98-0940 Anyone know anything about the caR?

[Johnwilly_]

Been watching since before joining, nice progress

[Stin1]

Thank you sir . It's not really as intense of a restoration as some of the other members builds . It's been fun so far.

[Stin1]

What's up dudes and dudettes? Today I resolved the infamous 98-01 integra actuator. There is a thread on the internet about using crv actuator and swapping the rods. When I looked at the thread the pics didn't work. With that said I didn't know if fit right. So I went the correct part number from Acura. This thing is expensive for what it is.

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[Stin1]

I put it in today. Surprisingly Acura didn't take two weeks to get it . Even more surprising they had in stock. Here is the old one out.

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The new one in . It took about 25 minutes. No problem. Mine included the plastic rod fastener that was not included on the Eric is the car dude video.

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[Stin1]

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[aw614]

I didn't realize they went up in price that much? I could have sworn they were under 100 when I bought mine 2 years ago

Did you check how your original one failed? The actual plastic piece on mine didn't break like what I read on the internet.

[Stin1]

I like to fix things and wanted to see what failed. I have repaired a six disc changer from alpine/ Acura so many times and the culprit was the ring worm popping of from the extreme summer heat here. I disassembled it . Expecting worn gears because of the grinding noise it produced. Sure enough.

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As you can see ring worm is metal. It is also super sharp. My fingers are cut from touching it. The gears are plastic. Look closely at the teeth. I applied power with it opened up . Sure enough that was failing point. In my case if I could obtain a part number for the sprocket or gear this part could possibly be repaired very cheap.

[Stin1]

I didn't realize they went up in price that much? I could have sworn they were under 100 when I bought mine 2 years ago

Did you check how your original one failed? The actual plastic piece on mine didn't break like what I read on the internet.

What country are you in ? I think you used the word quid in another post? Maybe we have different dollar values? I think when I checked the crv part number it was $89 . I usually get wholesale pricing. No shipping charges but I pay sales tax.

[aw614]

Im in the United States, I don't remember the amount I paid though, since its been a few years after I replaced mine.

[Stin1]

If it skyrocketed in price it doesn't surprise me . The 96-00 civic power mirror switch for example, I have two receipts showing I paid $40 wholesale because they break often out here from the heat. These switches are now $125 and $150 wholesale. That is a crazy price difference for another little simple electronic part.