we can later some time. set a date for maybe september....

 

kyler, you think you will be free from 11am to 2pm on wednesday the 15th, which is next 2 wks?

 

kyler, bad news again! the cv joint is popped again, it was barely tighten with the zip tights on the boots. i tried to jack up that side again to re-inspect the assembly, it just somewhat "pop", i couldnt pop it back in by myself, i had a helper at that moment, but didnt help a bit at all. i had no idea what i was doing. so the FIT is sitting in the same level parking lot on two jack stands. i probably have to let it sit til monday or something, unless my mech is able to make it out here in belleveu today to help me fix it. otherwise, i dont know where to look for help. unless you are kind enuf to come out and let's pop it back in this time, and i'll go get the actual hose clam to clam the boot together again. i am so f***ing pissed right now. let me know if you are able to do so. talk to you later

 

hold up so your axle popped out again??? after c/o install?

 

yea, the axle's bearing that connects to the boot/tranny box joint is popped out, i need to pop it back in, align the bearings then slide them back in then it's good to go, but until then, it's a piece of dead meat sitting on the parking lot. (sigh)..i am so suck at this!

 

i would help you but im not available for the next two weeks cause im helping someone with some modeling stuff after work. im insanely busy. really sorry andy

 

it's ok, the car is just sitting at the hotel right now, i'll just have to use mom's car for now until one of my mech/frd is availble to come out and help me out. all i need is someone to align the bearings just like we did friday nite, then once is pushed back in, then everything is golden.

 

call matt. or at least pm him..

 

i am waiting for my mechan/frd to call me back, i should be meeting up with him tomorrow afternoon to finish it up!

 

if you need someone else to help you tomorrow afternoon pm and i will give you my number. i live out in renton so bellevue isn't too far away for me to come out and help.

 

its weird how the axle re popped out again, is that common?

what coils did you get btw?? and hows your stance looking?

 

he's running the megan coilovers.

you trying to go watch a track day with spoonek4 on the 26th this month at pacific raceways? let me know if you want to meet me there.

 

i don't think i have anything up, are we allowed to get in the car too? that'd be sick

 

I don't think so because I asked Jackie before and he said only instructors and drivers are allowed. We would be watching from the grandstands.

 

its really not the axle that pops out of the transmission. its a bearing that keeps coming out. its really hard to re-align. we installed 3 sides in about an hour and a half and then spent 3 hours fiddling around with that last side.

 

ah gotcha cause i was gonna say axle...thats kinda weird to be coming out.

and eric, i'll let you know more when the date comes closer.

 

Anyone interested in my bucket seat, spoon rail, harness bar, and 5pt harness? Will sell it all for $500

 

Jae, you got PM, please get back to me soon as you can, thank you!

 

Jae might be at work right now so he probably won't be able to answer anything.

 

it's ok Jae, i know you are busy.
this install has finally come to an end! KYLER: it's done. finally done. here's how it goes:
friday nite, we wrestle with the only front left for about 5 hrs, right? i drove home, next day realized both sides sit very weird, so i started to call every mechan i can think of to ask and tryin' to get answers. and i thought it was very simple to fix, I.E. i thought i can just lower both axles and take the rubber bushings where they were on top of the coilovers and remove it, and it will be back to normal. once i got to the front left side, which it was late saturday night, it got popped again. and i wrestled it for about 2 hours and didnt work out, and it was close to 1am, despite the fact i have to work next morning at 5am, lol. then, i couldnt get it done, so i raised the sucker on both stands, close up shop, then had a co-worker took me home. i let my car sat in the parking lot since saturday night til this afternoon, i finally got a hold of my mechan to work off-site(which working in the garage at my work), and all he did was just put the hydraulic jack to push the rotor to level with the bearings. then he only took 15 mins to turn and push, then it was in. then he used heavy duty zip ties to tighten the boot back to original spot. then put everything back in place. now, the megan coilovers didnt come with a thing called bearing. which oem assembly has it under the rubber busing, in order to get the megan piece to work, i have to take the oem bearing piece off to put it into the megan in order to work. otherwise, when turn, it will rub AND resulted just like friday night, both sides struts pushed upward, BECAUSE there wasnt the bearing to hold the damper, that's why the weight of the car just drag the springs downward to make both of the struts came up like +-+, before, it was like this T-T.

anyways, after a long ass battle with just one corner, i finally learned a hard head lesson. "if you dont know it, research it, if not confident enough, leave it to the pro"...lol. now i am rocking quite slammed FIT around town, and ride quality is very good.