![]() ![]() It turns out that the Saturn factory components were made by Luk - so the Luk kit is essentially a factory GM kit at over a 50% savings!īTW, Here's are some great online resources for finding the best prices on parts:. ![]() Bottom line, if you can afford a 2 day wait you can save a lot by buying online even if paying a bit extra to get 1 day shipping on Amazon. I lucked out and found a Luk brand kit (04-228) on Amazon from an excess inventory seller for $155. Looking online, name brand kits, like Luk, could be found on ebay as low as $196 plus shipping, or on Amazon for $210 including shipping. ![]() Looking around locally and on the web, I found that the cost for clutch kits varied tremendously - locally the cheapest I could find a kit was about $350 - and that was with a shop discount. I went with the used transmission route because the cost of the good used transmission was only $275, less than the cost of the synchro kits needed to rebuild the tranny. I purchased a used transmission from an Ion with 41K miles on it to replace the damaged one in the car. I will be replacing the drive shaft seals on the transmission/differential prior to installing it - again as cheap insurance against future leaks. Note that the combination slave cylinder/throwout bearing assembly also contains an integral transmission input shaft seal - so that seal is taken care of as well. When I pulled the transmission out I discovered that the clutch disk was almost worn down to the rivets, so I'll be replacing all the clutch components while I have it out: clutch slave cylinder/throwout bearing assembly, self adjusting pressure plate, clutch disk, and, since the car has 101k miles on it, the rear main seal as insurance against future leaks that could mess up the new clutch. If not dealt with promptly, you'll wind up with my situation. If the problem is dealt with quickly by replacing the worn retaining bushing in the pedal (an $8 item and fairly easy to fix in place) this damage can be avoided, as well as damage to the pedal and the non-replaceable ball on the master cylinder pushrod. WARNING!!!! if the ball on the clutch master cylinder is loose in the clutch pedal due to the retaining bushing being worn out you are likely starting to do some damage to your tranny too. It is less expensive to buy a good used tranny than to replace the synchro assemblies, so that's the route I will be taking. Soooo, I am now replacing the manual transmission on this car. I bought it knowing that there was a clutch pedal linkage issue that I would be fixing, but didn't realize that damage to the tranny had occurred due to the clutch master cylinder not actuating enough to fully disengage the clutch and thus destroying the synchros in the tranny. We just bought a used 2003 Ion Quad Coupe for my daughter who's in college. Each part is clearly identified at the end, along with a description of where it picks up again in the subsequent part (or posting) in the thread. Note that due to the length of this writeup (about 33k characters), it has to be broken down into smaller chunks of 11k characters or less in order to fit within the site's limits. The audience for this posting is the not-so-experienced DIY person asking about transmission and clutch R&R on their or a friend's Ion. If you are a journeyman mechanic or an experienced DIY'er, you may get bored by the detail. In addition, I'll try to cover some of the maybe-not-so-obvious issues often assumed by the FSM and other tech guides. My intent here is to be fairly comprehensive, while not going to the bolt-by-bolt detail the Factory Service Manual would. ![]() This first post will cover all topics mentioned except for reinstallation - I'll post an update with those details. I'll divide the post into a few sections: background, purchasing research, tranny R&R, clutch R&R and final thoughts. I couldn't find a thread that covered these two topics in a comprehensive manner, so I thought I should start one that will hopefully be useful as a guide to those that need it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Ludlow and Leiser-Miller plan to mask up again when Psychic Pie reopens. Find spots near you, create a dining wishlist, and more. And some owners that had shed health precautions are now reinstating them for employees, particularly masking. Gone are the region’s mandates on masking and proof of vaccination, though some restaurants are voluntarily continuing them. “It’s just a nervousness on our part in terms of the team and whether or not everybody can stay healthy,” he said.