. This handle isn't exactly the sturdiest
thing either so you might want to pull gently on the outside handle
with one hand while pushing the door open with the other.
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
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and bringing in the axle assembly already off the car.
You may be able to save some money by carrying the axles in for
them to work on.
Good luck!
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direct sunlight most of the
ride. This is probably more unhealthy for a dog than us (mostly)
humans.
If you're going to travel extensively with a dog in hot
weather, you might want to arrange for some sort of shade.
My .02.
Greg Rowe
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instead of 20W-50)? That's
nothing to be concerned about. Just drain it and refill with the
proper weight.
IMHO, any quality brand modern motor oil should have sufficient
detergents in it that engine flush would be redundant at best.
My .02.
Have fun!
Greg Rowe
, not increases, understeer).
Am I on the right track?
Greg Rowe
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James,
You can be damned sure that if your tyre shop didn't ask what pressure you
wanted in your tyres, they will be pumped up to 30psi a corner - if not
more. They will also have pumped them all up
, trunnions and a complete rebuild kit.
My .02.
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check that the bolts
holding the axle flange to the diff haven't worked loose.
If it does turn out to be the bearing, make sure that the shop
has the proper tool so that the hub doesn't get bent trying to get
it off.
Good luck
Greg Rowe
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Folks I suspect
to start, although I have only found that
to be a problem below 20F.
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be symptomatic of low pressure across the entire rev range.
The 5W-30 oil probably isn't helping (try 20W-50).
I think the oil gauge is very sensible since you really want
to check pressure at engine speeds other than just idle.
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
and definitely the thrust washers (about $50
worth of parts). Then it's less likely that you will have a
catastrophic failure that would make a rebuild either impossible
or prohibitively expensive.
Good luck and welcome aboard!
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was on my way again
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be due to loose
bolts on the flange. Check them too.
You probably don't want to put this off too long as ujs can
fail catastrophically and allow your rear wheel to do it's own
random steering movements.
The good news is that this isn't a big job.
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
From: Lambert, Iain [EMAIL
average about 10-12,000 year, but have
gone through two more speedometers, so total mileage is not actually
known, but estimated 200,000-215,000.
Of course, many of the parts are no longer original to the car
by this point...
Cheers!
Greg Rowe
is the part number
of the upgraded lug nuts and that is Dorman Wheel Stud 610-344
available from NAPA.
Don't forget to pack metric sockets if you get a flat!
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Subject: saggy rear
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:18:16 -0400
A couple of days ago, on my way to work, I drove across a little bump w/ my
'78 1500. There was a 'clunk,' the rear
much more than 50,000
miles on a set of thrush washers.)
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the transmission? I'm
surprised that the missing pin wasn't the first thing that they
thought of).
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. Luckily
I had only done up a couple of the bellhousing to engine bolts
before I noticed.
Moral of the story: put locking pliers on that pin to hold it
from falling in before replacing transmission. Sorry you had to
learn the hard way too.
Best regards,
Greg Rowe
From: Alan Lemen [EMAIL
of engine speed, e.g. not
just at idle.
2) I don't think it's light bleed from speedo illumination
since it pulsates in time with the turn signals.
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speedometer.
Thanks again to all that helped. You guys are great!
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out of the needlenoses
and snap back in place countless times before you finally get it.
BTW, Richard, we call Mole Grips either Vice Grips (brand name) or
Locking Pliers (generic name).
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recharging a dead battery
with the alternator). So you really only need to upgrade this
wire and you can do so without even messing with the loom.
Instructions are here:
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/alternator/gm-spgtl.html
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
From: James Carruthers [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyway, now
or not. It wasn't to me.
I'm wondering if the pivot pin for the TO bearing housing
has sheered...
Greg Rowe
From: Jim Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 21 Dec 2002 at 13:03, Dave Willner wrote:
When I went to reinstall the slave I noticed the pushrod was laying on
the
bottom of the bracket
canonical...
I'm looking forward to it as I've never been able to attend
a VTR before although I've been going to the Summer Party since
1993...
HTH
Greg Rowe
From: Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 12:15:20 -0800
Does anyone know where and when the VTR convention is this year
I've had this exact same thing happen with a non-LBC.
Turned out to be a bad clamp on the negative battery
terminal. If I tapped on it or twisted it, it would
restore the lights, but the minute I tried the starter
(the heaviest electrical load), it would go out with a
pop.
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
- I
negotiated a slippery hill that had a FWD Saturn spinning its wheels and
that a Chevy pickup with bald tires had to completely bail out on (I made
sure to sanctimoniously grin at the Chevy driver).
