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Finally started to put in a V6 3rd up front with the right gears and put the Longs in. Things were going (somewhat
) smooth, and I had the long side all put together, started working on the short side and the frikkin birf won't go onto the inner
After messing with it for over an hour, I'm ready to roll it all down a hill:nuke: Why the hell can't I get the birf on? The other side was easy. I'm running "martacks" so I put the inner in first, then slid the birf into the knuckle, and pushed it against the inner. I turned the pinion flange until I could feel the splines slightly contacting and wanting to turn, then tapped with a hammer. Turned the flange again to see if the splines were meshing, and nothing, so I hit it harder. Still nothing. Pulled the birf out and looked at it, tried to pull the inner out but it ain't moving. So I tried it again, and again for about an hour. Sometimes it would twist the race sideways, sometimes not.
So what the hell is going on???
Also, I have Land Cruiser vented rotors and IFS V6 calipers, and figured I'd put new Toyota pads on. But the rotor was twice as wide as I could get the pads apart. Had to put the old ones back on. Do I have to bleed the whole system and push the pistons back?
After messing with it for over an hour, I'm ready to roll it all down a hill:nuke: Why the hell can't I get the birf on? The other side was easy. I'm running "martacks" so I put the inner in first, then slid the birf into the knuckle, and pushed it against the inner. I turned the pinion flange until I could feel the splines slightly contacting and wanting to turn, then tapped with a hammer. Turned the flange again to see if the splines were meshing, and nothing, so I hit it harder. Still nothing. Pulled the birf out and looked at it, tried to pull the inner out but it ain't moving. So I tried it again, and again for about an hour. Sometimes it would twist the race sideways, sometimes not.
So what the hell is going on???
Also, I have Land Cruiser vented rotors and IFS V6 calipers, and figured I'd put new Toyota pads on. But the rotor was twice as wide as I could get the pads apart. Had to put the old ones back on. Do I have to bleed the whole system and push the pistons back?