General Mechanical

hey, my input shaft bearing has gone.. how long can it last like that does it do any damage to anything? cheers guys

Hey everyone, i need to replace the rear shocks on my KE70 panelvan. the van is pretty low and wouldn't mind something with a bit more travel and something heavy duty. Are there shocks off another model of car that are a good bolt in choice? cheers for the help rollaclub :jamie:

hey guys does anyone know how to adjust the camber on a 1983 toyota corolla ke70

hay just picked up aye t18/te72 rolla stoked :lolcry: i want to keep the original 3tc engine and want to start on the mods where shold i start .............................wanting turbo set up aswelll what would be best and price for mods aswell :hmm:

Hoping someone has a old Bilstein Catalog hanging around. Recent speedway junior sedan rule changes, now allow any type of shock as long as it fits and was designed for a passenger car. I have a pair of Bilstein p30 077 in the shed, I cannot find any info on these on the web, can someone please advise what they were designed for and are they a competition type shock ? Also as one of them is worn out where can I get them rebuilt in SE of Melb Thanks Andy

Hey, I've got a 4 door KE55 getting painted at the moment, it's pretty stock but i've just found a 2 door sedan with a 5K motor. the shell needs some work so i thought i'd chuck the 5K in the 4 Door for the time being. Anyway, my question is will a 4K head fit on a 5K bottom end or a 5K head on a 4K bottom end? or is there a way to make it fit, e.g. drilling out oil/water ports ect.? Might be a stupid idea but i thought the 4K head on the 5K bottom end would bump up the compression and go a bit harder and that putting the 5K head on the 4K bottom end would de-compress the motor ready for a turbo. Any advice will be appreciated. Cheers, Tom

I recently did and engine swap but the clutch arm was loose and could be moved in and out with very little pressure like the thrust bearing wasn't hitting the pressure plate or something. The clutch cable was moving but not putting any pressure on the arm either. I thought I must have put something back together wrong so I pulled out the gearbox. The car is a KE70 I recently swapped the 4K for the 5K. It's got the original K50, a new pressure and clutch plate, which seem to be a different design but the same measurements as the original. Also a new thrust bearing and a spare flywheel I had. The thrust bearing seems to be properly in place and being moved by the arm, th…

can some1 plz tell me what gear ratio there is in a ta22 diff and also a standard ke30 diff?

Is this for real, does anyone on here own this? If so please do a write up or maybe there is an existing thread? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Toyota-Corolla-1984-KE70-100kw-4wd-rally-car-rollcage-/250717095175?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item3a5fe74507 That would be so fun

Hello, I'm havin a little trouble. Last night i was out with some friends, got back to my car to find that someone using a wire or some shiz popped the lock up and stole some stuff in my car. I know rollas are incredibly easy to brake into cause ive had to do it when ive locked my keys in my car. Just wondering if any one would have any ideas on how to prevent these things from happening. Thanks

hay all, today as i was cleaning http://www.rollaclub.com/board/gallery/album/12275/553-my-baby/ and pullin off the black strips on the left side of the car the paint decided to come off with the rubber strips! :( I'm really peed off about it.. n need to find a place or someone that can do a decent job cheap. thanks all :) really appreciate any help!

i have really low oil pressure in my 3k.. when at idle its about 5, and at high revs 6000rpm+ its about 20-30. we have tried 3 types of oils in it. 25-50w, 10-14w, and sunthetic? or somnthing like that. motors only about 1 month old and around 2 hours running time. its just got pulled down and the bearings are fine. please help cheers

hey i was just wounding what mods can i get on a 4 ac carby moter to make it go a little better i don't wanna make it faster i just want better pick and yeah. thanks andy

Unfortunately I broke the grommet that holds the PCV stem in tappet cover. I bought a mini air filter and fitted in on instead but without the manifold vacuuming the crankcase fumes out oil pressure went to shit and smoke started coming out of every orifice of the engine. She's not broken... yet. It only starts after about 1 minute of running so there'll be no more running until I can track down that grommet. Does anyone know if its possible to purchase the grommets or does anyone have a few to spare? Cheers.