Greg Rowe
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You misspelled suppertime ;-)
Greg
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Be sure to hose off the underside, or your Spit will turn into a pile of
crumbly brown
material by summertime!
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didn't see any mention as to whether you were running stock
tires; that could have an effect. Do you have any measured miles
on the highways? I checked my speedometer on one of those once
and is seems to be dead on. The odometer, however is off almost
5%.
Best
Greg Rowe
player in the usual radio location since
there's so litte room for inserting cds.
When the radio comes (ordered on-line), I might experiment around
and see if I can figure out a way to have it stick out around 2
and still not look that bad.
Any thoughts again would be appreciated.
Greg Rowe
originally used in the later
models. I do know that a lot of people buy a smaller size battery
than 'The Book' says to avoid contact with the brace.
Greg Rowe
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with production tolerances being
just large enough on my car to make this job relatively straight
forward. (Of course my back aches for the next two days)
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air pump mounting? I have to put mine back on (#$%# emission
laws) and I can't remember where all the spacers, bolts etc go.
I guess I could eventually puzzle it out, but a picture sure
would be nice!
TIA!
Greg Rowe
gapped at .030
at least
6 months ago and has given me no prior problems. There did not appear to be
any excessive wear on the plug.
What would suddenly cause the gap to totally disappear?
Thanks!
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seal the small leaks between beads.
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I did the corvette air shock conversion a couple months ago and lifted a
somewhat sagging rear of the car as well as restoring more reasonable camber
angles. Its been great for street usage. But Im hoping to do some
autocrossing this summer and Im thinking that I will want to bleed some
elusive vacuum leak this way and am feeling rather proud of myself. It
turned out
to be the tube from the EGR valve to the intake manifold. I didn't realize
that there
was a steel tube under all that braiding - a steel tube perforated by rust
holes in my
case.
Greg Rowe
From: Nolan Penney
From an MG Midget. Still fairly complete. The alternator, distributor and
perhaps best of all air pump are still there. $70 for motor ex accessories,
$50 for trans. No idea of condition. E-mail me off list if you have any
questions or want further details. NFI...
Greg Rowe
the cornering forces that thin threaded top of the VL
(and
drilled out too!) takes.
Best!
Greg Rowe
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I am sorting out the best parts
(actually I
believe its an insulator) lines up with an identical cut-out on the
throttle passage of the carb. That would seem obvious, but Ive learning
never to assume anything about the Stromberg!
Can anyone confirm or deny so I can at least eliminate this possibility?
Thanks as always!
Greg Rowe
were tight at the coil.
Im really stumped and would appreciate any suggestions!
Thank you!
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strange thing I did notice was that the distributor clamp was bent so even
with it tightened
down all the way, everytime I fussed around with the ignition, I was
knocking the timing out!
Again thanks to all!
Best
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My 78 spit is running horribly
= inch each way
- is that normal?
Thanks in advance!
Greg Rowe
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- check the rear seal
- check the u-joint at driveshaft
Anythings else?
Pivot pin!
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In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]you write:
I drove to store, parked, and when I came back out, all I got from the
starter was a click. Connections were all tight. Replacing the battery
with a
new
one made no difference. Finally, I got a couple of volunteers
, no spitfires :-(, but 3 TR7s...
Best!
Greg Rowe
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year?
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expect the engine temparture to have any effect on the fan noise
as the fan clutch is not in any way temperature sensitive.
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Greg Rowe
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the car). I drove mine for a week like that once while waiting for a
new ignition switch to come through the mail.
Best!
Greg Rowe
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don't know how practical this is for you as your MOT is much more
stringent
than our local inspections. But whatever you decide, best of luck to you.
Greg Rowe
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Subject: Depressing News
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 13:27:14 +0100
Dear All,
I have been
Pop open the gas cap when the car dies. If you get a whoosh of inrushing
air,
your charcoal canister line is plugged.
Greg Rowe
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On Tue, Jul 5, 2005 at 12:38 PM, d t gebhard wrote:
Well here it is 4th of July weekend and I'm not driving the
Spit...vapor
in place.
I don't know what else to look for. I'm also confused why a problem
with the vacuum advance suddenly occurred after I fixed the mechanical
advance. Any and all suggestions welcome!
TIA!
Greg Rowe
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My apoligies. My poorly worded post seems to be asking about neon
engine/transmission
removal. I'm not, I'm asking about spitifre engine/transmission removal.
The neon thing
was just my excuse to buy and own a hoist.
Sorry!
Greg Rowe
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Reply-To: Greg Rowe
A work aquaintance is selling a spitfire that he recieved in trade for
another car. Any interest, please contact him directly. Located near
Philadelphia. NFI.
