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Being able to turn the hub while the half shaft doesn't move sounds a bit scary.. sounds like you are heading for a catastrophic failure.....:disappoin I'd pull both stub axles, and see what is going one before you drive it again. I don't think the stub axle is snapped off, but it sounds like it might be the nut has come loose, allowing play in the bearings and the inside flange is starting to take out the splines on the stub axle. That's only a guess, but either way, I'd pull them ASAP. If you saw a pic of what happens to a Z in a turn when something breaks and you suddenly are only driving one rear wheel.. you'd know what I mean. That's what happened to the IT car sitting in my garage.... lost control under braking and went nearly head on into a dirt embankment.... :tapemouth

Doubt it... too many small connectors are different between the two. Hmm, I've got a 72 for parts but as yet I don't know what it looks like behind the dash. Or you could try these guys and see if the might have one for a 72... http://www.zstopnshop.com/Parts_Bin.html

Do a search in the forums for spindle pin bushings, you should find numerous posts on the little buggers.... you aren't the first one to have trouble.....

Guess we can enter those into our Septic/Ozzie dictionary huh? Hoon= Ricer Bogan= Redneck

The ZX flange isn't going to work on the stock R-180 if that is what you are trying to do. If you want to use the ZX driveshaft, you could have a good driveline shop swap swap over the front U-joint over onto the stock 240 driveshaft, might be a bit expensive since they'd have to cut the old one off, weld on the ZX piece and then re-balance the entire driveshaft.

Carl is probably too busy trying to find his checkbook so he can get his reservation for the next hunt.... :devious:

This is hurts even more of us.. even those of us who are in our 40's...:disappoin Feeling Old Yet? Each year, the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of the year's incoming freshmen. Here's this year's list. The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1984. 1. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot. 2. They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. 3. Black Monday, 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression. 4. The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. 5. There has been only one Pope. 6. They were 12 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. 7. They have never feared a nuclear war. 8. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. 9. Tienamen Square means nothing to them. 10. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. 11. The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. 12. They have never owned a record player. 13. They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong. 14. They may have never heard of an 8-track. 15. The compact disc was introduced when they were one-year-old. 16. As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 37 cents. 17. They have always had an answering machine. 18. Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV. 19. They have always had cable. 20. There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA was. 21. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. 22. They don't know what a cloth baby diaper is. 23. They have no idea that there was a commercial featuring the line, "I've fallen and I can't get up." 24. They were born the year that Walkman were introduced by Sony. 25. Roller-skating has always meant inline for them. 26. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. 27. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. 28. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. 29. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. 30. They have never seen Larry Bird play. 31. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. 32. The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII and the Civil War. 33. They have no idea Americans were ever held hostage in Iran. 34. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. 35. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. 36. They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. was. 37. To them, Michael Jackson has always been white. 38. McDonalds food never came in Styrofoam containers. 39. There has always been MTV. 40. They learned what Sex is and isn't, from Bill Clinton.

The adjustment is on the clevis that attaches to the top of the clutch pedal, yup, under the dash where it's tough to get to... You'll need to pull the pin out of the pedal to adjust after you loosen the lock nut. Hmm, 1/4 inch seems a bit low, usually mine have always started to engage more like 3/4 to an inch off the stop. The free travel on the clutch pedal should be 10 to 20mm, which is free travel before it begins to move the rod to the master cylinder, which is attached to the clevis

Holes would be reversed... if you look under it, you'll see where the wiper arms would mount on a RHD, otherwise they are the same as far as how they mount.

Good thing wrinkles can't talk > >An older Jewish gentleman was on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to get the anesthesia he asked to speak to his son. > "Yes Dad, what is it? "Don't be nervous, son; do your best and just remember, if it doesn't go well, if something happens to me ... your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife...." ----------------------------------------- > > Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. ------------------------------------------ >> The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for. ------------------------------------------ > > Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved. -------------------------------------------- > > How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? ---------------------------------------------- > > When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra. --------------------------------------------- > > You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks. ---------------------------------------------- > > I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top. ---------------------------------------------- > > One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young. ---------------------------------------------- > > Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable. ----------------------------------------------- > > Old age is when former classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald, they don't recognize you. ---------------------------------------------- >> If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old. -------------------------------------- > > First you forget names, then you forget faces. Then you forget to pull up your zipper. It's worse when you forget to pull it down.

Have either of you double checked the clutch pedal adjustment? Make sure the height of the pedal is correct in order to get the full travel of the slave cylinder, that is if you don't have the adjustable slave cylinder, the pedal height will be the only adjustment to make sure the travel is correct on the slave cylinder to completely engage the clutch. Lot of times, the grinding going into reverse is either because of a weak clutch or the adjustment being off, and not fully engaging the clutch. Pedal height should be 8 inches off the floor measured in a diagonal to the floor at a right angle to the clutch pedal pad. Just a thought....

