Need mechanical help in Sanford, NC

[Britstiva]

It's safely secured on jack stands now.

[V8Festiva]

Jeremy,

I will be headed to a location in South Carolina 4 hours from Raleigh to pick up another Festiva Friday afternoon. If your around, I may could stop over for a short visit.

Dean
Raleigh, NC

cell 919-271-5190

[Britstiva]

That would be awesome Dean! I'll be around the house all day long getting out the Christmas decorations and working in the yard.

[sam.1956]

Man, Jeremy, I can't let Dean have all the fun! I'm gonna stow away in the back of his vehicle!

[Britstiva]

OH THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!! I can't wait to show you guys my Festi!!! You know, it's been pretty painful seeing it just set. I'm so close to having it on the road, I can't stand it!!! LOL

You guys give me a call when you've got an idea about what time you'll be stopping by.

[stevewl1164]

cool deal Jeremy

[Britstiva]

Find the 10mm bolt next to the drive gear housing and remove it. DO NOT pry on the tab on the side of the housing, IT WILL SNAP OFF. You'll need to spend some time twisting and wiggling the housing to pull it from the case.

Okay, I've got that 10mm bolt off the gear, but now I can't get the gear to budge! LOL Dang this car is giving me sooo many problems!!

Any tips on removing it w/out breaking off that tab?

[Britstiva]

Thanks Dean, Barbara and Sam for stopping by!!! It was great seeing you guys! We can have a mini-meet here any time you all want.

So, for everyone reading this and keeping up with this project.... They suggested using vice grips on turn/wiggle the gear loose. Also, Sam suggested that I try to turn the tab length wise as the car.

Also, Dean suggested that I bump the start with the gears engaged, clutch in and see if that will allow the gear to wiggle loose.

I'll let you know how it turns out!

[Britstiva]

UPDATE: Not much has happened with the Festiva. It's been a mix of weather and time that's kept me from working on it.

This weekend was pretty good weather wise. So I was able to get it off of the jack stands.

I reinstalled the battery to bump the starter and see if I could get the speedo gear out of the tranny. But the starter didn't crank. I found a loose wire, so it may need to be connected to the starter.

I worked on the Aspire and CRX today, so I plan to work on the Festiva some more next weekend.

On a side note:

I changed the rear brake pads on the Aspire and bled the brake lines. Then removed the headlight/windshield wiper assembly and replaced the headlight side wiring and control peice. Now my headlights don't blink when I hit the signal switch.

I also removed the upper timing belt cover on the CRX and found out the timing belt isn't broken at all. And once I realized that, I jumped off the battery and the car actually ran! I couldn't believe it! I even drove it around the neighborhood!