Greg
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Anyway, it is a 1979, Burgandy paint, with grey
of equipment but it gives
tolerably good results over
a wide range of adjustment. Most carb problems actually lie elsewhere.
Greg Rowe
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these motors are close to indestructable. So I've decided to replace
the thrust washers and rod/main bearings every 50,000 miles or so
and see if I can make the rest of the engine last forever.
Best!
Greg Rowe
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BTDT. Try wiggling while pulling down. If you resort to tapping it (and
tap the cap,
not the crank), make sure that you carefully note how it goes back because
when
it comes loose, it may fall all the way off onto the floor.
Best!
Greg Rowe
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now have a winter beater so I should be able
to keep this thing reasonably rust free.
TIA!
Greg Rowe
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Thanks to all that responded to my question about purchasing the 79 spit
for $3500. The great advice from Rick, Andy, Tom, Jerry, Sam, David, Nick,
D.T. and Hector were very helpful in making my mind up and I thank you all!
I ended up not offering the $3500 the seller was asking, instead I
on both sides of the pan? Bottom only and use a good quality paint like
Rustoleum on top? Or
is POR15 overkill for a car that will usually only see dry weather?
Thanks!
Greg Rowe
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Probably a dumb question, but overdrives are new to me.
I just got a 79 spitfire with the J type OD. The car is not currently
running. While
I have the interior apart, I decided to test the wiring on the overdrive.
I'm getting
current down to the solenoid with the OD on and the car in third
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To: Rob T. Getzinger [EMAIL PROTECTED],Greg Rowe
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Subject: RE: Problems with Miata seats
Date: Mon, 8
Well it's killing me, but my first spit has got to go. It's a 1972 MkIV
that I bought in 1981 and drove as a daily driver (snow and rain) until
1991 when it had to come off the road due to rust. I'd hoped to restore
it someday, but reality intrudes. It ain't gonna to happen.
Plan one is to
The gas tank vent that runs to the charcoal canisters might be blocked. If
so, as the
fuel is pumped out, it creates a partial vacuum in the tank which the fuel
pump is eventually
unable to overcome. This is easily tested by opening your gas cap when the
car dies.
If you have a WHOOSH! of
Im working on the 1979 Spitfire (California model) that I got a couple of
months ago. The emissions system is pure stock. I have a few last problems
Im trying to sort out (at least I hope these are the last)
Overdrive I got this working by replacing the solenoid and gear shift
switch
Did I miss a post about cutting down the seat foam? If so, could it be
re-posted
or let me know about any websites addressing this? I trial fitted some
Miata seats,
didn't like the height and put 'em away in the shed. Is cutting down the
seat
foams straightforward or are their pitfalls and
Thanks to Chris, Nolan and Paul for their replies to my question about
modifying Miata seat cushions. Chris's suggestion that I look at Miata
owners web pages was spot on as I found a couple that addressed this
issue (apparently tall Miata drivers have a problem with seat height as
well):
I recently got my first spit with OD. Should I disengage the clutch when
the OD is turned on or doesn't it matter? It seems like disengaging the
clutch would reduce wear on the OD, but I wasn't sure if it needs the
drivetrain load to properly work or if it doesn't matter at all one way or
the
Thanks to all with the helpful advice about Miata seats in a spitfire. I
finally got
them installed last weekend and I wanted to share my impressions in case
anyone
else was considered the swap.
First of all, this has to be one of the most annoying jobs to perform, I
thought it
was much
to follow the contours. Duh.
Thanks!
Greg
From: TEGLER,PAUL [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Greg Rowe [EMAIL PROTECTED],Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Miata seats - update
I've been trying to dig out the photos of the seat pan mods I did to my own
Miata seats (in both my spit and GT6) as well
probably order it for you. Also check any local
speed shops
or agricultural equipment stores as they will also possibly carry it.
Failing that, you can order from one of the usual parts suppliers.
Best!
Greg Rowe
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and direction - I wished I had saved
the emails
so I could thank you individually, but please accept my blanket thanks
instead.
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, but
the car will lose some power and likely the mpg reduction will offset the
pump cost savings.
If you're using regular gas, that alone may be your problem.
Best!
Greg Rowe
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damaged by
excess force is never very satisfying, is it?)
Best!
Greg Rowe
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To: Andrew Lindeman [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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Subject: Re: Sun visors
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:10:50 -0400
Andy
The brackets
on a hill!)
Best!
Greg Rowe
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To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: clutch day two
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:19:34 -0400
Hi spitfire owners
I thought I would do some trouble shooting before getting underneath
was in better
condition.
Just swapped needles and mpg went from 22 to 29.
Best!
Greg Rowe
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Well giys after tinkering and tinkering i have finally
and
looked like hell and
I never got around to making a nicer one.
