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[VTEC_Inside]

I'll make this short...

Current outside temp = Hovering around 0c
Location of gfs Integra = My driveway
Reason for Integra in my driveway = Alternator quit
What I found while taking a peek under the hood = High pressure line off the ps pump is leaking on it too.
Part of the sequence of removing the alternator = Remove drivers side driveshaft

[Secret Chimp]

My alternator is way the hell up in front of me at the top of the engine bay. What is the driveshaft in the way of on that car?

[The Pirate]

That sucks dude!  Integra driveshafts are relatively easy to remove though, if I'm not mistaken.

[Secret Chimp]

That sucks dude!  Integra driveshafts are relatively easy to remove though, if I'm not mistaken.

Not for the side stuck in the hub. I dunno about Civics/Integras, but my hub-side axle nuts come from the factory at 181 lb/ft, and you know it'll take a whole lot more than that to get them off.

[The Pirate]

Not for the side stuck in the hub. I dunno about Civics/Integras, but my hub-side axle nuts come from the factory at 181 lb/ft, and you know it'll take a whole lot more than that to get them off.

I've never done one on a Civic (and I can't speak for the Integra), but it's supposedly a breeze (relatively) on the Civic; and the Integra is fairly similar if memory serves.  Your car was also weird in that you needed to do something funky to the suspension to replace the rotor.  I just undid 4 bolts with a cordless impact driver, pulled the rotor off, and popped a new one on when I did my car's brakes.

[VTEC_Inside]

Spindle nut = 134lb-ft.

I've changed both driveshafts on it already, so I have all the proper tools necessary for the job, namely the 32mm socket for the spindle nut and the ball joint puller.

Its not all that hard to remove them, but shit then I'm only half way there.

I've had an incredibly shitty week too, was sick Monday/Tuesday with a wicked fever, haven't really recovered the lost sleep from that. I really don't quite feel 100% again yet and now I've got to look forward to work tomorrow and then coming home to spend at least 2hrs underneath her fucking car in the cold/dark.

I think this is the car getting back at me for last week when I drove it and was thinking that maybe we should just trade it in on something newer.

[Champ]

Don't let the weather get ya, I pulled my entire interior on the '91 and redid the ignition while it was in the single digits Fahrenheit.

20 minutes at a time.

[VTEC_Inside]

Don't let the weather get ya, I pulled my entire interior on the '91 and redid the ignition while it was in the single digits Fahrenheit.

20 minutes at a time.

Lol, that was like me a couple weeks ago fixing the leak on my Accord.

Its ok when its your own car though...

She tells me as I point out the ps fluid all over the pulley and sprayed on the underside of the hood, "maybe thats what that whining noise was"... I got your whining noise right here...

[AutobahnSHO]

Lol, that was like me a couple weeks ago fixing the leak on my Accord.

Its ok when its your own car though...

She tells me as I point out the ps fluid all over the pulley and sprayed on the underside of the hood, "maybe thats what that whining noise was"... I got your whining noise right here...

LOL
My wife won't tell me until after I find and replace failing stuff that it's been making some noise for a while...

Then she asks why I do preventive maintenance -"Why do you need money for that? Just wait until it breaks!"

Until I asked her if she would prefer they do the same for the next jet she's on...

[VTEC_Inside]

Call her this morning at 9:30a to see if she has gotten parts prices/sources, nope, shes at the mall with her mom. 

She calls me back later, none of the bone yards have an alternator, what should she do? Um, call about new ones?

Calls me back $275 for the alternator, $150 for the PS line. They should arrive by 4pm.

[S204STi]

I feel for ya man, doing any kind of work outside in the cold blows.  I remember just before moving out to colorado having to replace the dipstick tube on my wife's forcus.  The fact that it was raining and 40 out the whole two days it took me in the driveway didn't help.

[Tave]

I had to change my friend's tire last winter because she either wouldn't/couldn't. Not as involved a process as all the other repairs mentioned, but damn!; spinning lugnuts with your bare hands in sub-freezing temperatures sure is a bitch.

[Champ]

I had to change my friend's tire last winter because she either wouldn't/couldn't. Not as involved a process as all the other repairs mentioned, but damn!; spinning lugnuts with your bare hands in sub-freezing temperatures sure is a bitch.

They sell gloves.

[Tave]

They sell gloves.

Which aren't very usefull when you're trying to thread a nut.

Well, at least none that retain warmth.

[etypejohn]

That sucks dude!  Integra driveshafts are relatively easy to remove though, if I'm not mistaken.

Nothing is relatively easy when its 32F outside.   

[VTEC_Inside]

I'm pretty sure I've already done at least some damage to my fingers from doing this crap out in the cold.

Topic for a whole 'nother section, but she can kiss my ass, I ain't touching the fucking thing today, and maybe not tomorrow either.

[Champ]

Which aren't very usefull when you're trying to thread a nut.

Well, at least none that retain warmth.

You use the wrench or socket to put them in.

[Tave]

You use the wrench or socket to put them in.

That's ineffective, and possibly even more akward than using gloves.

I bet most everyone on the forum threads nuts with their hands after they get the spare on the bolts.

[The Pirate]

Nothing is relatively easy when its 32F outside.   

Point taken. 

[SVT_Power]

LOL
My wife won't tell me until after I find and replace failing stuff that it's been making some noise for a while...

Then she asks why I do preventive maintenance -"Why do you need money for that? Just wait until it breaks!"

Until I asked her if she would prefer they do the same for the next jet she's on...

[VTEC_Inside]

That's ineffective, and possibly even more akward than using gloves.

I bet most everyone on the forum threads nuts with their hands after they get the spare on the bolts.

To start them for sure, least chance of crossing the threads.

[Tave]

To start them for sure, least chance of crossing the threads.

Plus it's a lot quicker. You can spin them down the bolt and hand tighten them in a couple seconds. If you used the wrench/bar for the whole process, it would be very tedious.

[Raghavan]

Which aren't very usefull when you're trying to thread a nut.

Well, at least none that retain warmth.

I changed the 'cc0rd's spare tire in the middle of a snowstorm with my huge gloves that I use for snowboarding.

[Tave]

I changed the 'cc0rd's spare tire in the middle of a snowstorm with my huge gloves that I use for snowboarding.

Good for you. I didn't say it was impossible, just more clumsy than using your bare hands.

[AutobahnSHO]

Them non-Wyoming wusses just don't get it.    :-)    :-)

[Raghavan]

Good for you. I didn't say it was impossible, just more clumsy than using your bare hands.

They are but if I take my hand out of my glove I can't get it back in.

[CJ]

I changed a tire when it was 108 degrees outside, and got a helluva sunburn.

[Raghavan]

I changed a tire when it was 108 degrees outside, and got a helluva sunburn.

Hahaha, weaksauce white boys.

[CJ]

Hey, at least I don't smell like curry!

[Raghavan]

Hey, at least I don't smell like curry!

Hey! Trep's the one with the stinky backseat, not me!