Rolf, I'm not too good with carbs.. but here goes what I read in the FSM about setting the needle in the suction piston. What you want to do is to take a straightedge and lay it horizontally on the bottom of the suction piston and set the needle height when the needle shoulder is even with the bottom of the piston. In other words, set the straightedge across the bottom of the suction piston and when the shoulder of the needle contacts the straightedge, this is when you set the needle adjusting screw. It should be level with the bottom of the suction piston bottom. Now on to the float setting, for some reason the FSM I have referrences a diagram yet it doesn't give the dimension in the diagram...:stupid: But, here's is what it says about setting the float level. With the float chamber on the bench, take off the cover and with it lying on the bench with the float lever side up. Lift up the float lever with the tip of your finger and then slowly lower it. Stop lowering when the float lever seat just comes into contact with the valve stem. I'm just guessing here, but I take it to mean that the float level is correct when the top of the float is 14 to 15mm from the bottom of the cover. This is the dimension that isn't in the diagram so I'm just guessing at this. The dimension that is specified in the diagram is 23mm from the shoulder of the float to the bottom of the cover. As far as there being a difference in the float levels, I don't see any reason why they should not be the same, but perhaps over time one of the arms has gotten bent slightly(maybe someone else was tinkering with it at one time?). If you have the float levels different, I would believe it would almost be impossible to truly synch the carbs correctly because one would be inherently running leaner than the other. Hope that helps.....

Well, that settles that.... was going to go out and look under the dash of mine but hated to pull all the parts out of the way to get under there.... Hmm, looks like I had the order right too.... what a guess huh?

The only thing I see in the electrical diagram with that color combo is the horn relay. Not sure which way it is mounted so that I would know which way the wires are connected but the G/R shows in the center with the G on the right and G/B on the left. Guess you could hook up the G/R in the center position and try the others one way then the other till the horn works. Doubt it is related to your taillight problem, but it sounds like that might possibly be a ground problem at the rear if the front signals work when you use the flashers.

Not sure without a pic, but it sounds like you are talking about the bottom of the front strut tower where it ends at the bottom, right? Just below the engine compartment ID tag? This is a common area for rust. The water enters the strut tower and then goes to the bottom where there is no escape. Not a hard place to fix. But, beware if it has gotten down near the area where the inner fender welds to the frame rail at the flange (when looking from outside the engine compartment behind the tire), if it is that far down, the frame rail is more than likely affected. I had one car that looked to have a small area, but after a little poking and prodding, I could put my hand all the way into the engine compartment through the frame rail.:disappoin If you have rust in that area, be sure to check the frame rails, under the battery, rockers, and the dog leg where the rocker ends at the rear wheel well.

Hmm, isn't that a coincidence... the guy that wrote that lives in the same town I was born and grew up in....wonder if he still lives there...and I just spent a week there the end of June, no more than a mile from his address...... I'm hearing the theme song from "The Twilight Zone" in my head now....

By the look on your face Rick, I think you were having just a little too much fun with that torch....

There's a thread somewhere around here that had a pic of how to bend the one rod to improve the throttle feel, but I'll be darned if I can find it now....:stupid: I'm fairly sure Daniel posted the pic... but my memory is getting worse by the day too.....:cross-eye

If you look between the carbs, you should find 2 springs that are attached to the linkage and down to a small hook on the carb heat shield. If there aren't 2, you might want to find a pair the right length at the local hardware store. Also, it never hurts to pull the plastic ball sockets on the linkage apart and clean and lube them with some light grease. Also, pull the E clip off the top of the linkage bellcrank on the firewall and clean and lube that also. Sounds like it could be a combination of too light a spring and/or linkage that needs to be cleaned and lubed.

Check your PM's Marty... may have your answer... maybe not....

And to take a quote from her signature line.... We're not worthy..... :disappoin

It's only when I think of how costly the upgrades are for a Z32 that makes me stop and think about it.... first thing I did was looked up the prices of what I'd more than likely want to do to the car.. and:cross-eye boy, is some of that stuff expensive...:tapemouth

Well, I can say I know how you feel... but it wasn't because she smiled at me :disappoin Ken Lewis stopped here on his way home from the Tidewater show and twisted my arm into taking his Z32 for a drive, even though I didn't want to because I knew if I drove one I would probably want one.... guess what.. I was right. Been watching the Z32's on Ebay ever since. Everytime I see a burgundy one with a grey velour interior, it takes a lot of willpower not to place a bid....:tapemouth Maybe when I get either a bigger garage or just clean out one bay of the one I have... finish off the collection with an early one Z and one of the last.

Mark, I'm not trying to criticize... but if you were to download those pics into your gallery, anyone having a question about how the backside of the dash looks(for wiring purposes or whatever) would be able to find them easier. Lot better than trying to find the link to the thread... Not sure, but I think you have more choices now in your gallery so you could seperate your pics according to what the pics subject are. :classic:

Hmm, I'd be willing to bet it is... he probably unhooked the one in the radio and replaced it with a switch from a later model... it looks just like the one that was in my 73 I had, mounted on the A/C pod on the side of the console....