įor restaurateurs, this moment in the pandemic is different, with fewer government restrictions affecting both them and their customers. Truong of Handroll Project said it felt like this current surge “came out of nowhere,” just as the Bay Area recovered from omicron. Equator Coffees has adjusted by closing early at some cafes, CEO JP Lachance said. More front-of-house employees have been sick than kitchen staff, who have remained masked at work since the restaurant reopened in September, said owner Nancy Oakes. When staff at longtime San Francisco restaurant Boulevard have been out with COVID-19 in recent weeks, the restaurant has staved off closure by decreasing available reservations by as much as 25%. The bar at San Francisco’s Boulevard, where management has been cutting down on reservations to manage demand when staff members are out with COVID-19. The week before the closure was the young restaurant’s busiest week yet, the owners said. Shutting down meant incurring the cost of lost ingredients, including pizza dough that takes three days to make, and employees not being able to work busy weekend shifts. Ludlow and Leiser-Miller are isolating at home with their 1-year-old daughter and hope to reopen by Thursday. “It’s a lose-lose.”Īt Psychic Pie, with co-owners Ludlow and Leith Leiser-Miller out sick and only four other people on staff, they weren’t able to keep their 3-month-old restaurant open. “In the end, it’s a burden on restaurant workers whose incomes obviously rely on staying open - and complicated by the health factor - and us as restaurant owners, who end up either covering for multiple roles every night, or stressing about the business tanking,” she said. Employees received pay for the lost days, which cost Daytrip $12,000. Stella Dennig, co-owner of Daytrip in Oakland, said the last few weeks have “been one of the absolute most challenging times since we opened, from a staffing perspective.” The restaurant closed down for three days in late April after two employees tested positive. San Francisco in particular is seeing an alarming spike in cases. The Bay Area now has one of the highest COVID infection rates in California, “fueled by highly contagious omicron subvariants,” Bay Area health officials said last week while urging residents to wear masks again in indoor public settings. The Oakland restaurant closed temporarily in late April due to COVID-19 cases on staff. “It’s still really fragile,” Psychic Pie co-owner Nicholi Ludlow said of the state of the local industry.ĭaytrip co-owner Stella Dennig (left) and Yanessa Maldonado wait outside for customers in 2021. Owners are also again seeing a spike in COVID-related diner cancellations and uneven, unpredictable business. Equator Coffees has been shuffling employees among its eight Bay Area cafes when staff get sick, but didn’t have enough people to keep its popular Mill Valley location open on Saturday - the company’s first temporary closure since January. When the chef of North Beach’s Noren Izakaya contracted the virus last week, owner Kristy Leung had to fill in for him to avoid a temporary closure. Sebastopol pizzeria Psychic Pie temporarily shut down last weekend after the owners tested positive. ![]() It’s a new wrinkle in a lamentably familiar pandemic cycle for food businesses. The latest coronavirus surge rippling through the Bay Area is colliding with the restaurant industry’s staffing shortage, forcing temporary closures not only due to health concerns but also because there simply aren’t enough employees to fill shifts when others are out sick. “We really didn’t want to try to limp into an opening week,” said co-owner Tan Truong, who also runs Ju-Ni and Hina Yakitori in San Francisco. ![]() ![]() ![]() The lower half of the Doodle features a quilt, which spells “Google” across its patchwork.įor grades 6 & 7, we’re treated to a Doodle from Pennsylvania titled “My self love.” This Doodle is particularly evocative in its use of the idea of smell, with the artist sharing how much they “love to make delicious African dishes.” The word “Google” is spelled out in cursive with the steam wafting from the plates. Entitled “Family will always care for you,” the artwork shows a heartfelt moment of peace with four family members sitting together and enjoying their individual hobbies. ![]() Doodle for Google 2022 finalistsįirst up, in the K-3 division, we have a finalist from Maryland who entitled their work “Dreaming of my bright future.” The Doodle shows a child sleeping beneath a fantastical scene that spells out the word “Google” with fish, planets, and more.