Pmk's green goblin vr6

[dylan8]

as per above.
But it looks like it might have been dry a while... id be worried about the CV failing

[mb1907953]

Would highly recommend doing all of them while theyre out. They look fairly old and they're a pain in the arse to do if they're installed. Take it apart and repack with grease and you will be saving yourself a heap of trouble in the future.

[Pmk]

Replace the CV boot its a MUST. They are like $20.

Good stuff mate!

The 'rubber' part is a Constant Velocity or CV boot. It protects those 'metal parts' which is called the CV joint from dirt and rubbish (plus stops the joint spitting it's grease all over the place). Just grab a CV boot kit for like $30 and chuck it on (may also be a good idea to put some new grease in). Then you'll be laughing.

Also, if it was like that for a while when on the donor car then the joint itself may be stuffed too. You can tell if the joint is stuffed normally when you turn full lock at low speed and it keeps going clickity clack haha :p

Edit: It appears I've been beaten to it while writing. Many for your keyboard prowess.

I forgot they were called cv boots haha derp. Would it matter which kinds ? I'm looking at easiest accessible for now as uk ebay would be the best friend.

as per above.
But it looks like it might have been dry a while... id be worried about the CV failing

Would highly recommend doing all of them while theyre out. They look fairly old and they're a pain in the arse to do if they're installed. Take it apart and repack with grease and you will be saving yourself a heap of trouble in the future.

Yeah definitely. Will be taking a crack at this using this diy on vortex;

VWVortex.com - DIY - Blown CV Boot Replacement and inspection
VWVortex.com - Wheel Bearing and Hub Replacement DIY

But at the end of this all i need is the abs ring that was "supposedly" the problem as been checked from a blue slip. Should i just take the hub only and replace it or the entire hub with the axle ? At this stage looking at the DIY, i think i might take it to a shop and watch and learn there as i don't have the tools to do this thing as of yet. The CV boot easily but it seems their is more to the Hub/axle. Anyone care to teach ?

[timiteo]

Re: Pmk's green goblin vr6

Doesn't matter too much which boot. If you just want to pass the blue slip then I'd say just swap the hubs.

The hub should come free of the drive shaft if you take the split pin out and undo the big nut in the middle. An air impact gun would help as you'll have a hard time doing the one that's off the car. The one on the car you could just use a breaker bar or socket with a pipe on the end if you need more torque.

Then swap the hubs and see the blue man

[Tubbs76]

Nice, i remember looking at this car when I was looking for a VR6 but didnt end up buying it, got one in the gong instead. nice to see the updates.

[Smeeeb]

I don't know if i would go as far as saying we are friends. I better see some nice wheels out of this.

[Pmk]

Doesn't matter too much which boot. If you just want to pass the blue slip then I'd say just swap the hubs.

The hub should come free of the drive shaft if you take the split pin out and undo the big nut in the middle. An air impact gun would help as you'll have a hard time doing the one that's off the car. The one on the car you could just use a breaker bar or socket with a pipe on the end if you need more torque.

Then swap the hubs and see the blue man

oh must have mistaken it. Already got the bluey but he inspected that this was a problem. But you know with mechanics.. they can be wrong.. as i went to do wheel alignment and they also said i had a bent tie rod on the same side so.. could be both !

Nice, i remember looking at this car when I was looking for a VR6 but didnt end up buying it, got one in the gong instead. nice to see the updates.

Were you coming from a long way away ? northern beaches or something ? cause i remember talking to him about someone haha

I don't know if i would go as far as saying we are friends. I better see some nice wheels out of this.

Yea well were leave it as business partners and hopefully i do what i wanted with the wheels with the ideas !

[Pmk]

So it's been awhile since update. Alot of things have happend recently. So i'll make this short and let the pictures do the talking.

So what's happend during the last update is;

Coilovers. Was suppose to get these in a few days and ended up getting lost in a depot and finally arrived 2 months later.. :twisted:



New Wheels. Factory BBS RY. Painted them in acrylic white and i wanted to make them different. So i did the Splash on them. So now they are VW BBS OEM RY Splash Effects.







And now how she sits.




And also did the suitcase muffler delete. That'll be it for now !


Also found out today i've lost 1x BBS centre cap(WTB) and also 2 LUG NUTS with thread !! WTH?!/ If anyone has them close by please let me know !

[HaydEn]

Pmk's green goblin vr6

How you liking vr sounds with no suitcase?

Looking good dude!


"I only post on Facebook if I know i am going to get likes" - M

[Water Boy]

Looks good mate!

Hahah not the first VR6 with those wheels. Sarah ran them on her's for a while...

[decksla]

ya know, im fully feeling those wheels!

looks nice on close up and if i ever did it, id prolly do more than you, but not as much as the second pic.

well done.

PS: brave man, rollin @ that height (:

[Smeeeb]

Looks dope man, come down again sometime soon and have a beer i'll give you some colour coded door trims for lunch again

[PoDgE]

Love the ride hight! Wish I had the balls to be that low

[Surfpig]

great update!

they go plenty low eh

[Pmk]

How you liking vr sounds with no suitcase?

Looking good dude!


"I only post on Facebook if I know i am going to get likes" - M

It sounds really nice dude. Loving the sound on the outside. Not much droning and sounds great with the CAI , even gives out a nice backfire when down gearing. Bad part is the cabin noise. Has increased by like 70% at least but i've been dealing with it so it's pretty normal for me now.

Looks good mate!

Hahah not the first VR6 with those wheels. Sarah ran them on her's for a while...

Yeah i know i flicked back and definitely had some thought from hers aswell ! i think my colour choice was better though IMO. haha

Looks dope man, come down again sometime soon and have a beer i'll give you some colour coded door trims for lunch again

haha Thanks man. With your driveway i'd never make it.

Love the ride hight! Wish I had the balls to be that low

Yeah.. pretty use to it. my old CL was lower than that one. But as you can see in the pictures the lip has the outcome of the low life. WTB mk3 lip. haha

great update!

they go plenty low eh

Yeah heaps good so far ! besides the fact that the thread on the rear is not good. top mount screw on one has seized so have to go to a sussy shop to check it out. but yeah. Using your adjusted height atm because can't find my c spanner