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  • Originally posted by TorqueEffect View Post
    Can't replace the rear cylinder, because my brother decided after he put my bearings in to use the old mangled spindle nut washer that twisted out of place the last time, and guess what?

    It twisted out of the groove on the spindle and is stuck on the threads AGAIN. If it comes down to it I might have to cut the brake line and plug it, because there is no way to get the drum off without me destroying another spindle.
    Might be easier to just do what I did on a recent repair. Find an entire assembly (Drum, back plate, spindle, everything) at a "You pull it". I got mine for $20. It's basically pull the brake line, undo the ebrake, 4 X 14mm nuts and you are off to the races!


    Http://www.Youtube.com/TheresGabe

    1991 Festiva L Red: Daily Driver
    1990 Festiva L White: R.I.P.
    1988 Festiva L Silver: R.I.P.
    1991 Festiva L Red B6T: R.I.P.
    1989 Festiva L White: R.I.P.
    1995 Aspire 2-door White: R.I.P.
    1995 Aspire 4-door Red: R.I.P.

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    • Originally posted by TheresGabe View Post
      Might be easier to just do what I did on a recent repair. Find an entire assembly (Drum, back plate, spindle, everything) at a "You pull it". I got mine for $20. It's basically pull the brake line, undo the ebrake, 4 X 14mm nuts and you are off to the races!
      Too bad the nearest "you pull it" type place with a Festiva is all the way in Indianapolis, and all the local junkyards around here want $50+ for the entire assembly and I just don't trust any of those yards.
      1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
      2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
      1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28

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      • I ordered a couple new skins... 195/45/15... they are hard to find up here in the stix... And then the guy asks me if I am driving the car in the winter.... So I told him no they are for a custom festiva that I only drive in the summer... I don't think he believed me though....
        90 festiva BP/G25MR swap, spec v seats, aspire brakes, FMS springs, round headlight conversion with HID's, custom exhaust, fiberglass hood, and a whole lotta bodywork
        BEFORE AFTER

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        • ^ where did you grab that front bumper in your signature?
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          '92 Festiva L M/T
          '93 Festiva GL A/T

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          • its an aftermarket crx bumper that was narrowed and then the signals were filled in....
            90 festiva BP/G25MR swap, spec v seats, aspire brakes, FMS springs, round headlight conversion with HID's, custom exhaust, fiberglass hood, and a whole lotta bodywork
            BEFORE AFTER

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            • 3" exhaust from the turbo back.
              1992 Festiva... BP-T, Escort G5MR, no crossmember, aspire brakes, Megasquirt, Toyota COP's, coilovers and 6 puck SPEC clutch!

              T3/T4 Turbo Power! G5MR and BP since '04!

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              • Big thanks to Casey! (CWAY1319) for the hook up! After installing it and driving around though, I almost am missing the "no mirror" look...


                Http://www.Youtube.com/TheresGabe

                1991 Festiva L Red: Daily Driver
                1990 Festiva L White: R.I.P.
                1988 Festiva L Silver: R.I.P.
                1991 Festiva L Red B6T: R.I.P.
                1989 Festiva L White: R.I.P.
                1995 Aspire 2-door White: R.I.P.
                1995 Aspire 4-door Red: R.I.P.

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                • finaly got to replace Caety;s right rear strut... not having air power puts a damper on things, especially when you're in the middle of everything
                  Trees aren't kind to me...

                  currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
                  94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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                  • Drove mine halfway across the state, found and installed a $25 VAF from a second gen B6, which took me from 24 MPG on the hway to 34.46!!!! Wooot!

                    Found 2 emeralds on the same trip at a mine, and lots of other stones, visited the Bakers, and saw the shop they had built. Holy moly Batman, what a monstrosity!

                    Also turns out I missed seeing NeanderPaul there by a day
                    Contact me for information about Festiva Madness!
                    Remember, FestYboy is inflatable , and Scitzz means crazy, YO!
                    "Like I'm going to suggest we do the job right." ~Fecomatter May 28 2016.

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                    • Took another whack trying to get the twisted-out-of-place lock-washer out, literally won't even budge.

                      Since I am going to have to buy another washer anyway, maybe I could carefully drill through the tab on the washer without damaging the bearing behind it or threads on the spindle.

                      Originally posted by TheresGabe View Post
                      Big thanks to Casey! (CWAY1319) for the hook up! After installing it and driving around though, I almost am missing the "no mirror" look...
                      I hope to get a mirror for that side sometime, annoying not having one.
                      Last edited by TorqueEffect; 10-23-2012, 03:51 PM.
                      1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
                      2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
                      1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28

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                      • Finally got a "new" Speedo cable and installed it this morning. Got a working speedometer now! Though it is bouncing a bit. Hope it keeps working.
                        -Rafe-

                        Things I have for sale.
                        Random Festiva Parts
                        Festiva Non-Swoopy Power Drivers Mirror

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                        • Originally posted by Prafeston View Post
                          Finally got a "new" Speedo cable and installed it this morning. Got a working speedometer now! Though it is bouncing a bit. Hope it keeps working.
                          If you have, to just pull it out and lube it up with some bearing grease, got rid of the bouncing on mine.
                          1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
                          2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
                          1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28

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                          • Originally posted by TorqueEffect View Post
                            If you have, to just pull it out and lube it up with some bearing grease, got rid of the bouncing on mine.
                            Pull the whole cable out of the sleeve and lube it up and slide it back in?
                            -Rafe-

                            Things I have for sale.
                            Random Festiva Parts
                            Festiva Non-Swoopy Power Drivers Mirror

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                            • Originally posted by Prafeston View Post
                              Pull the whole cable out of the sleeve and lube it up and slide it back in?
                              Yes, I did this with mine and it slides out rather easy.

                              If it is a brand new cable then you probably won't have to clean it.

                              If it is a used one I would clean all the old grease off with some rubbing alcohol and scraping off any build-up that may be on it.

                              I recommend just detaching the cable from the transmission and pull it out of it's sleeve there, much quicker than pulling out the instrument cluster.
                              Put allot of bearing grease down the entire length of the cable and slide it back up through it's sleeve which will guide it back into the speedo, if it doesn't go all the way in, just turn the cable a bit until it does.
                              Last edited by TorqueEffect; 10-23-2012, 07:14 PM.
                              1991 Ford Festiva BP (Full Aspire/Rio Swap) (337k Miles) (Around 95k Engine)
                              2002 Chevy Cavalier LS Sport 2.2L DOHC Ecotec (Threw a Rod)
                              1998 Chevy Monte Carlo LS 3.1 V6 (225k miles) Best MPG = 28

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                              • we're retiming the B3 we have, if that doesnt work we are going to swap our motors out with the other guy on the right.

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                                1992 Festiva L - BP Swapped, Aspire Swapped, Rally America Sanctioned.
                                1993 Festiva GL - 4sp Automatic and the bluest car i've ever seen...
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