duffymahoney Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share #313 Posted April 2, 2019 I will look into the driveline stuff more. Diff is prepped for powder coating. Inside is clean and empty. I sealed it to minimize sand and powder getting in. I will then burn the powder off the aluminum parts and then wire wheel smooth and vapor blast to look perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Head Posted April 2, 2019 Share #314 Posted April 2, 2019 1 hour ago, duffymahoney said: . I will then burn the powder off the aluminum parts Is this normal practice or your own idea? Seems messy. You could probably just rub your greasy hands over the areas you don't want the powder to stick and it would peel off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffymahoney Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share #315 Posted April 2, 2019 Powder can't go some places and it sucks to remove. The more time I spend prepping the better. The surface has to have zero grease or it ruins the powder coating. This is just a easy method to make sure it comes out nice. They do the same thing with engine blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Head Posted April 2, 2019 Share #316 Posted April 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, duffymahoney said: The surface has to have zero grease or it ruins the powder coating. That was my point. Ruin the bonding surface if you don't want a bond. Just some thoughts. There are other ways too. http://www.powdercoatguide.com/2013/08/masking.html#.XKOQEZ7QiiQ http://www.powdercoatguide.com/2013/08/powder-coat-masking-part-ii.html#.XKOQDp7QiiQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffymahoney Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share #317 Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) Powder coating masking is the worse, it's this terrible rigid tape. It works, but not nearly as well as this. If you can sacrifice something to do a firm mask off, it will turn out awesome. This is just my experience in years of powder coating car parts. I am sure there are other ways. My powder shop charges me a lot less if I do the prep/ masking. Edited April 2, 2019 by duffymahoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffymahoney Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share #318 Posted April 3, 2019 Well results are awesome. I couldn’t be happier. All mating surfaces are free of powder and ready to be put back together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffymahoney Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share #319 Posted April 3, 2019 Starting to take the trans apart. Curious if I can getting bearings on and off without a press. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffymahoney Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share #320 Posted April 4, 2019 Here is a good source for new r180 shims. https://parts.eastsidesubaru.com/productSearch.aspx?searchTerm=SHIM-BEARING They have all the sizes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffymahoney Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share #321 Posted April 5, 2019 5 speed is mostly apart. Really all I needed was a long puller. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffymahoney Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share #322 Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) I got the 5 speed close ratio transmission case vapor blasted. Took forever, like most of a day. Looks good though Edited April 6, 2019 by duffymahoney 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted April 7, 2019 Share #323 Posted April 7, 2019 We tried that case in the bead blasting cabinet but gave up because it was so slow. We blasted it with the pressure pot instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namerow Posted April 7, 2019 Share #324 Posted April 7, 2019 12 hours ago, Patcon said: pressure pot ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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