uberkevin Posted July 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Not Datsun related, but. Gotta work on the Subi. 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, NC85ST said: What happened?! Suby decided to grenade the clutch instead of the head gaskets for once? Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 The head gasket I replaced years back. Maybe 8 years ago. But yeah this is my clutch disc making its way out of my transmission.. Crazy part about it is I didn't hear a thing! Just al a sudden... pedal to the floor.. pulled it back up with my foot and pumped it a few times... nothing.. First I thought oh, slave must have went.. but it was still holding pressure so that wasn't it.. I took a closer looks as my wife pushed in the clutch pedal and as I take off the air filter housing (the slave is under the cover) there was this hole.. So I'll pull the trans. Hope the transmission is okay if so I'll just replace the clutch.. and weld the hole.. I was able to find a large piece of the trans.. lol. Fun times. Quote Link to comment
NC85ST Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 I’ve never seen anything like that on a stock 4 cylinder. What kind of Subaru is it? Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 2003 Legacy wagon. Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 4 hours ago, ]2eDeYe said: Impressive Very! I'm not even mad, just impressed. Won't buy a clutch disc in the shape of a star again, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, NC85ST said: Wow! You're telling me! Some how my wife an I didn't hear a thing. I just hope my transmission is okay. I had a problem with the main shaft sleeve, years back when my bearing basically melted and broke the sleeve. I'll have to find the photo of the bearing it was fucked! Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 24, 2023 Report Share Posted July 24, 2023 Isn't that called a 'puck' clutch disc? Hows the flywheel look? Been broken for a long time. Were the rivets worn into it? Was driving a Fiat diesel one time and after a long down hill I stepped on the gas an the engine just revved up. The center broke out of the disc with no warning, no sound. Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted July 24, 2023 Report Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, datzenmike said: Isn't that called a 'puck' clutch disc? Sure is. They can have a pretty aggressive, sudden bite. 1 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted July 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2023 2 hours ago, datzenmike said: Isn't that called a 'puck' clutch disc? Hows the flywheel look? Been broken for a long time. Were the rivets worn into it? Was driving a Fiat diesel one time and after a long down hill I stepped on the gas an the engine just revved up. The center broke out of the disc with no warning, no sound. Flywheel needs resurfaced but isn't to bad. Pressure plate is okay too. The puck just happened to find the only way out. This clutch definitely had a bite to it at the beginning but it was something you got used too. Quote Link to comment
Slow Loris Posted February 7, 2024 Report Share Posted February 7, 2024 On 4/23/2023 at 5:39 PM, uberkevin said: Getting there. My mother'n law found this handy little steemer, making things go well. Also using so double sided tape. I dunno how the heck you made this work. Try and steam and stretch as I might I just end up with either a giant wrinkle or a big poofy hollow spot in this area of the tunnel. Pretty sure I’m even using the same carpet you did. Just inept, I guess. Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted April 25, 2025 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2025 (edited) Been a while. Now thats its warming up im driving the Datsun more and more. Let's call the 521 iv been driving O.G for now.. mostly stock other than the L20b and 5speed. My other 521, my first one. With a KADE in it has been sitting waiting for love forever... and well.. you know how that goes.. Well I had parked it 'my old one' in my garage to keep it out of the weather annnnd I started taking some of the few good part off it and swapping them over to O.G. and that got me thinking, I should take the disc brakes off and put them on the truck im driving kinda daily driving now. So here I am. and here is my original Mklotz disk brake steel brackets kit, that Jrock and a few other Oly guys helped put on for me year and years ago. just going to be cleaning up niceand get some small parts, https://mossmotors.com/661-890-pin-cotter-unf ive gotta thank Ratsun and the real OGs For helping find the lower dog bone seal N/A problem. Edited April 25, 2025 by uberkevin Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted May 21 Author Report Share Posted May 21 Been doing my thing. Happy 521 day my fellow Datsun heads. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 To you too! I almost forgot I had a '71 for about 8 years. It was about 8 years old when I got it. 2 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted May 22 Author Report Share Posted May 22 Thats pretty cool to think about. I was just telling a friend how its an interesting experience owning a Datsun, just the past 15 or whatever years. Its a ride, and experience to drive one and how not many people have that. 1 Quote Link to comment
Rustbin Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 4 hours ago, uberkevin said: Been doing my thing. Happy 521 day my fellow Datsun heads. Happy 521 day to you, happy 521 day to you...and many more. Had to get up at 4am for work today, sleep deprivation makes me say weird things. I hope you had a good one. 1 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted May 22 Author Report Share Posted May 22 (edited) I also picked up this 69 521. Probably the most complete 521 ive looked at out in the middle of no where. Small bump in the front, set for about 6 years but with a fresh battery and has she stated right up! Taking in way slow on White truck. https://youtube.com/shorts/r9i2T2FhTlU?si=rzJrG-rmntAQ4k4e Edited May 22 by uberkevin 2 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted May 22 Author Report Share Posted May 22 3 minutes ago, Rustbin said: Happy 521 day to you, happy 521 day to you...and many more. Had to get up at 4am for work today, sleep deprivation makes me say weird things. I hope you had a good one. Woke up at 3am, left the house at 3:40. She fired right up. Make me happy 😊 1 Quote Link to comment
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