Good man. Nice!4CylinderSpecial wrote:I also picked up some Sparco NSII Crimsons, 17x8 and 9 and +32 and +38 offset.
I resprayed the wheels and slapped on some Potenzas. Amazing how well they handle. Took advantage of the 4 for 3 offer that Bridgestone had.
Levi's 1996 GT-S
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
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Finished putting in my trd springs today. Handles great when paired with potenzas! My two front struts had generous amounts of loctite on them, meaning I had to borrow a rattle gun with triple the torque compared to my air one.
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Looks great on the trds. Nice work .
Lol @ loctite. Wasn't me!
We only just bought a replacement car. R32 MK5...not really the price downgrade I had hoped for.
Lol @ loctite. Wasn't me!
We only just bought a replacement car. R32 MK5...not really the price downgrade I had hoped for.
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
That does look good. Wheels and tire fill out the guards well. What size tyres are they?
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Reading through the service history, I think it was the previous previous owner when they got new front strut inserts. or maybe bad luckMoNk wrote:Looks great on the trds. Nice work .
Lol @ loctite. Wasn't me!
We only just bought a replacement car. R32 MK5...not really the price downgrade I had hoped for.
Fantastic choice in car though! It's basically the only modern VW I'd own honestly.
The fronts are 215/40/17, rears 245/40/17. No rubbing issues or anything like that. It certainly modernises the car a fair bit. I'm now back to looking for potholes and speed bumps again nowGDII wrote:That does look good. Wheels and tire fill out the guards well. What size tyres are they?
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
they look awesome.
I think they'd look fawesome (effing awesome) with some neo-chrome wheel nuts though
I'm impressed with your quick progress!
I think they'd look fawesome (effing awesome) with some neo-chrome wheel nuts though
I'm impressed with your quick progress!
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From the price of just the chrome nuts, I think I'll be happy with those for nowSwampy wrote:they look awesome.
I think they'd look fawesome (effing awesome) with some neo-chrome wheel nuts though
I'm impressed with your quick progress!
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Today I set out to get rid of the annoying clutch pedal squeak that seems to come from the front of the car. Searches on the net lead me to believe that it was possibly the pin and bush on the clutch pedal. It seems that as the bush wears, it allows the pin to contact the pedal and create a squeaking noise.
Heres the old pin and bush vs new: And the scraped up old pin In the end, it made no difference. Luckily it wasn't expensive ($15 - forget to get my discount from toyota ) but now i'm still trying to figure out what is making the noise. Sometimes it'll go away, but it seems random more than anything.
Heres the old pin and bush vs new: And the scraped up old pin In the end, it made no difference. Luckily it wasn't expensive ($15 - forget to get my discount from toyota ) but now i'm still trying to figure out what is making the noise. Sometimes it'll go away, but it seems random more than anything.
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
Probably the spring on the clutch pedal. Disconnect it and see if it still happens. Had the same thing in a Fiat years ago. Don't know how to fix it but maybe filling the inside of the spring with a lump of closed cell foam or something like that might do it.
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
Could be the contact points on the clutch slave, clutch fork and clutch bearing. When I replaced my clutch I greased them like the BGB says and the sound went away. But that involves removing the engine....
People replace the slave clevis with a bearing to stop the wear issue and and squeaking.
https://twosrus.com/catalog/product_inf ... cts_id=948
People replace the slave clevis with a bearing to stop the wear issue and and squeaking.
https://twosrus.com/catalog/product_inf ... cts_id=948
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
Although I didn't have the dreaded clutch petal sqweek decided to install billet clevis with roller bearing made by CRW. It wasn't a simple process to pull petal , drill hole for bearing and re-install.
Petal now feels much more smooth and silent. Clevis also allows more adjustment which can be a benefit.
Petal now feels much more smooth and silent. Clevis also allows more adjustment which can be a benefit.
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Probably my favourite post so far. Petals are on flowers, not on cars .Benckj wrote:Although I didn't have the dreaded clutch petal sqweek decided to install billet clevis with roller bearing made by CRW. It wasn't a simple process to pull petal , drill hole for bearing and re-install.
Petal now feels much more smooth and silent. Clevis also allows more adjustment which can be a benefit.
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
Replaced the pedal with a petal to keep the bees knees happy in the cab.....
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
What I found is when the squeaking went away I could hear a very quiet one in the engine bay that is probably the clutch components — but this one is LOUD and you can feel it through the pedal.GDII wrote:Could be the contact points on the clutch slave, clutch fork and clutch bearing. When I replaced my clutch I greased them like the BGB says and the sound went away. But that involves removing the engine....
People replace the slave clevis with a bearing to stop the wear issue and and squeaking.
https://twosrus.com/catalog/product_inf ... cts_id=948
It could well be this for all I know... next time I manage to squeeze into the footwell I'll see if that will help at all.85AW20v wrote:Probably the spring on the clutch pedal. Disconnect it and see if it still happens. Had the same thing in a Fiat years ago. Don't know how to fix it but maybe filling the inside of the spring with a lump of closed cell foam or something like that might do it.
If I can't figure out the problem, I might go for this. But I can't imagine it being the clevis pin against the clevis if It's brand new?Benckj wrote:Although I didn't have the dreaded clutch petal sqweek decided to install billet clevis with roller bearing made by CRW. It wasn't a simple process to pull petal , drill hole for bearing and re-install.
Petal now feels much more smooth and silent. Clevis also allows more adjustment which can be a benefit.
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Re: Levi's 1996 GT-S
Replacing clevis pin won't solve the noise problem if bush is not replaced and lubricated. The Billet clevis mod replaced bush with roller bearing.
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