LDForget

Oh, I thought you just wanted to leave the stubs in so the trans fluid didn't come out. Didn't know you were having issues getting the hub side off. Use some good penetrating fluid and a really big air hammer.

dueces

Have you physically taken them out before? It isn't really a neccessity that I do it, I just couldn't get the cv to budge for the life of me, lol

dueces

Small update: got the front wheel bearing fixed, turned out to be that and not the axle. I still have not heard about the plates i ordered, so i think im going to go through somewhere else and get them done. I hopefully can get them quick enough to get my car lifted by christmas, that would be awesome.

John

2000crv sport

yeah super exited to see the results !!!! id really appreciate a new crv mud video

dueces

Ha ha, it would most likely be a snow video, I wouldn't even know where to look for trails around where I live.

I still need to tear apart my extra diff case and check the thickness of the clutch disks to see if there is a difference compared to the ones in the car now. I still do not get good engagement out of the rear. I can feel it trying to work, and I'm sure it's helping, but just not enough to make me happy, ha ha.

2000crv sport

yeah i hear ya although i have thought about tearing one apart but for the amount i take it off road or actually drive it hard its not worth it since i went too the self pic yard and still wanted like 140.00 for a rear end .... so all i still wana do it get my self some a/t for my 17"s summer rims my winters are great really easy too spin even though they are 215/75/15 cant wait till we get some real snow fall here in southern ontario ill try get a vid up sometime of mine in the snow in a field or something or pictures at least

2000crv sport

and my rear end actually engages pretty quick maybe since it only has around 95,000km's on it nowmaybe that has something to do with it :p going too change out the fuid this weekend and hope too still do a valve adjust ment (id recomend it if u havent yet) and paint the valve cover if i feel ambitious....

2000crv sport

one more question and i think this is the strangest thing yet when i am driving when i turn my lights too off mode my brights come on ever since i got my HID kit do u know what i did wrong ? i am getting a new relay in from the ebay guy i purchased it from but yeah... any help woud be appreciated :p

LDForget

DRL is highbeams at half voltage. that is normal.

dueces

I didnt know that. Mine doesnt do it because i dont have drl. Thats good to know.

LDForget

drl is mandatory in canada, but not in the states. thats likely why yours does not have drl.

2000crv sport

wow thanks now i can stop worrying about that

dueces

How bright are the HID's when they are on in the DRL mode? I'm looking to get a set of 5000K ones for my wifes 2010 crv, and it has DRL.....

2000crv sport

they look like they are just as bright as when u have your brights on

LDForget

Hids are either on or off, non dimable. Think fluorescent lighting.

dueces

Ok thanks guys

dueces

Ok small update, I have decided not to work with this damn clutch pack anymore. I have decided it wont ever do what i want.

So, the new plan is to drill the clutchpack, and pin it. I will use (4) 3/8 diameter pins, at 90 degrees from each other.

I got looking into viscous couplings, and found one in the junk yard, out of a range rover, that im getting cheap. This thing is beefy, and will hold any power i throw at it.

I will update with pics when i pin the diff, and when i make, or get made, the new driveshafts

John

LDForget

lol pretty nuts. let us know how it goes. i assume very JERKY

dueces

I want to be able to cut 1.7 second 60' times. I think with some decent power i can have this car in the 13's. I wish i could quit messing with my cars, i swear its a condition....

dueces

I have some CRAZY AWESOME NEWS! Do I have your attention? Ha Ha

Today I went down and got the viscous coupling from the junk yard. It was out of an 03 Land Rover Freelander.

Problem was, I couldn't get it apart from the drive shaft. So, I just got the whole drive shaft! All for $50!!!!!

So, here are some pics of the new drive shaft with the coupling, and also comparing it to the stock drive shaft. And I'm not even to the best part yet.....














So the BEST part about all this, is the fact that the Freelander drive shaft is 3.5" shorter than the stock drive shaft, meaning it gives me the right amount of room to make adapter plates and not have to do any cutting or balancing or anything!

I am SO getting an A on this project!

Thanks for looking, more updates to come.

John

LDForget

So youre going to use the freelander drive shaft instead of the crv's?

dueces

Yes sir! the clutch will be bypassed since im going to pin the entire pack together

2000crv sport

dude thats so cool um here is something interesting a guy shared a link from camel 4x4 dont tell anyone!!! from a different site but camel 4x4 shippes it from thier warehouse and by "it" i mean lift springs

http://www.sierraexpeditions.com/ind...uct_list&c=677

dueces

I still dont like the fact it cost $400 for the set, i think i will stick with my strut spacers.

On a sidenote, small update

I got the clutchpack pinned, and as you will see in the pics im not done yet. I have to shorten the pins and reassemble the section. Tomorrow i am going to work on it some more. Drilling this thing was rather tough.

Ill post up some pics tomorrow, hopefully i have some flanges made too, they will take a while though.

Thanks for looking

John

2000crv sport

its 200 bucks 100/set