Hey guys, just a quick question. I've been searching for a while for some widened steel rims and when i searched ebay it came up with 12" rims that were 7" wide which is basically what i want... It may sound like a stupid question but would i be able to run this on my car? Cheers Tom

Just wondering if anyone has used 4x110 to 4x100 wheel adapters 1inch thick, I know they are illegal but so are spacers and I know of heaps of guys running spacers. Is there any performance problems with running adapters?

Ok first question How do you guys do the oil pressure upgrade I have read that you put a 2mm washer in the oil pump but where? Ok second thing I have a rattle and squeak over about 70ks coming from my diff only started in the last week seams to be coming from the front of the diff and there is a touch of play in the front bearing is it possible to replace it at home or just look for another diff? I need to get a new diff anyways as it's 4:30 and I want 4:11 but it's annoying on the way to work Thanks guys Miller

was wondering whats the shortest diff i will find as far as stock rolla items. and would most models bolt straight up into a ke36 pano?

hey guys, i have a rt142 corona with a blown up 22re, its my track car and I'm looking at putting a sr20det into it! i was wondering if anyone could help out in whether the engine mounts on the crossmember with bolt up to the sr20det or will i have to make new mounts cheers jaryd

got myself my first track car (ae71 4age BP) and is idling at 2500 rpm? need help

Ladies and Gents, I was about to go and jack up my Rolla and stick some jack stands under it, but then I read you're not suppose to put a car on 4 jack stands? :blinks: Any thoughts on this? I was planning to put the jack stands on each one of the jacking points and place the tyres under the car (also on uneven slopping dirt surface but that's besides the point...)

Hey guys, Just wondering if the 5K can go gasketless? As in just use silicon and no rubber gasket. I have gone through two sump gaskets already as they just deform and pop out of place when I tighten them up. They don't even sit on properly to begin with. The gasket is totally fine in all places but the corner underneath cylinder 1 pops out and leaks like a bastard. Cheers

hey guys. this is only a thought as of now. BUT would something like this.. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GODSPEED-ALUMINUM-19-ROW-ENGINE-OIL-LINE-COOLER-KIT-RELOCATION-PERFORMANCE-JDM-/280780311858?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item415fcf8d32#ht_2624wt_1195 (sorry this stupid mac would just copy the pic) but anyway the idea is to to get an oil cooler to sit out the front of my bar. so its "fully sick" but I'm only running a 4kc so it wont do any good and is only for the look but as i said. its only and idea. any help would be greatly appreciated

Okay guys i've had a few people ask me how i went about ke20 disks on my ke10. So Yesterday and today when i converted my ke10 to ke70 brakes i took some photo's. I know there's already a write up in Faq but this is more a noob based guide. Okay, So before you go ahead and do the conversion, you have options. Which brakes do you want to use? Ke20: Smaller brakes, Older, 4x110 Stud pattern - Will fit your original 12" wheels Ke30: A little larger, 4x114.3 (Ke70 stud pattern) unsure of if 12's will fit, Doubtful Ke70: The same as ke55, Thicker than ke30 with Girlock brake calipers. 4x114.3 Here's a point though, The hubs are interchangable…

Gday Guys! I've got a sanding disk for my grinder because I'm trying to take pretty much all the paint off my Ke70, due to there being A) terrible paint and B) surface rust. What is the best method, that isn't sand blasting to get the paint off? I've began sanding by hand, got half way through the Bonnet and Boot Lid and was over that method, I've heard that lathering the car in Pain Stripper may work, but also heard about the sanding disks for grinders. What are peoples preferred methods? And with using the Grinding/Sanding Disks, is there a method that works best? Thanks guys, Ethan.

Hey guys just wondering if anyone has this kit and still knows where their manual resides. I have the unit but for the life of me I cannot find the damn manual. I want to get the wideband kit for the display so I need to re configure the unit but without the manual I have no idea how to do it. I think the kit is kc-5300 or something along the lines of that. Cheers!

sup :) iv got a ke70 with a 20v 4age fully worked N/A pulling 128kw atw. my fuel pump is on the way out and not sure what to get, the fuel pump i have in atm was from the previous motor which was a stock 16v, please help us out and reccomend a fuel pump that fits etc, trying to avoid external :) THANKS <3

alright some random dude on facebook just burst my bubble hard out. to run 20v itbs on my 16v 4age bigport... do i need (HAVE TO) run a new ecu.... or can i run the standard one as i am still using the standard injectors?

