Drivetrain installed engine damper, what do you guys think....
#126
Priority Mail is the way to go! I can pay and print the label on the PC in a minute or two. 'Tis most convenient.
#127
I would not use one on the other end of an impact wrench, but I have beat on them pretty hard and have not had a single issue. Used them in every stage of a DIY turbo build up in a miata.
While I love them for everyday speed, they are really great for that bolt that you can't see, can only get a finger and a half on and your project is already 4 hours longer than you thought..... With about 5° (i think!) between gears you can just tick-tick-tick until it's tight. The 12mm on the back of the miata for adjusting the timing is the first that comes to mind, but there are so many.
I have them in full size and stubby, metric and standard. Also, flex head metric. I would not trade them for anything else!
Have to go sign another gearwrench check! Just kidding!
While I love them for everyday speed, they are really great for that bolt that you can't see, can only get a finger and a half on and your project is already 4 hours longer than you thought..... With about 5° (i think!) between gears you can just tick-tick-tick until it's tight. The 12mm on the back of the miata for adjusting the timing is the first that comes to mind, but there are so many.
I have them in full size and stubby, metric and standard. Also, flex head metric. I would not trade them for anything else!
Have to go sign another gearwrench check! Just kidding!
^^ those gear wrenches handle about how much torque in ft/lbs do you
think? im always worried that i'll break them..that's why i was thinking
about going the basic box wrench stubby.
might just do the popular size in those gear wrenches though... like
10, 12, and 17 or something.
think? im always worried that i'll break them..that's why i was thinking
about going the basic box wrench stubby.
might just do the popular size in those gear wrenches though... like
10, 12, and 17 or something.
#128
I would not use one on the other end of an impact wrench, but I have beat on them pretty hard and have not had a single issue. Used them in every stage of a DIY turbo build up in a miata.
While I love them for everyday speed, they are really great for that bolt that you can't see, can only get a finger and a half on and your project is already 4 hours longer than you thought..... With about 5° (i think!) between gears you can just tick-tick-tick until it's tight. The 12mm on the back of the miata for adjusting the timing is the first that comes to mind, but there are so many.
I have them in full size and stubby, metric and standard. Also, flex head metric. I would not trade them for anything else!
Have to go sign another gearwrench check! Just kidding!
While I love them for everyday speed, they are really great for that bolt that you can't see, can only get a finger and a half on and your project is already 4 hours longer than you thought..... With about 5° (i think!) between gears you can just tick-tick-tick until it's tight. The 12mm on the back of the miata for adjusting the timing is the first that comes to mind, but there are so many.
I have them in full size and stubby, metric and standard. Also, flex head metric. I would not trade them for anything else!
Have to go sign another gearwrench check! Just kidding!
them trying to decide whether i should just get the non ratchet type
or not... will go back there over the weekend and get me the stubby
with ratchet action then.
#129
#131
them both on mine, but on the motor side, you don't need to use.
#133
I got my engine damper today along with my spygear toggle switch! I just got done installing it. masking tape is needed to keep the pieces together. finding them after you drop them is a pain. I have an MCSa and you need to grind down the frame a bit to get the bolt to go where you want it to, I couldnt find any other way around this, I looked into my dads MC and he had so much more room to install an engine damper. well after grinding the frame a little, the rest was a breeze. I took it for a test drive and it felt great, no more bucking especially when I gently apply pressure on the brake to slow down. This is a great mod, and for only $55, plus shipping, its cheap too!
nice car jon
#134
right up against the belt tensioner. it looks like more of a requirement
on my 03 MCS MT... i would rather have it rub a tad on the frame.
#135
Yep, I'm sure.
The picture below shows that the damper is just a wee bit too long. You need to shorten the length.
Did you hand tighten the block side first and THEN attach the frame side or did you do the reverse? Also realize that there is a bit wiggle room since the hole is bigger than the bolt....so you want to adjust the length of the damper so that it's just long enough to reach. Another trick is to push the damper at the frame mounting area towards the passenger side and rear of the car as you tighten down the nut. Yes, it would seem that 8 hands are required for this but it can be done with a little patience.
