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2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Thu, 28 July 2005 23:10
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Having claimed three Supra 5-speeds already, my 2JZ isn't finished yet. Last night it unleashed its wrath on the front uni joint of my modified Hilux tailshaft. And boy, did it pay!
http://www.norbie.net/stuff/Uni02.jpg
http://www.norbie.net/stuff/Uni03.jpg
http://www.norbie.net/stuff/Uni04.jpg
This happened in unremarkable circumstances. Brisbane CBD at about 10:30 last night, stopped at the lights, normal launch, floor it halfway through first - BANG! The car kept driving but it had a horrendous vibration. I pulled over but couldn't see anything obvious wrong (stupid low cars), so I decided to limp it home very slowly and hope for the best. Don't ask me how I made it but I did!
Once home I jacked up the back of the car, put it in second and let the clutch out with the engine running. Had a look underneath with everything spinning and... let's say it looked rather amusing but scary at the same time.  Not sure if the tailshaft itself is damaged, hopefully I can just replace the uni and it will be all good again.
Great timing though - I have to fix/replace a tailshaft a couple of months before I'm getting rid of it as part of the 6-speed conversion. Bah!! 
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Thu, 28 July 2005 23:26
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Munted!
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Perth
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October 2003
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Thu, 28 July 2005 23:36
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Sucks to live behind Norbie's 2JZ!
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:18
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haha, looks painful.
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Adelaide
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September 2003
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:29
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| Norbie wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 08:40 |
Having
This happened in unremarkable circumstances. Brisbane CBD at about 10:30 last night, stopped at the lights, normal launch, floor it halfway through first - BANG!
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Floored 1/2 through 1st.
Unremarkable - SURE !!!!
After having been for a ride in this thing, unremarkable would have been the last wording !!!!
Nice break though.
Lucky it didn't fully let go and damage anything else
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:30
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*standing ovation*
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:30
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Unremarkable is not the word I would use when describing the Supra.
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:32
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What diameter are Hilux unis?
Cool that you were able to limp home after the breakage.
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:53
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Just weld it back together
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 00:58
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Just realised it's your front UJ....lucky you didn't pole vault your car!!
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 01:16
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Yup... it happened at low speed (maybe 40km/h tops) but it could have happened when snapping 4th at 200km/h. Scary when you think about it! Maybe I should re-install that tailshaft loop I have lying aorund somewhere...
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 01:17
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the grease dosent look to fresh there mate  stupid low cars cant get under to grease uni joints eh 
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 01:30
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Unless you have a pit 
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 01:39
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c'mon josh, you know that's what your drivetrain is gonna end up looking like 
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 01:40
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You shuddup.
My car will be beautiful and perfect in every way.
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 01:44
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nice work
how have you not broken that F series yet?
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 01:46
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| MR 1JZ wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 11:44 |
nice work
how have you not broken that F series yet?
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I think Norbie's got that next on his 'to do' list..
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Brisbane
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 02:04
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Yup, once I've got the 6-speed and custom-mega-driveshaft installed, I'll likely find the next weakest link pretty soon. Apparently the half-shafts usually let go before the diff, which suits me because they're a damn sight cheaper (and easier) to replace than a TrueTrac!
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 02:09
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no billet ones if you break the stockers?
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 02:53
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this is awesome - norbie does all the hard work, finding the order things let go in an ma61, and the rest of us just replace it as our torque increases
of course, some of us are slightly more gentle in our driving style than others
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 03:12
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| draven wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 12:53 |
this is awesome - norbie does all the hard work, finding the order things let go in an ma61, and the rest of us just replace it as our torque increases
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I'm glad I can be of service to the MA61 community.
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Adelaide
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 03:24
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| Norbie wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 12:42 |
| draven wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 12:53 |
this is awesome - norbie does all the hard work, finding the order things let go in an ma61, and the rest of us just replace it as our torque increases
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I'm glad I can be of service to the MA61 community.
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Your gladness to help is greatfully accepted 
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 05:03
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| Norbie wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 11:16 |
Maybe I should re-install that tailshaft loop I have lying aorund somewhere...
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ya think heh heh
how high do you think she'd jump at 200 
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sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 05:16
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*goes down stairs and hugs tailshaft loop*
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Fri, 29 July 2005 06:13
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| oldcorollas wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 15:03 |
how high do you think she'd jump at 200
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Quite.
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Brisbane
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Re: 2JZ - Destroyer of Drivetrains
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Sun, 31 July 2005 11:04
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Update time: the tailshaft is out and sitting in the back of the Supra waiting for repairs. The uni is well fucked, I have NO idea how I got the car home like that. There is no visible damage to the tailshaft itself though, so hopefully a new uni and a balance is all it needs and I'm good to go.
The car is temporarily sort-of running thanks to my spare tailshaft, which is well past its use-by date. As long as I keep the speed below 40km/h the metallic grinding noises aren't too bad. Good thing the tailshaft shop is only two suburbs away, but I'll be keeping my fingers crossed the whole way!
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