DeeAOne's BF KLDE Swap.

[Damkid]

I'm glad it made it there safe and sound!! what did was i took a grinder to the hump that the slave cylinder would push but on the opposite side of the slave cyl. until a hole forms and keep grinding til the hole is the right size, thats what i did since i couldn't get a drill bit to work either

Here's a pic (its an escort GT tranny but still the same concept)

[DeeAOne]

well i took a different approach but it works pretty well. instead of cutting a hole i welded a nut to it and stuck the thread side through the bracket. works the same way pretty much.

shes driving. but i have a really bad vibration coming from the wheels. at first we thought it was the axle but its actually on the driver side which is the uncut side. so im pretty sure its a destroyed wheel bearing. could an axle being squished cause that though also? remember the driver side is a stock mx3 gs axle uncut.

but on the positive side, first gear is useless.

[Pommyvince]

Did you actually check the plunge in that driveshaft ?? ie take the suspension spring out, re-assemble and then jack the suspension up. You should have some freeplay along the length of the shaft. If you haven't and its bound up tight that will cause your vibration and bugger the wheel bearing not to mention the diff. Seem to remember your CV boots looked really squished.

1st is good for about 20 feet lol

[DeeAOne]

Did you actually check the plunge in that driveshaft ?? ie take the suspension spring out, re-assemble and then jack the suspension up. You should have some freeplay along the length of the shaft. If you haven't and its bound up tight that will cause your vibration and bugger the wheel bearing not to mention the diff. Seem to remember your CV boots looked really squished.

1st is good for about 20 feet lol

yeah you are probably right about the axle. i can pretty much tell you right now there is no moving that shaft back and forth. the one that i got cut actually seems to be holding up well so far.

i think ill get an inch taken out of it or just save for some custom shafts.

[FE3-323]

95% its the axle i had the same issue in the 323 coming back from minnesota with a mx3 axel in a F trans(b6) setup. its too long. like i said get a kia one

[DeeAOne]

95% its the axle i had the same issue in the 323 coming back from minnesota with a mx3 axel in a F trans(b6) setup. its too long. like i said get a kia one

kia sephia BP driver side right?

[Turpro]

Kia sephia(bp/G series) and mx3 v6 dr side axle is the same part number

[DeeAOne]

Kia sephia(bp/G series) and mx3 v6 dr side axle is the same part number

thats what i thought, but ryan told me one was shorter. but if the part number is the same then it should be the length right..?

EDIT: looked up the numbers on autozone's website. according to them the mx3 gs left side w/o abs is 7625 while the 98 kia BP left side w/o abs is 7875.

[Turpro]

Parts store told me its the same p/n so they're the same. I've been researching trying to find a half inch shorter axlers so I don't have to change any suspension and so far no luck

[DeeAOne]

hmm weird. i edited my above post for some info i found. they might have been incorrect on what they told you.

i think im going to try to get a sephia axle sent to the store near me and just go measure to see for myself.

[nerd racing]

do it up on the sephia axles! glad to hear you got to drive it around man! I'm hoping to reach that milestone this weekend or early next week.

[TheOnenOnly]

finally drivin huh............................videos or it didnt happen lol

[Turpro]

do it up on the sephia axles! glad to hear you got to drive it around man! I'm hoping to reach that milestone this weekend or early next week.

I just got done saying they were the same as the mx3 v6 axles What difference would it make?

[shorestiva]

thats what i thought, but ryan told me one was shorter. but if the part number is the same then it should be the length right..?

EDIT: looked up the numbers on autozone's website. according to them the mx3 gs left side w/o abs is 7625 while the 98 kia BP left side w/o abs is 7875.

They aren't the same part number.

[Turpro]

Ok. Didn't see the edit. Sorry. I'm just going on what I was told buy advanced auto parts. They sell the gsp(I think that's what they are,new no core charge) ones and told me they were the same p/n