SECCS Reno-Fernley Track Day, Sunday August 29!

[MikeSTI]

Originally Posted by ArthurS

Thanks. I'll let you know my plan way before that last week.

might want to get in now then

[bemanii]

Are you guys still meeting on Saturday for tech?

[sperry]

Originally Posted by bemanii

Are you guys still meeting on Saturday for tech?

Yes, there will be a Saturday tech... but Matt and I are still hammering out a location and the details. Stay tuned!

[dirtyWRX]

Is anyone showing up with a compressor and impact wrench? Still cannot get the damn passenger side front caliper off since Santa Monica Subaru so generously WAY over torqued the bolts.

[sperry]

Originally Posted by dirtyWRX

Is anyone showing up with a compressor and impact wrench? Still cannot get the damn passenger side front caliper off since Santa Monica Subaru so generously WAY over torqued the bolts.

I've got one, but I've noticed that a breaker bar and Liquid Wrench works much better than an impact wrench on the brakes. I went through a whole tank of air trying to zap mine loose a while back, and the wouldn't budge... the breaker bar took it right off.

[bemanii]

Breaker bar + hammer = impact wrench.

[dirtyWRX]

OK, no need anymore. I guess the second attempt was the charm. Also, I learned something. If you strike a wrench near it's end, most of the force of the blow is absorbed by the flex of the wrench. It works MUCH better to strike the wrench about halfway up the handle. That way most of the "impact" is applied to the bolt rather than the wrench.

For what it's worth, I absolutely cannot believe that they would tighten it that hard. I've probably removed over 20 subaru calipers in my day, and NEVER has anything been near this hard to remove. My wrenches are all dinged up from repeted blows by the hammer.

All fixed now.

Follow up question. Anyone willing to sell a bottle of Motul brake fluid? I ran out while bleeding/flushing.

Thanks and see you all Sat/Sun,

Berndt

[AtomicLabMonkey]

Originally Posted by dirtyWRX

For what it's worth, I absolutely cannot believe that they would tighten it that hard. I've probably removed over 20 subaru calipers in my day, and NEVER has anything been near this hard to remove. My wrenches are all dinged up from repeted blows by the hammer.

You should have seen me taking the old tie rod ends off the front of my car... the only way to do it is with a BFH. Take a 5lb sledge with a good length handle and hit the front side of the spindle steering arm absolutely as hard as you can. Each impact actually instantaneously ovalizes the hole that the tie rod stud is sitting in, and so the tie rod falls out. WHAM-WHAM-WHAM-WHAM-WHAM-*chink*. Fun stuff...

[sperry]

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

You should have seen me taking the old tie rod ends off the front of my car... the only way to do it is with a BFH. Take a 5lb sledge with a good length handle and hit the front side of the spindle steering arm absolutely as hard as you can. Each impact actually instantaneously ovalizes the hole that the tie rod stud is sitting in, and so the tie rod falls out. WHAM-WHAM-WHAM-WHAM-WHAM-*chink*. Fun stuff...

You realize that in the Subaru circles, what you call a "BFH", we call "The Ford Tool".

[sybir]

Originally Posted by sperry

You realize that in the Subaru circles, what you call a "BFH", we call "The Ford Tool".

I wasn't gonna say anything........

See you guys Friday with the hooptywagon, after I wander around trying to find Reno Hilton 3...

Matt, we can just use the hoopty to transport stuff to Fernley, so you don't need to jack a truck unless we need one.

[MattR]

Great News...

[sperry]

Originally Posted by MattR

Great News...

In other great news, ET found us one more for the novice group... see the 1st post. We're now up to 28 assuming Art's in for real.

[ArthurS]

Still not sure...let you know by tonight.

[sperry]

For those of you wondering about the credentials you will recieve towards Test-n-Tune days at Reno-Fernley here's the official word from the track:

Upon approval of their instructors, participants will receive a rookie permit, which allows them to come to the track for test & tune under the rookie program. FYI, they are not given the same liberties as a competition racer. Any problems (spins, dropping of wheels, off-track excursions, etc.) will be cause to cancel their rookie permit until they attend another driving class. The rookie permit is only valid at Reno-Fernley Raceway. In addition, the participants will also receive a Certificate of Completion from The Next Level Driving School.

So, by completing the school this weekend, you will be able to come back to RFR for the open track test-n-tune days!

[AtomicLabMonkey]

Originally Posted by sperry

You realize that in the Subaru circles, what you call a "BFH", we call "The Ford Tool".

In Subaru circles? Hell, I work in a Ford circle and that's what we call it.

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

In Subaru circles? Hell, I work in a Ford circle and that's what we call it.

[Egan]

Any word on a meet? BobbyD and I are coming up Saturday and staying in Fernley at the world renowned Super8. We need to check in by 8pm so we'll be leaving the Roseville area around 5pm.

[Egan]

A couple of questions (somehow I got unsubscribed and I'm too lazy to read all 6 pages, so forgive me if I'm repeating something):

1) Will there be a hot lap transmitter near the start/finish?

2) Is 100 octane available at the track?

3) Can I use my own magnetic numbers? (#70)

[sybir]

Gimme a call when you get into town, bish, we'll have enough club members in one house to have a meet

(530)306-2435

[Kostamojen]

This thread makes me cry...

[sybir]

Bring up the GL!
Put it in low and really scoot out of the corners

[MattR]

Originally Posted by Egan

A couple of questions (somehow I got unsubscribed and I'm too lazy to read all 6 pages, so forgive me if I'm repeating something):

1) Will there be a hot lap transmitter near the start/finish?

2) Is 100 octane available at the track?

3) Can I use my own magnetic numbers? (#70)

Mike,
1) No hot lap transmitters, however, during open sessions I'm sure we can convince someone to keep "unofficial lap times"

2) Yes, pumps will be open

3) Yes, please use your magnetic #'s, We will reg you as #70 . That goes for everyone, of you have #'s, please bring them along...

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by MattR

Mike,
1) No hot lap transmitters, however, during open sessions I'm sure we can convince someone to keep "unofficial lap times"

My cellphone has a stopwatch function

[bemanii]

Originally Posted by MattR

3) Yes, please use your magnetic #'s, We will reg you as #70 . That goes for everyone, of you have #'s, please bring them along...

Can we assign our own numbers? I don't have a complete set - I was too lazy and didn't make all ten digits

[sperry]

Numbers will be 1st come 1st serve at Tech, chances are everyone with numbers will be able to use 'em as I doubt we'll have too many repeats. Numbers will be assigned/recorded at tech. If you don't have magnetic numbers, you'll get a wicked tight set of tape numbers on your rear side windows.

We're still working on a Tech location for Saturday. Mike, you might want to come up a bit earlier if possible on Sat so you can drop by Reno for tech on your way to Super8 in Fernley. We should have a location and time hammered out early tomorrow.