steve dray Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 When you have to take something off just to get something else off! I just had the gearbox out of the Angrybox and I have to remove the exhaust manifold (16 nuts) just to remove ONE bellhousing bolt Do you have anything like that on your car??
Admin Vista Posted March 21, 2008 Admin Report Posted March 21, 2008 I have to remove my wife to get the crap music out of the stereo, does that count?
steve dray Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Posted March 21, 2008 I have to remove my wife to get the crap music out of the stereo, does that count?
Mrs O/H/C Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 I have to remove my wife to get the crap music out of the stereo, does that count?
oliwally Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 When you have to take something off just to get something else off! I just had the gearbox out of the Angrybox and I have to remove the exhaust manifold (16 nuts) just to remove ONE bellhousing bolt Do you have anything like that on your car?? good jib you dont have to work on modern cars! focus 1.8td remove pas pump and belt tensioner to inlet manifold to change exhaust manifold! thats just if you need to do a gasket. nice 5 hour job. dash out for wiper motor on capri
ZetecVan 2.0 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 I feel your pain Steve. To remove the gearbox I have to take the water rail off (three hex screws, one of them nearly impossible to reach) to get access to the exhaust manifold (16 nuts), but to take that off I have to undo the N/S drag link (2 bolts). To reach the top engine to bellhousing bolt on the O/S I have to remove 8 more 10mm bolts to remove the trumpets from the throttlebodies and then use a cut in half 17mm spanner. My gearbox input shaft bearing is whining, which is why I have taken it down to my friends gearbox company to get him to do the work.
davreeve Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 My motors pretty good with most things easily accesable but i spent some time working in a garage and discovered that some vehicles are a joke i.e timing belt on a ford probe v6 or a 5cyl 20 valve fiat where you,d be ok if your arms were 10mm thick and bent in 12 places.
Rick Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 moreso with newer cars, thats why it costs hundreds of quid to get a simple job done
caprinerd Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 i use to have a magnum and to do the clutch you have to drop the engine down off the mounts to get the box out and to fit the engine in strip it down to block and head and rebuild in bay
X FLOW EDDY Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 1.9 td peugot engine glow plugs arnt the best job in the world.
Admin Vista Posted March 21, 2008 Admin Report Posted March 21, 2008 I have to remove my wife to get the crap music out of the stereo, does that count? What? it's true! Honest!
oliwally Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 1.9 td peugot engine glow plugs arnt the best job in the world. there not that bad,MI16 clutches are a real pig. cylinder heads on 2.4 transits are a pain but the worst single piece of shiiite head gasket to do was a 505 diesel!!! the motor that was fitted to the 2.3d sierra. hated doing it. connect clutches are bad,i hate them too. worst thing to do on connects is servo if it has AC. new connects oil filter is bad if that has AC as well.
steve dray Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Posted March 21, 2008 When you have to take something off just to get something else off! I just had the gearbox out of the Angrybox and I have to remove the exhaust manifold (16 nuts) just to remove ONE bellhousing bolt Do you have anything like that on your car?? good jib you dont have to work on modern cars! focus 1.8td remove pas pump and belt tensioner to inlet manifold to change exhaust manifold! thats just if you need to do a gasket. nice 5 hour job. dash out for wiper motor on capri I know what you are saying, I work for a multi franchise dealer fixin Renaults, Peugeots, Fords and Nissans, there aint nothin thats easy to do on a plastic
Tom Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 you should work on beemers then mate they are a piece of piss to work on my manifold on the xe hides a bellhousing bolt too - real pain in the arse
Toby Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 I have to remove my wife to get the crap music out of the stereo, does that count? What? it's true! Honest! I have a similar problem with the tv controls!! Echobeach!!
KJ 1320 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 you should work on beemers then mate they are a piece of piss to work on my manifold on the xe hides a bellhousing bolt too - real pain in the arse Tom do what i did with that manifold......................................... Leave that one out!!
Mr.Sumo Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 you should work on beemers then mate they are a piece of piss to work on my manifold on the xe hides a bellhousing bolt too - real pain in the arse Tom do what i did with that manifold......................................... Leave that one out!! Is that classed as cheating Kev...you know ....bits missing
Tom Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 i thought about that but my conscience got the better of me, i dunno if i could've lived with myself but its ok, when the time comes to remove the gearbox i'm gonna cut the head of it off
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