Shoe
The picture below shows that the damper is just a wee bit too long. You need to shorten the length.
Did you hand tighten the block side first and THEN attach the frame side or did you do the reverse? Also realize that there is a bit wiggle room since the hole is bigger than the bolt....so you want to adjust the length of the damper so that it's just long enough to reach. Another trick is to push the damper at the frame mounting area towards the passenger side and rear of the car as you tighten down the nut. Yes, it would seem that 8 hands are required for this but it can be done with a little patience.
Shoe
#136
nice job jon! glad you got a chance to install it and feel what i am feeling. the red was a great choice in color. i wished i choice the red instead of the silver. blue would of been suffice but heck, its all good, performance whether being silver, red or blue works well.
nice car jon
nice car jon
#137
Yep, I'm sure.
The picture below shows that the damper is just a wee bit too long. You need to shorten the length.
Did you hand tighten the block side first and THEN attach the frame side or did you do the reverse? Also realize that there is a bit wiggle room since the hole is bigger than the bolt....so you want to adjust the length of the damper so that it's just long enough to reach. Another trick is to push the damper at the frame mounting area towards the passenger side and rear of the car as you tighten down the nut. Yes, it would seem that 8 hands are required for this but it can be done with a little patience.
Shoe
The picture below shows that the damper is just a wee bit too long. You need to shorten the length.
Did you hand tighten the block side first and THEN attach the frame side or did you do the reverse? Also realize that there is a bit wiggle room since the hole is bigger than the bolt....so you want to adjust the length of the damper so that it's just long enough to reach. Another trick is to push the damper at the frame mounting area towards the passenger side and rear of the car as you tighten down the nut. Yes, it would seem that 8 hands are required for this but it can be done with a little patience.
Shoe
of the hole on the frame (as you mentioned you can move it around a
little). it is also at the out most side of the hole on the passenger side.
i think the only other way it would have the 4-5mm clearance would be to
flip the damper the other way... im not sure if that would
make a difference.
i attached the frame side (loose) then attached the motor side (loose)
to adjust the length as short as possible, then torqued down the motor
side, while pushing aft and out. then took a spin, re-torqued again.
what year is your car? perhaps its model year dependant...(?)
regardless if you use the bell on the motor side it works on mine.
#138
I was laughing when I read the part about "(for the wife..i swear)", as I am in the exact same position on mine and I have been wondering the very same thing about the damper. The one thing I have read here though that makes me pause is that the added vibrations are claimed to be even worse on the automatic. I love my wife and my Mini (also a MCSCa), but I often wonder if I would have been better off to force the issue and make her learn stick.
#140
I was laughing when I read the part about "(for the wife..i swear)", as I am in the exact same position on mine and I have been wondering the very same thing about the damper. The one thing I have read here though that makes me pause is that the added vibrations are claimed to be even worse on the automatic. I love my wife and my Mini (also a MCSCa), but I often wonder if I would have been better off to force the issue and make her learn stick.
i noticed it when i first cranked it, but it settled.
try it, if you don't like it im sure there are others that'll take them off
your hands. give it a shot.
#143
You should be fine.
Shoe
#144
I was laughing when I read the part about "(for the wife..i swear)", as I am in the exact same position on mine and I have been wondering the very same thing about the damper. The one thing I have read here though that makes me pause is that the added vibrations are claimed to be even worse on the automatic. I love my wife and my Mini (also a MCSCa), but I often wonder if I would have been better off to force the issue and make her learn stick.
The space is tight - on an MCSa it is even tighter...so remember, patience goes a long way...and buy the telescopic magnet!!! I'm telling you it will save your butt!
Shoe
#146
2) Red, blue, or silver only. (Silver out of stock right now, available mid-to-late November)
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