RA deals

[sgnimj96]

Dorman 675354 m10x1.50 stud $.63 (closeout)
looks suitable for the timing belt tensioner stud. Those things sometimes get damaged and finding one is
kind of a hassle. Nice to have a spare
I took one off a 1.6d head to measure and the dorman one is just slightly longer on the long end.
Short end and the shank are the same.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/dorma ... d+stud,183
That TB stud seems like a bad design. Really not enough thread going into the aluminum head for the
torque spec of 33lbs. I had one of those pull out on my old 11mm head and it was a real PIA to install an insert to fix it.
I wonder if cutting a couple extra threads on the short end would be a good idea because the
hole goes a little further in if I remember correctly.
Certainly needs plenty of red loctite too.

[sgnimj96]

good kit small metric o-rings
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.ph ... 44&jsn=282

[Fatmobile]

Is that 3 cents for the whole set of o-rings? Or each, for the set of 172 o-rings?
Says they are nylon, that's strange.

[sgnimj96]

It's like $5 for the pack, pretty sure it's nitrile. Same as all the other cheap black orings.
Autozone used to sell them for 10, now they sell smaller packs of 16 for $5
I think the dorman 172 pack can still be found, but not at a better price.
I use this one a lot, almost bought another but it kicked up the shipping so I passed.
The \HF metric o-ring kits are ok but many aren't actual metric sizes. This one has come
through for me many times.

Of course, I was just looking for add-on stuff for a "closeout" item I REALLY wanted, got 4.
Rubber VC gaskets https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/vol ... sket,10710

Turns out there are a lot of Dorman products on the chopping block in the 'Tools and Universal Parts' section.
Got a few 3/16" compression fittings for emergency brake line splicing.
Got some vacuum caps in 3/16 (brake bleeder caps?) and a few in 1/8" , under 'plastic connector caps'

I always look for the mercedes w123 primary fuel filters on closeouts too, got 2 @ $1. Those things are neat prefilters
and you can easily spray them out to reuse if needed. Really helps the big filter last longer.

Got a couple more oil filters, but mostly I was scrolling the 3/16 flare fittings so I can replace a brake line repair that was done in mexico.

Actually, until just a couple days ago, I didn't know those brass compression fittings are not a long term solution.
Seeing how cheap the brass compression fittings are on rock auto
reminded me about a fix I had done and I looked on YT to find out NEVER leave those on brake lines !!
RA has the inverted flare unions cheap. I can rent the flaring tool and get the steel tube nuts at the local part store.

I saw they sell some brake line stuff at part stores, but RA closeout shipping is super fast. So I got most of what I need
and plenty of extras.

2 days most of the time. Ships from Houston, TX
I ordered all that odd stuff, like $60, including 11 bucks shipping early in the morning. By noon it was shipped.
It was 20 different items in multiple quantities, so whoever works at that warehouse doesn't screw around.

[Fatmobile]

With Rock Auto it's great if you can get the parts from the same distributor,.. or you end up paying several shipping charges.

[sgnimj96]

Yea, if there is something on closeout that I want
I'll also check the closeout page on all my other vehicles
and a lot of that stuff will ship together.

[sgnimj96]

The Mahle rubber gaskets showed up,
Victor Reinz made in germany
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.ph ... 10&jsn=444

[sgnimj96]

These mk1 KelseyHayes front calipers are pretty cool, and a great price.
Whats really cool is some come WITH the carrier brackets.
I got a pair a while back and then they were out of the ones with brackets, looks
like they got a couple back in.
The caliper is easy to get, but those brackets are super NLA.
81' jetta
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.ph ... 04&jsn=630

[Fatmobile]

Wow with the bracket.
I don't think I've seen that before.

I'm so cheap, I rebuild calipers.
They do look nice when they are painted.

[sgnimj96]

Using the Nugeon part number,
others can be found on the web.
But looking for the bracket itself, nada.

I had been needing new brackets for
years. Anti-rattle clips fell out
so much I had to silicone the ends.

They're not new brackets, but way better
than mine. My core bracket was rejected.

[Fatmobile]

Another part I need to start gathering into the hoard.
I do have a stash of windshields.