Fixing up my CV for the spring hopefully. Heres a list of "to dos" in order of priority. i bolded things i need help with
Plugs - priced on amazon @ 32.64 (Bosch (4041) HR9DPY Platinum Plus Spark Plug)
Coils - priced on amazon @ $190.00 (ACCEL 140032-8 2 Super Coil Kit)
[b]Differential Seal - havent found one that fits yet. wat do.
pending price[/b]
[b]Radio[/b] - Pioneer AVH-P3300BT 5.8-Inch DVD AV Bluetooth Receiver with iPod/iPhone Control $379.99 on amazon
[b]Exhaust Leak[/b] wat do. mechanic said its in the manifold
pending price
Push Bar $259.00
so total investment so far for radio, plugs, and coils and push bar is $861.63
my other expenses are the exhaust leak, diff, and labour.
CV... crown vic??
Differential seal is easy.. remove wheels, drop driveshaft.. use in/lbs beam torque wrench to measure how much force it takes to to spin the yolk. record.
Remove nut and yolk.. pry out seal, hammer in new seal, reassemble and tighten nut just tight enough so that the yolk spins with the same level of force required that you wrote down.
Exhaust leak.. if it's the manifold does it just need a new gasket or a new manifold? This really depends on how rusty the manifold bolts are.. too. If they're shot it's gonna be a bitch job to do. Heat and penetrating oil will be your friend.
Radio.
Pioneer DDINs are nice.
Check out these ones..
AVH1400DVD - simple dvd screen ddin, entry level, around $300
AVH3300BT - one step up, gives you bluetooth handsfree calling. Around $400
AVICX930BT or X940BT - nav, bt handsfree, bt a2dp streaming audio.. pretty slick unit. The x930 is getting aged, but can be had cheaper than the X940BT.
It's a little fun fitting DDINs in Ford radio openings since you don't get actual brackets the way the factory radio is held in. However.. a little bit of ingenuity.. and a dremel.. and it goes in.
[QUOTE=clutch2;34842082][b]CV... crown vic?? [/b]
yes!
Differential seal is easy.. remove wheels, drop driveshaft.. use in/lbs beam torque wrench to measure how much force it takes to to spin the yolk. record.
Remove nut and yolk.. pry out seal, hammer in new seal, reassemble and tighten nut just tight enough so that the yolk spins with the same level of force required that you wrote down.
[b]sounds good, thank you! how much is the seal and all about?[/B]
Exhaust leak.. if it's the manifold does it just need a new gasket or a new manifold? This really depends on how rusty the manifold bolts are.. too. If they're shot it's gonna be a bitch job to do. Heat and penetrating oil will be your friend.
[b]I believe its just the gasket, it's small right now. Bolts arent too bad.[/b]
Radio.
Pioneer DDINs are nice.
Check out these ones..
AVH1400DVD - simple dvd screen ddin, entry level, around $300
[b]AVH3300BT - one step up, gives you bluetooth handsfree calling. Around $400[/b]
I nominate this one. Perfect.
AVICX930BT or X940BT - nav, bt handsfree, bt a2dp streaming audio.. pretty slick unit. The x930 is getting aged, but can be had cheaper than the X940BT.
It's a little fun fitting DDINs in Ford radio openings since you don't get actual brackets the way the factory radio is held in. However.. a little bit of ingenuity.. and a dremel.. and it goes in.
I gathered something about this from what i read on the CV forums, i saw alot of epoxy and dremeling. Would a car audio shop do this for me for a resonable rate? [/QUOTE]
Seal is cheap, like $10 or so. Just a little piece of metal and rubber. May be worth doing a diff service while you're back there. Some black silicone and gear oil would only add a few bucks.
If the bolts break free with some penetrating oil and heat since they look good then you'll be golden just popping a gasket in there for the exhaust leak. Not the easiest job.. but by no means impossible. Mostly fiddly. Get a torch for this one to heat the stuff up just incase I'd suggest. May no be necessary, eh.
Otherwise you could just skip the exhaust gasket leak.. not a huge issue unless it's introducing too much air into the exhaust and causing the O2 sensor to read lean.
AVH3300BT is a nice unit. It's on display at BestBuy for sure. If you want some hands on go check it out before you buy it.
Just out of curiosity, why would you need a push bumper?
Shit helps when someone hits you or when you fuck up and hit someone, can save you a costly repair.
while fucking up the person you hit, or get hit by. :v:
[QUOTE=areolop;34886375]Just out of curiosity, why would you need a push bumper?[/QUOTE]
Push pumper's look great on Crown Vic's.
Imo.
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