What have you done to your P5 today?
- Thread starter Tg5
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Hey thanks! Yeah, I'm surprised it's in as good a shape as it is. I'm in Texas and don't see very many around here. Such a fun car!
BenjiHoggi
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- Oregon, USA
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- 22v Protege5
Just looked at your profile again and I see you've got some history on here. Cool to have an old member back (not like I was around in those days, just usually see people drop off and never come back).
BenjiHoggi
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- Oregon, USA
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- 22v Protege5
Well what I thought was a transmission noise on my P5 ended up being a very shot front driver's wheel bearing that was not making normal wheel bearing noises. New bearing in and it drives beautifully. I also had a shake in my steering wheel and especially while braking, and those are totally gone.
Also replaced 4 engine mounts, cleaned EGR, replaced front control arm bushings with polyurethane ones from Whiteline. I think the bushings were probably the best thing I've done so far. No noticable reduction in ride quality but no more clunking and seems a little tighter up front. Had a shop press the bearing and bushings at once into the parts I brought them and it was 1hr of labor at $165/hr and had them back in less than 24 hours. Well worth it.
Anyways, she's back on the road now. And I have a 626 transmission with 4qts of fluid and a bunch of OEM Mazda parts for a trans swap just lying around now
Also replaced 4 engine mounts, cleaned EGR, replaced front control arm bushings with polyurethane ones from Whiteline. I think the bushings were probably the best thing I've done so far. No noticable reduction in ride quality but no more clunking and seems a little tighter up front. Had a shop press the bearing and bushings at once into the parts I brought them and it was 1hr of labor at $165/hr and had them back in less than 24 hours. Well worth it.
Anyways, she's back on the road now. And I have a 626 transmission with 4qts of fluid and a bunch of OEM Mazda parts for a trans swap just lying around now
