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    #31
    Originally posted by Lex
    Mine was just out of luck - a guy bought the engine off JDMSource and lost interest in the project without installing the motor - so he was very nice and sold it to me.

    JDMSoruce can sell you the motor for about 1k US ... and that is one of the best deals I can think of.
    That may have bin the engine i ordered in. If you are trying to get one make shure you order it a couple months before you want it. It took 4 months for them to get the one i ordered in and by that time gave up on them and had already started buying parts to turbo my bp. Make shure you talk to Shoaib, he is the owner, i personally know him and is a good guy. Let him know you dont need the tranny and that should also knock abit off the price

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      #32
      Some minor updates -


      stupid previous owners, rounded the lug nut off on the drivers side front tire... I had to dremel that biatch off of there.... After enough cutting and chiseling it finally let go and the tire came off... not before I broke 1 extension, 1 3/8ths ratchet, 1 3/8ths breaker bar, (yes I broke a breaker bar!) and and adapter. Took awhile, but I got it off of there with enough dremeling, drilling, and chiseling.

      Then the axle nut would not let go... I even hit it with the impact for 5 mins or so and nothing. Then I put on a breaker bar (36") and jumped on it, and nothing.... The whole car was moving from the for I was exerting on the nut. Finally I had to break out the dremel and cut slots into the nut to get some of the threads to weaken enough I could bust it off of there.

      Now the axles wont come out. I have been prying on them with my 36" Gorilla bar... has the hook like a crow bar, but still can pry them out. I know that the axles can be a real PITA, but jeez....

      Any suggestions?

      oh and I know, pics later tonite of the destruction.
      The T3 BP MX-3 conversion has begun, and is taking forever & will kill me.

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        #33
        geez. your making me fear taking out my BP's axles
        1997 U-13 Nissan Altima

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          #34
          this is how i got my axles out when i did my swap...get a 15 pound sledge hammer and hit the axle as hard as you can.....pop it will come right out.....just dont miss
          91 323 GTX @ 16psi, 5 speed || December 07 R.O.T.M.
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            #35
            wont hammering the end of the axle push it in further?

            I dont want to destroy the axles as someone bought them already and I need to ship them.
            Is there a snap ring or something that has to be removed?
            The T3 BP MX-3 conversion has begun, and is taking forever & will kill me.

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              #36
              thats how i got them out of the spindle.....i couldnt get 1 to come out of the tranny so i just pulled the motor with it still attached...then i just pulled it out....after you get them out of the spindle they *should* just pull out of the tranny....some times it takes a lot of prying and frustration to get them out tho.....good luck
              91 323 GTX @ 16psi, 5 speed || December 07 R.O.T.M.
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                #37
                lol, thx, b/c I have them out of the spindle and dave said the passenger side one should pull out as well, but it hasn't despite my prying. didn't know if there was maybe a trick or something....

                Well anyways, if I have to pull the entire motor out, I may just go ahead and do that since its about ready to come out anyways.
                The T3 BP MX-3 conversion has begun, and is taking forever & will kill me.

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                  #38
                  i had that problem with the tranny in my friends 323, there were retainer clips on the tranny side of the axle and if they were not lined up when they put the axles in they WILL NOT come out. i finally pulled the axles apart, bought a new tranny and axles, then a month later decided to take apart the old tranny and used a ball joint splitter to remove the axle ends and the clips finally gave way.
                  "Discontent is the first necessity of progress."
                  -Thomas A. Edison

                  "There is a fine line between ballin' on a budget, and dreamin' on an empty wallet."


                  *Junked* 92 mx3, BP swap- milage whore, beaten up and down the east coast
                  *Junked* KLZE powered 323 on Megasquirt 1
                  172.60HP & 156.93 TQ with only headers and short ram intake. back under the knife for a BPT swap.
                  New Daily stock 1.6L 1999 Mazda Protege LX

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                    #39
                    ball joint splitter..... good idea... I think my friend has one of those I can borrow......

                    carnage to follow IM sure.
                    The T3 BP MX-3 conversion has begun, and is taking forever & will kill me.

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                      #40
                      yeah its not pretty, if that is indeed your problem there will be chunks off that ring grinded into the axle splines
                      "Discontent is the first necessity of progress."
                      -Thomas A. Edison

                      "There is a fine line between ballin' on a budget, and dreamin' on an empty wallet."


                      *Junked* 92 mx3, BP swap- milage whore, beaten up and down the east coast
                      *Junked* KLZE powered 323 on Megasquirt 1
                      172.60HP & 156.93 TQ with only headers and short ram intake. back under the knife for a BPT swap.
                      New Daily stock 1.6L 1999 Mazda Protege LX

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                        #41
                        small sledge to remove from the spindle and a large screw driver and small pry bar to remove the tranny sides, they should just pop right out, they are spring cliped in.
                        JordyB
                        '88 Mazda 323 GTX
                        '91 Ford Escort BPT

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                          #42
                          been prying with 36in gorrilla bar and nothing.....

                          I do have a smaller 12 in one that I will try....
                          The T3 BP MX-3 conversion has begun, and is taking forever & will kill me.

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                            #43
                            Avoid taking the balljoints off as they are likely to be damaged ... it took me a good 2 hours of prying and hammering to get those axles off - it wasn't pretty. But they came off alright and were easier to put back in Good luck - imapct the pry bar with a hammer that is much more effective than just prying

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                              #44
                              argh, still nothing... I guess I am going to have to pull the motor with them still on there and then see if I can pry them out from there.

                              Thx for all of the advice/info guys.
                              The T3 BP MX-3 conversion has begun, and is taking forever & will kill me.

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                                #45
                                It won't be so easy to pull it with both axles in there ... sorry to hear they wont come out - let us know how it goes

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