What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[Salty B.]

Originally Posted by Factory6speed

Thank you so much. Really good news. I will probably have to go down there and plan to get that door. I might actually grab the other three while I'm there. Thank you! Happy new year.

Probably the weekend after next I should be able to make a trip.

Hope it's still there! Make sure to check the website before you head down.

https://www.pullapart.com/inventory/...onID=0#results

Give a shout if you do, I'll be in-between work trips but if available I can assist, plus I want to try and un-stick the rear wheels if all four are still there; the fronts were off and the rears had the lugs removed but they are both stuck tight on the hubs.

[andrewwynn]

Bring sun some liquid wrench and some freeze off. Spray a ton right on the hub to shrink it.

The best way I’ve found to break them loose is to put the lugs back on but a couple threads loose from snug then drop the car back to ground unfortunately you can't use that trick.

If you every get them loose share what you did.

I just thought of what i would try.

With both wheels off the ground the opposite side will turn the opposite direction but: wrap a ratchet strap around each tire one attempt to go forward one backwards. Tie the loose end to something strong in the front suspension then step on the strap right in the middle. Hop if yoi need to. This will apply over 1000# of force at the bottom of the tire and ∴ 1000 ft·lb torque.

Put a couple lugs in loosely each side so the wheel won't fall off just turn a couple mm.

Whichever side breaks loose, set up the other side with the strap on the bottom and repeat.

The setup would have one strap going off the bottom toward the rear and attached to something on the rear like rear subframe. The working strap comes off the bottom and longer the better so maybe the tension strut.

For a little force multiplication, a 4' 2x4 under the middle of the car over the strap then step on it.

Put the strap though itself when going around the tire so it snugs onto the tire. Jumping on the strap should put 1500-2000# impulse. Use a thick strap. It's enough to snap those thin cheap ones.

(I've done this trying to pull an x5 off a snow berm).


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[EODguy]

For the wheels, just put a ratchet strap through the rim on one side to the other (1 loop not as a strap with loop on each end) then ratchet as much as possible, then release and do same 90° off previous position and repeat. This in effect is wobble walking the rim on the hub.

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[Salty B.]

Thx you guys!

[EODguy]

Just barely made it home with 1200.00 worth of groceries....

Temp jumped to 108c, so I pulled off the highway to cool and used ALL the water I had on hand to refill and cool the radiator.

Leak is about a teaspoon+ per minute when hot and engine off. I haven't pinpointed it yet (waiting till completely cool) but it is looking like a water pump. I also broke the driver side rear DHC. FML!!

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[Salty B.]

Originally Posted by EODguy

I also broke the driver side rear DHC. FML!!

That's a crunchy noise I'll never forget.

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by Salty B.

That's a crunchy noise I'll never forget.

Largely because you'll likely hear it again....

[EODguy]

Originally Posted by EODguy

Just barely made it home with 1200.00 worth of groceries....

Temp jumped to 108c, so I pulled off the highway to cool and used ALL the water I had on hand to refill and cool the radiator.

Leak is about a teaspoon+ per minute when hot and engine off. I haven't pinpointed it yet (waiting till completely cool) but it is looking like a water pump. I also broke the driver side rear DHC. FML!!

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So... damage is from something entering from underneath cracking the water pump and also punching a hole in the radiator...https://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/69592758...103-WA0014.mp4https://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/6959276c...103-WA0015.mp4

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[Factory6speed]

Dang .. not good. /

How does that happen, that area is pretty well protected is it not. The air conditioner unit is right in front of that.

I had the front intercooler radiator on the 340 get punctured near the bottom, there was no guard or anything.

I've been trying since Thursday night to get the exhaust and rear bumper installed correctly. I'm about to drive this f****** thing into the river. I think I got it though. They really make you work for it. All the trim and stuff has just taken forever to install correctly. I also had an 18 mm wrench fall off the guiding link bolt and smack me right in the mouth. I spent most of yesterday bleeding significantly. Today I look like s***. But we're getting there. Radiator intact... I can't complain. Sorry man.

[Salty B.]

Originally Posted by Factory6speed

I spent most of yesterday bleeding significantly.

OOF. Feel better man...