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Looking for tips on how to remove the manual shift shaft inside a 200r4. I am assuming this nail-looking pin in the case might have to come out? Please advise.

nsharma, yes please post picture.

I separated the outer front driver side fender from the inner fender so that I could repair a large dent. Dent has been repaired, but now for the life of me I can't figure out how to get the inner fender back into the outer fender. Anybody have any tricks/tips? Do I need to undo the bend in...

Pulled it off and sure enough the water pump was rubbing the timing cover. Must be the 85 is "deeper" than the 84 timing cover. Or else there is an "extra thick" gasket that can be used...Odd

It's not a new one. It's one I pulled of an 85 that was showing no signs of leakage. I'll pull it off and now I'm wondering what the differences are between the 84 nad 85 water pumps and timing covers. Hmmmm.

I just re-installed the water pump on my rebuild engine and I have a general water pump question. I am noticing that the water pump shaft is a lot harder to spin by hand after being installed. Is this normal? Kind of like pre-load on pinion? I am concerned it takes too much "power" to spin...

Oil Pressure sensor is on the front of the block. I had that labeled properly :). Any other ideas as to what else it can be? Is it vacuum?

Got engine back from builder and due to lack of parts labeling, I have no idea what goes here....Buick v63.8. Threaded hole don't know what goes in it. (this is not my engine, I just used the picture as a reference to my question.)

I am putting back an engine that has incomplete/missing parts from the teardown. I am needing to know the bolt size and length(s) for the 12 bolts that hold on the stock (original) exhaust manifold for the buick 3.8 231 v6 engine. Year is 1984. Are they all the same length on both sides...

Is #5 in the diagram synonomous with Crush Collar? In reviewing what my Haynes manual has to say about bearing pre-load, it states: "between 15 and 30 lb-in with new bearings..." My question is why is there such a wide range in bearing pre-load spec? Should I err toward 15 or err toward 30...

Bonnewagon/PonticacGP, yes the axles are currently out of the housing. I am going to take the plunge and attempt to rebuild the rear. I am going to replace the pinion bearings (both) as recommended. How do I know if the carrier bearings need replacing? Is there a tolerance spec? I might...

SS BrewskyAZ, thanks, I had the wrong side of my dust shield contacting the axle housing.

Question...Decided to post here rather than starting a new thread. Now that I got the rear wheel bearings figured out and squared away, I am noticing more play than I would like in the pinion bearing (the pinion seal is also leaking). I've got the darned thing all apart I might as well replace...

Lesson learned.....Take measurements as soon as removing from package!

If someone is handy with machining, they could quite possibly easily machine down the wide shoulder to make it fit flush into the axle housing, which would allow the axle to go in further for C Clip attachment. But I have no machine shop. If a guy could do this economically and still save a...

Ok so I finally was able to talk to someone at BCA/National/Federal Mogul whatever they are called now. Here's the scoop. According to the Tech Services guy there, there was a design change about 3-4 years ago but they did not change the part nbr. He referred to it as a "rolling change". He...

Re: Axle Saver Bearings/C Clip issue FROM SUMMIT WEBSITE........BCA Part # RP5707.... Notes:1.399 in. bore, 2.295 in. o.d., 1.211 in. width. I think I might have found the problem. This is listed as 1.211 inch width but the bearing I have measures 1.459". Am I measuring this correctly, and...

Re: Axle Saver Bearings/C Clip issue The yellow lines I drew in are the areas that are "touching" upon installation. 3/4" bearing width is running up against 1/2" machined area which is resulting in a 1/4" protrusion from the axle housing.

Re: Axle Saver Bearings/C Clip issue Ok attached are two pictures. I had to remove the bearings in order to check these measurements, but things are as I suspected. Here are the measurements: The fattest part of the outside diameter of the bearing measures .755. The width of the part of...

Re: Axle Saver Bearings/C Clip issue PontiacGP, pictures of the bearing are in my other post "Determining axle wear....". I have an email in to the manufacturer, no response from them yet. I am going to pull the bearings and get measurements of the axle housing tube and the actual bearing...