i meant the VC unit TO the diff. not the propshaft to the VC

but is 45nm still the value for it?

[Housey]

thanks but i’ve found out that i’m keeping the golf main beam reason: the passat one is more rusty and ugly :p

[Housey]

okay guys, need some minor help here now

torque values for the rear part of the car

what i need is

Main Beam to chassie
control arms to main beam
diff bracket to body
VC unit to diff – 45nm
diff to main beam

i like using the correct torque when fitting crap back together don’t shoot me bacause of it

[Housey]

i’ve got the stock golf beam.. i’ve looked at the passat one, width seems about right, but i did see that the bushings was different

but the control-arms should be the same as far as i know?

i’m most likely going to keep the golf beam, as this is better looking and less rusty

[Housey]

does anyone have any experience with aftermarket bushings? like powerflex etc?

seems that i should change all my rear axle bushings (all 6 of them) the one that holds the diff to the body is still in great shape

but the rest of them needs some help i can see. as they are pretty cracked and soft

[Housey]

hah, finally got that stubborn drainplug for the rear diff out today think this was a good thing. because i doubt the oil ever has been changed there before

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i’m going to go with dowel pins and will also make a DIY if anyone else need this

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lalala. oh yeah, slow going

just started to fix the cog-wheel on the crank-pulley :p

it has been damaget at one point, and the serpentine pulley was wobbling like crazy. so need to adress that

probably gonna use some dowel-pins. if i could locate the proper ones here in norway

some pics..

my guess is that the oilseal has been changed, along with the cog-wheel. but reused the M14 centre bolt

no damage to the cog-wheel

[Housey]

some bad news. my diff seems to hate me, and won’t let me drain and refill with fresh and new fluid

the drainplug is too damaged to get it opened

and at some point the diff has touched something hard while driving. and more or less fused te casing and drainplug together

tried using my dremel to reshape the 17mm allenkey hole. but didnt work, the hazet tool i used just wasn’t doing its job

damn this

[Housey]

aaaand its almsot there

only missing the charger and some minor interior details (new speakers, bought as a complete set for the golf II, dash, door and rear speakers)

[Housey]

mine had the mounting brackets for the abs wires… but wasn’t a rallye only a 90 GT

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aaaaaaand its finally back on all 4 wheels

here’s how the valvecover turned out, not finished tho. going to paint the insert of the VW logo blue

bought a new lower radiator hose, since the old one looked like **** and was rotten, and about to start leaking

new one installed, its a bit too long, but doesn’t matter, but its the right part

old hose, i’ve been cutting it to drain the water, but you can see that it have had a hard and long life

but the main part, its back on all 4 wheels

Did some other things today aswell. got the transmission filled up with fluid, filled the engine with oil. refilled the Powersteering. and changed the dip-stick funnel, as mine broke

oh, and another thing ive done today, replaced the subrame of my fathers 86 MKII golf, it was rusted beyond all that is normal. need to get this passed inspection so it can be sold

only things left on that one now is replace one of the rear shock absorbers, both brakehoses in the front, and both rear brakepipes and it should be good to go

pic of the 86’s engine bay, 1.6 carb which hasn’t been cleaned for more then 7 years

[Housey]

I started a small project a while ago, the centre console I wanted to have my 3 gauges there, so I did some mods, which are documented earlier in this thread, and here is the result

Its a bad picture, but its hard to get a nice picture of it with flash, and theres not enough light in my bathroom to take the pic without flash

anyhow, I painted it black with a rattlecan with some spray that cracks up if its dried in a warm place (there for in my bathroom) :p

this is the outcome, looks way better in person then on the pic though

my valvecover is undergoing the same treatment now, only this in red

I just painted it half an hour ago, and there is about 48hours drying time on these parts

[Housey]

i don’t have the heatshielding anymore. so i’m grinding the cables underneath the car aswell. thats one of my problems oh well. need to find a solution. maybe weld in a stud, and use some rubber coated fasteners.. hmm

like these:

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