Todd

Will do

Your where right dean right front calipher sticking

Thanks dean that will be my next set of checks ,front calipher hoses  and rear hose

(drum brakes) about  2 years old

 
if you have an Astra power steering pump that i'm aware of they didn't have anything to do with brakes? 
 
any chance you can take a pic of what you have (use tapatalk app with your phone to upload photos) 
 
or google a photo, is it this one?

Brakes pedal dragging and can be really touchy and way too hard after

xy 351c astra pump conversion.booster passes basic test and loosened

master cylinder nuts to check rod adjustment and vacuum reading is terrible 

at 14 at idle and only reaching 20 at 3000 rpm.

So I’m guessing my power steering pump stealing my vacuum has anyone come 

across this before and any checks ideas too what’s causing this

Good point bgdav that’s what I’ll will run 

thanks everyone who replied 

Thx bear and Greg for feedback.Synthetic penrite Ldas is recommended for astra 

surely the xd steering box shouldn’t have issue.?

Doing a xy 351 electric astra steering pump conversion and unsure of what 

fluid to run in pump.

Thanks heaps gerg for that info thats awesome insight

Hi,I have a screwed water pump bottom thread on a 351 Cleveland xy and timing cover plate looks dodgy

anyway have a few questions best way to deal with this.Q1 it’s it possible to drop sump without 

lifting engine out I have standard sump and have 45/50mm clearance to x member will the sump baffle clear if sway bar removed pulling sump forward and down.

Q2 when sump removed is the timing cover plate straight forward to fit around the crank

keyway area.

Q3 Or do I fix dodgy water pump thread to next size up on timing plate 

Thx for reply gerg yeah it looks pitted in some areas are the sandwich plate straight 

forward to fit its looks like two bolts on timing indicator and another bolt opposite side with two dowels.Is it  just just three bolts and a gasket or is there something I have overlooked.Cheers 

Gave my 351c a new water pump for incoming summer and used a zivor cast and its gets 

tiny small weeps coming out of bottom.first fitment I used aviatIon gasket sealant with gasket 

and couldn’t stop small weeps under driving temp no matter how much I did up bolts.

second time I used water pump gasket maker with gasket and same result .

Should I try different brand water pump maybe alloy type and maybe replace sandwich plate

Thanks bear for input .A few questions for advice plz anyone

Xy powersteer 

$500 for a 20/1 steering box reco’d , is that reasonable price

and that will ratio be ok for xy sedan.

how hard will it be to get pulleys ,brackets and pump

ect to set up normal p/steer and $$$.

I’m still unsure if electric astra pump would be legal ???

Looking to convert xy 351c to powersteer so I can the throw its arse out a lot easier 

wondering has anyone tried the astra electronic p/s pump set up on a xy and was if up to 

standard and is it legal to run that setup 

option two. how and where do I get correct parts to convert it the normal powersteer way

does not seem straight forward and anyone now some specialist in Brisbane to do this 

conversion.any info please. 

I Currently have punch weld with windlace ( I think that’s what it called ) anyway the pitch weld is short in some places up to door scuff plates. 
my questions are there any places still supplying these rubbers and were they fitted on xw-xy Fairmonts,gs and gt’s 

I guess it could be never though of that as a option

Hi have Xw now a xy gt rep 

trying to work out to have carpet run up b pillar currently carpet is roughly run

up the pillar up to vinyl seam  weld on pillar,I have bought those plastic hook 

brackets that sit under door scuff plates but if I run carpets under those I will

have a gap between carpet and the vinyl which is seam blasted to b pillar. I’m thinking only way is to have trimmer run a extension of vinyl or have pillar completely re done in vinyl. 

Dam it I jumped the gun it still vibrates on highway cruising at 2600rpm

and above, also feel a lighter vibration in park in same rpm range and above

talking to gearbox builder and he believes the Clevo most likely balanced to previous 

toploader.

were are considered adding some weight to flex plate and observing it gets

better or worse without pulling c4 out yet

It’s turns out I got lucky for once and tailshaft was out of balance

at high speed so re balanced seems all fine so far.hope bear you get

a solution soon champ

Recent gearbox swap from toploader to a c4 with 3k stalkier in a xy

Once hitting around 85kph and over I get a surging vibration ,during 

swap I had new tail shaft balanced with new uni’s ect.

i’m having Tail shaft  re checked tomorrow but i thinking it’s going

to be something more deep then tailshaft anyone had anything similar 

with this transmission swap.

I have xy 351c/ toploader/9” with 3.20 diff gears have shifting gears issues ,all gear

changes are clunky and 2nd to 3rd is a lot worst I have replaced shifter with a new one

from ford muscle parts ( $795 they saw me coming ) anyway even with new shifter

the gear changes suck have played with linkages and adjusted to no prevail and hoping 

someone out there can answer the following .

Q1. How do I determine the toploader needs rebuild or synchros are the problem rather then shifter.

Q2. Was told toploader was close ratio is there a way to confirm this as 1st gear is very short even with 3.20 diff gears and would like too do a bigger skid before changing gears

Q3.how much to rebuild a toploader and is it possible to chance 1st 2nd gear ratios during rebuild or do I need a normal toploader to achieve this 

Like to thanks everyone’s input and olm8 for photo’s 

Hi dean this is that the xw heater box I posted about and doesn’t seem to have blower fan,maybe it missing or it just runs using airflow


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I did try to upload photo couldn’t work out how

Hi dean ended up working it out  had to stretch the heater box

walls to release door hinge pin .