Ī Doodle from a student in Delaware was chosen to represent grades 4 & 5. Now the judges will pick one of these five Doodles to be showcased on the homepage. The votes have now all been tallied, and the five Doodle for Google finalists have been revealed. Next, Google opened up public voting to pick the best Doodle artwork from each grade range. This year’s theme - “I care for myself by…” - has been a showcase of the ways that each child/teen chooses to recover from the stresses of life.įrom the thousands of submissions, Google’s panel of judges - which this year features Selena Gomez and Juliana Urtubey, 2021’s National Teacher of the Year - picked the best artwork from each US state and territory. ![]() Following a round of public voting, Google has unveiled the five student-made finalists for Doodle for Google 2022, for the theme “I care for myself by…”Įvery year, Google hosts a “Doodle for Google” contest in which students from across the United States are invited to create artwork that could potentially be shown on the Google. ![]() ![]() One of the most popular is Google's Chromecast. of smart features come with Google TV + Hey Google + Chromecast Built-in. By Dallas Thomas Gadget Hacks Android TV Sideloaded Apps Google TV gives the new Chromecast a home screen full of curated content from your various streaming subscriptions, but its just that a home screen app. More and more people are cutting the cable cord and relying on streaming devices. Google TV brings together movies, shows and more from across your subscribed. The chromecast is a very versatile and configurable 4K device, which does a good job in amalgamating the many. For more details, you can read the full writeup from Nolen Johnson and Jan Altensen at the GitHub repo linked below. How To: Get the New Google TV UI on Android TV Nvidia Shield, Mi Box, Sony & More. Features of the chromecast with google TV. Booting the modded bootloader essentially modifies the contents of the /env partition and puts the device in a state where it’s capable of ignoring the anti-rollback check and the signature on the U-Boot in order to declare itself as bootloader-unlocked. But it’s a more affordable device with a 30 price tag, a less. In a nutshell, the process involves downloading the unlocker suite, connecting the Google Chromecast with Google TV to a PC running Linux with a USB cable, and running a shell script that executes the exploit chain. Google’s new Chromecast with Google TV (HD) looks virtually identical to the 4K model the company launched a few years ago. The unlocker script, which communicates with the target through the libusb-dev library, requires a 64-bit Linux environment. ![]() ![]() ![]() If your device is vulnerable, then you'll have to unplug it from the HDMI port and trigger the Amlogic USB burning mode by holding down the button on the rear of the device while plugging the USB-C end of a USB-A to USB-C cable into the dongle. This is because newer units come with a bootROM password protection mechanism, and Google enabled a similar mitigation policy on older units in the February 2021 software update. 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This process will protect the original plastic of your model kit and prepare it for any additional modeling techniques to follow. ![]() Gundam Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltzīy implementing the technique of Top Coating, you can do a great deal to help preserve the longevity of your models. Pilot(s): Heero Yuy, Zechs Merquise, Parviz Total Piece Count – 298 with 22 Unused Partsįoil + Marking Stickers and Dry Transfer Decals The Wing Gundam Zero EW features shoulder-mounted Gatling guns hidden beneath two articulated panels.ġ6 Runners total (A, B, C1, C2, D, E, F, G1, G2, H, I, J, K, L, SB4, PC126) You can store both Beam Saber Hilts inside the rear wing binders when not in use. The Mobile Suit’s iconic wing binders come attached to articulated sections, with the more substantial binders featuring individually posable feathers! The MG Wing Gundam Zero features a functioning cockpit gimmick to reveal the Heero Yuy figure seated inside!īuilders can fuse both Buster Rifles and create the Twin Buster Rifle, just like the OVA! Bandai provided a secure method of attaching these weapons without compromising their appearance, ensuring a satisfying look in both configurations. The model features double jointed features limbs and two ball joints within its torso, providing a wide range of motion to create dynamic poses. The MG Wing Gundam Zero EW uses a combination of inner frame pieces and traditional clamshell techniques in its construction. Included alongside the MG Wing Gundam Zero EW for accessories: The Wing Gundam Zero EW includes the same barebones loadout as Okawara’s original design, only featuring an identical set of Buster Rifles and two Beam Sabers. 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