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This is sold now. I sold it locally so the SA guys might see it around.

Many thanks for all the help from here over the years. You never know, I may own another Subaru at some point....

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David D

Is there a good way to tell if CV shafts are genuine Subaru? Just wondering if it's worth checking the MY wagons at the local wreckers to see if there are any worth getting reconned.

Sorry guys, I am an SA member with a Brumby for sale. Unfortunately, it can't accommodate the family and I can't realistically keep it. Hopefully it will be sold to someone local and I'll be sure to advise them to join up here. It's a shame if facebook is preventing people from joining - I'm a membe...

This is mine, sorry for the shameless self promotion.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/christie ... 1128259962

'87 Brumby in SA.

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David D

We're on gumtree now...

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/christie ... 1128259962

Hi guys Sadly, the time has come to sell my Brumby. I have bought another vehicle to accommodate the increase in family members (2 kids since I bought the Brumby!) and cannot realistically afford the time, space and money to keep it. Here's the build thread http://ausubaru.com.au/showthread.php?t=18...

Thanks guys

Bennie, I meant I didn't drive it very far - just a quick test drive.
It was a big job but more in terms of the amount of things to do rather than difficulty.

And yeah, Silverbullet, that cut off input shaft works a treat - everyone should have one!

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David

Got everything back together and took the car round the block today. Didn't go far but i can still drive it and change gear so hopefully all will be good. Won't fully relax until I get a few more kms under my belt tho....

Got the engine back in today, went in ok apart from the last 50mm or so. Everything was lined up but I just couldn't seem to get the block to meet the transmission. Lots of jiggling and wiggling and pushing and pulling and swearing got it there eventually. I also swapped the steering rack for a (hop...

Got the engine out today and took the clutch out to order a new one. Should be here tomorrow - 225mm and 21 splines just for info. Everything came apart ok, the trickiest bit was actually separating the engine from the transmission. Had to wiggle it about a fair bit to get it free from the studs. It...

Thanks, that's just what I need.

Getting closer now, just picked up Silverbullet's crane the other day (thanks again).
Just wondering if anyone has pics of where to attach the crane to the engine. Hopefully will make sense when I go to do it but, just incase, would be nice to know what to look for.

Thanks

David

What sort of sealant has anyone used on flywheel bolts? I think I've got some of that non-hardening aviation gasket goo from when I did my inlet manifold gaskets. Would this work ok?

David D

Yeah that makes sense. I didn't notice anything was wrong until my battery died and I thought it was a bit premature. I got a mate to check the voltage and that's how I found out the alternator was faulty.
Cheers for the replies

David

hi guys As the title suggests, I recently replaced the alternator on my '87 EA81 Brumby and I could swear the car is running better now. It was a like-for-like used replacement from an MY wagon. It was the voltage regulator that was faulty on the old one. Am I just imagining this or is there any rea...

Thanks for that. I guess I have a 50% chance of this one being right so I may as well get it ready to swap in.

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Still hoping to do this at some point. Long story short - 'replacement' for the Brumby (bigger family, extra seats etc.) is taking longer to hit the road than I expected. Anyway, I picked up a flywheel at U-Pull-It which I'm hoping to clean up to swap with mine to save a bit of downtime. Are there a...

Still 4 MY wagons at Lonsdale and a few L series. I was in a bit of a hurry so didn't take any pics or anything.

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David D

Yeah I think I've seen that clip. Pretty impressive.

Regarding that O-ring, I have been informed by Subaru that the part is no longer available so I'll just have to hope mine's OK.

Still not cleared a space in the calendar for this yet, (maybe it's fear stopping me!) will keep you posted.

David D

Looks like I'm gonna have to take it apart and see what clutch I have (diameter / spline count) before I order anything. Been reading in the Gregory's manual and there is mention of replacing an O-ring on the flywheel. Quick search on here reveals this might not always be relevant. Is this something...