Rob's BB6 JDM SiR - Written Off.

Post by **rob quilter** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:15 pm

The previous owner painted them black lol.

Post by **rob quilter** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:12 pm

Small update, nothing exciting. My intermittent wiper function has never worked since I've owned it, then my wipers stopped working altogether.

Found out that one if the spindles on the wiper mechanism was mashed. So I got a new mechanism and wiper arms off Rich at PAW, I also traced the intermittent wiper fault to a bad relay. So I have fitted the replacement mechanism and relay, and everything is now working spot on.

I've had no wipers for nearly 2 weeks, luckily I've only been caught out by rain twice.

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:17 pm

A satisfying fix I'm sure

Post by **rob quilter** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:41 pm

Merlin wrote:A satisfying fix I'm sure

Yeah, never take wipers for granted.

Post by **rob quilter** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:54 pm

So a bit of an update, some parts of my Suspension are showing signs of serious wear and some with some play in them. So I have started renewing them.

A few weeks ago I replaced the rear toe arms (sorry, no pics). I noticed that they didn't have genuine Honda washers where you adjust the toe, so I ordered some more and fitted them today.

What the genuine washers look like:

Last week I went down to a friends garage to replace the rear lower ball joints, it was a total pain in the arse to get the old ones out. Had to use loads of heat and a huge hammer to get them out. The new ones went in a treat though.

Next job was to tackle the front tie rods and they were shot.

I picked up a pair if these Delphi tie rods, the quality actually seems better than the OEM ones.

New one fitted:

The old tie rod was absolutely fooked:

I obviously did the passenger side too. I then decided to change the gearbox oil.

I had some Amsoil MTF I bought from Opie Oils.

I used one of these long funnels, which made the job really easy. It was £2 from The Range.

For anyone who hasn't done a gearbox oil change before, you need a special square tool that fits onto the drain bolt, and you can then use a 19mm to remove it.

Next jobs, tomorrow I will be fitting new shocks I bought. I have also ordered new upper ball joints and stabiliser links.

Post by **newkid** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:43 pm

How come I've never seen this until now, love white ludes.

Seems your doing alot of the niggly jobs that all pay off in there own way.

Keep up the good work.

Post by **rob quilter** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:13 pm

Thanks.

GJMHONDA2012 · Post by **GJMHONDA2012** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:03 pm

Do u know if the 4th and 5th gen tie rods are the same as my drivers side on my 4th is goosed there is a bit of play when I wobble wheel left and right, as for the stabiliser links I bought 2x blueprint ones from my local autosave for £28 total

How much were u for the tie rods??

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:07 pm

yeah i checked and they are the same length and look exactly the same

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:01 am

Good work Rob, well done

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