4k will turn over but locks at the same spot each time.

Has anyone on here, ever installed an oil cooler to their car? any car? If so, did you have an oil temp gauge before with any idea how much of an impact it made to oil temps? I cannot find any information on the net about just how much cooler engine oil is when a cooler is used. liek ball park even 1 or 2 degrees, 10 degrees, 20-50, 80?? Anyone know anything about the subject? I ask because id like to consider cooling my oil to keep the viscosity up there for this old engine. when me 4K is hot, it clicks n slaps n knocks at idle.. these old motors don&#39;t have much oil pressure at idle when the oil gets hot. Factory specs say 28.4 psi at 300rpm, i get…

So I'm pulling off my 5k head to do some stuff, however, I got all but 1 off. (because I'm smart and rounded it) After about an hour of working. My dad welded a ring spanner onto it and finally got it off, but it snapped inside. After getting everything else off. the Head is free from all the block but that one corner, could the bolt possibly broken threaded between the two? Cheers.

I've been having a problem with my starter for too long and have no idea of what can be the issue. A lot of times it's impossible to start the car when hot. For example, if I go to a gas station I turn off the car, after refueling and paying I try to start it and a lot of times it just cranks reaaaaaally slowly or doesn't crank at all. If I let it rest for 10/15 minutes it cranks and starts like everything is fine. Cleaned all the terminals on the earth wires to the engine block (there's 2 or 3 of them), the starter was recently disassembled, cleaned on the inside and brushes were replaced. Can it be battery related? I've got no space to place a bigger one …

Yo all Just a query - How many K's does every 1 here have on the clock? My rolla (blue 1) has 276, and the the white one was 219 :) ted

Chasing some new tires for my new rims. 185/60 or 185/55 and around 150 each. What are your reccomendations? Also where to shop would be nice also.

Hey guys, I need some brake pads, as you all know I'm on a tight budget but I want something good .... yes I know budget and good don't really go together .. Any recommendations... I normally just use bendex but Nick say they can stuff the rotor. :D

what condition are your drums and shoes in? had a suziki once with drums on the front did the right thing, had the drums machined and bought new linings no matter what I did the damn thing would always pull to one side eventually pulled everything apart and measured one drum oversize one drum double oversize standard linings right ok

Righty-o. Brought diff center in to Diff Lapping today, Steve took one glance at it (wasn't even a big glance, if I had even blinked I would have thought he didn't even look) and the verdict is, in very technical terms: "mate, it's farked. Can't do anything with it, you need new gears" So yes, picked up a spare diff yesterday, don't know what ratio (forgot to check) but if it's the correct ratio I'm hoping to use those gears with my "LSD" center. Cost to swap gears at shop: $60. Spoke to someone today about swapping the gears, they recon it's a "piece of piss" job, and that as long as I'm using the same gears together (ie pinion and crown etc) and I torque it …

Hey Guys, As most of you know i own a KE35 Corolla, it blows blue smoke on start up and when the engine is cold and I'm not even "racing" it, my old man thinks that it could be the valve guides, the 3K has only done 130,000KM can any one help me? Brad

Ive been locking around and every one has different options on what to use. I want to go for something big. (With in reason), but alot of people say stock (4ac) radiator are good and get them redone ?, other say aftermarket is the way to go :P I measured up a cressdia (7m) and it would fit snuggly into the bay, but how good are they? My mums BF's just had a hairline fracture.....

Wandering around Wacol today, saw a car that looked a bit unusual. Looked under the bonnet, and hmm, strange! Couldn't recognise the engine, it was SOHC, with factory twin carbs (it even said "Dual Carburettor" or something on the rather strange looking airbox). Looked at the firewall, it said "3A-SU". Never seen one of these before... It looks like a Corolla GP or something. It's a hatch, but on the steering wheel it says "Tercel".