Best!
Greg Rowe
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I would also check the thrust washers. When they fall
out, the crank can make a whirring noise as it is no longer
riding on an oil film. Plus it gives a strange feeling to
the clutch.
Hopefully that's not it.
Greg Rowe
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Reply-To: Jim Muller [EMAIL
and if you have a
bolt with too much threads, ideally you should fill the
extra threads in with something - JB Weld perhaps?
Best!
Greg Rowe
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To: Jim Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED], spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spit
heavy (and
lifeless) with
175-70-13s at less than 30 lbs up front.
Really the right answer is whatever gives you a comfortable handling balance
between front and rear (within reasonable pressures).
Best!
Greg Rowe
79 Spitfire
From: Roger Elliott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Spitfires Spitfires
near to me (I'm in Hatfield PA). If
so, you
are welcome to drive my car with Miata seats and see what you think. Contact
me off-list...
Best!
Greg Rowe Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:05:02 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: spitfires@autox.team.net Subject: [Spits] Spitfire Leg Room Fellow
Listers
vacuum
(acceleration) preventing detonation.
Best!
Greg Rowe Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 08:56:48 +0100 From:
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Subject: Re: [Spits] Vacuum port Bill wrote: ...While I'm not an expert in
vacuum dynamics, I would think in this case
, the weight of the car would cancel all this out.
I'm hardly an automotive expert so this is just a guess. Take it for what
it's worth.
But try shimming the u-joints and see if it gets rid of the clicking. You
should be
able to put the shim in without removing the axle from the car.
Best!
Greg
on the exhaust
pipe causing embarrassing smoke when idling at a long stop
light. At this point, I suspect that the oil covering my
trans is actually from the engine as I never seem to need
to add any fluid to the trans anymore.
Best!
Greg Rowe From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: spitfires@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 4
of position as you tighten the bolts.
Sorry I cant help with parts.
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
From: paulfme...@msn.com
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 13:53:36 -0400
Subject: [Spits] Exhaust Manifold '78
Getting my '78 spitfire 1500 ready for spring and the exhaust manifold
the bolts. I figure this
simulates the weight of the car on the suspension bushes.
Greg Rowe
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:25:58 -0700
From: m...@bradakis.com
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spits] Rear Spring reply
And I'm wondering if Joe wasn't pulling your chain, stirring up your
.
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
1979 Spitfire
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. You can
probably count on (in addition to the car show)
autocross, drag racing, a pig roast, some music,
a campfire, perhaps a bed-sheet drive-in and a
group backroads drive. Very laid back. Just a relaxed
good time, I enjoy it a lot...
Best!
Greg Rowe
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To: trium
a whoosh of in-rushing air, then yep, you have
a blocked vapor recovery system.
Good luck!
Other Greg Rowe
From: gas...@roadrunner.com
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:22:14 -0400
Subject: [Spits] Sputtering when hot above 50 mph
Sent this last night but I didn't know
on the Canley Classic site.
Why GL1? I would want to use something more modern than that although
overdrive transmission lubricants are admittedly one of the biggest
disagreement areas on our cars.
I agree, once you get used to that OD, it's hard to drive without it!
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
everything.
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
From: michael.m...@redcross.org
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:24:37 +
Subject: Re: [Spits] Spit O/D Issues
So one of the 2 wires that comes from the engine bay to the O/D wiring
should
always be hot?
Can I test the solenoid
.
Unfortuneatly I don't think my budget extends to custom covers
at this point. I like your idea, though, and think the
Miata seats would look quite good with houndstooth in the
inserts. If you find a source, would you mind posting it?
Greg Rowe
From: mappe...@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 16
trunnion bushes and both means the wheels bearings
need adjustment or replacement.
If I had to guess, I would say bad bushings in the flexible
coupler as the most common.
Good luck!
Greg Rowe
From: d...@ranteer.com
To: trium...@autox.team.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012
The coils job is to take the relatively low voltage that
comes in on the +
terminal and convert it to high voltage out the ignition wire
to the
distributor each time the coils terminal is grounded.
The Alison units job is to ground the coils terminal at
the exact right
time.
Obviously you
to work)
-
Keep the 6 volt, hook up to 6 volts and see if it actually makes a
difference (uncharted waters).
I
hope this helps. Good luck with it! Greg Rowe
From: d...@ranteer.com
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:56:34 -0600
Subject: [Spits] pertronix
hi. have
I've never had any problem knocking them out with a few dead
blows from a hammer. Is there enough left to do this? I'm not
sure how you are using a tool that ends up with it bent.
No need to remove the hub, the old one can be slipped out the
back and the new one slipped in. A lug nut and a
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