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What did you do to your 2002 today !


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Nothing glamorous... but conquered the 3 fluids!

 

Drained diff, tranny and oil... letting them drip over the weekend

 

Tranny was biggest fear. When I put project back together last year I (stupidly!?) used blue sealant on threads thinking to prevent leaks. Worked but a bitch to unscrew!

 

So I bought two new plugs, bolt head type to replace concave hex head style, and was wondering if any anti leak measures are needed?

 

Maybe teflon tape like plumbing or just leave ‘em alone and torque to spec

 

Thanks - Randy

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1975 - 2366762 Born 7/75

See the whole restoration at:

http://www.rwwbmw2002.shutterfly.com

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I think I would have quit after “window regulator.”
Chances are very good that the window regulator was going to break anyway.
It just happened to break when she was operating it.


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Frank,  SaharaX2
'75 2002 Sahara (Janice)
'74 2002 Sahara (Camilla) dearly departed
'76 2002 Anthrazit (Gonzo) now daughters car

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On 5/3/2019 at 11:04 PM, VWJake said:

Finally getting back to the Chamonix ‘73 for a few hours tonight. I removed the bumper bracket supports from the tail panel and cut the bottom few inches from the panel (the bulk of the rust and conveniently- the spot weld seam between the tail and floor). I sand blasted a few questionable spots on the tail panel and then began welding it to the quarters. It’s so nice to see a rear view again. 

 

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I think my plan going forward will be to weld the two floor sections together, weld that into the car, then replace the lower few inches of the tail. 

 

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Since my last update I got something else that I’ll be excited to dig into.

 

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This should make repairing the red nose a breeze!

Where did you get this lower valance?  It looks new. 

 

Thanks

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I think I would have quit after “window regulator.”
Chances are very good that the window regulator was going to break anyway.
It just happened to break when she was operating it.


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I enjoy giving my wife a ration of crap for these types of things. She enjoys giving me the same treatment. Trust me, I get more rations of crap than she does.

And yes, I also blame her for the sun visor clip on her side of the car breaking as well. Mine didn’t. LOL
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On 5/16/2019 at 5:18 PM, uai said:

front axle in car

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love that reduction in unsprung weight

73 Tii stock build, Porsche Macan   , E46 330i Florida driver, 

….and like most of us, way too many (maybe 30 at last count) I wish I hadn't sold ?

 

 

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‘73 Chamonix

 

trunk floor halves are butt welded together.  The floor is welded solid to both wheel houses. It’s only clamped to the quarter panels as I’ll be replacing the lower section of both of them anyway. The spare tire well is fully welded as well. It’ll be time for a trunk lid soon.

 

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Removed this today.  Does anyone have a foolproof way to install a GUIBO?  The one pictured failed after <10,000 miles.  All bolts installed with heads on GUIBO and nuts on flanges. I had carefully tightened the nuts without lettting the bolt heads turn.  On the plus side, I was still able to drive home after the piece broke off without any discernable excess vibration.  Kudos to german engineering.

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Someone is gonna answer much better than me about the GIUBO, but i remember there being a couple factors at play...

 

1.) certain brands were known to be of lesser quality

2.) the position adjustment of the driveshaft at the joint/ hanger bearing thing is really important as if its at an angle it puts unnecessary force on the giubo

 

If i remember correctly....

'74 Verona

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Wiggled my dipstick tube, thinking it was coming loose, and it BROKE OFF at the engine.

 

While I am figuring out a fix, I took my handy roll of Teflon (FEP) tape that self-seals and rolled a plug to match the ID of the hole in the block.  Works like a charm - high temp, no leak.

 

All the work you guys are doing on your 02s is really impressive.

 

Ron

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