Ginge !

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ok this is gonna have to be in stages,,,,,, mainly cause i aint finished it yet

also take into a count i work in a office and aint ever done a gearbox on anything other than ford escorts,,,,, and then i had help with them but ill give it a go,,,,,, nothing ventured and all that, might i also add that i have had LOADS of info off here to help me gain the confidence to give it a crack,,,,, so when he goes wrong its all your fault ! !!! pmsl

pictures also might not mean anything but ill try to get better ones

first get some old ropey shed of a car ,,,,, heres one i found



i really hate them "temp" pins that have been on there over a year now

time to take em off



bit more like it

now open bonnet,,,,, and make a nice brew,,, look at the car and think " should i really bother with this "



now i need a gearbox and,,, well diff due to the ratios i wanna change to !!!

oh look there one is



lets take a look at see how bad the rust is on this old shed





well a car cant rust when its loosing THIS MUCH gearbox oil,,,,, guess the cat never pissed in my car after all pmsl

now is there enough room,,, in my "slightly smaller than a double garage"





now, how to i take out the driveshafts,,,, always a pissy hate of mine,,,, oh look



what a cool idea ( take note ford) roll pins holding in the shafts,,, they will be **** to remove

right,,,,, lets get started





ok ill add more pics,,, as i got carried away and just started unbolting stuff when i was under the car,, doh !!!!

Ginge !

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right here some random pics that might give some info how **** easy the job is ( notice im still in a happy place with it

right i took these 2 off, thats starter and slave



took the wheel off,, yes i just took 1 wheel off as im a lazy tart



took out the balljoints,,,,,, AND ****ED THEM UP WITH MY SPECIAL TOOL,,,,,,, that seems to **** them more than the old way i done em,,, just does it quicker pmsl




the linkage was also seperate



the prob shaft also taken off



ill put that over here till i need it again



i erm,,,,,, took what ever this is off,,,, and this time i would like to mention im also available for hire to take photos at special ocassion such as weddings of ugley people and birthdays for children who dont want to have there old birthday photos show to there new boyfriends/girlfriends(or both) to embarres them,,,,, i take great shots that people wont have a clue what they are looking at



these dowels i was worried about are **** easy





its seperated,,, just i forgot to take something off pmsl

anyway here is how the car looks at the min


the magical floating car,,,, oh and there is ALOT LESS room than the photo seems to show,,,,, trust me on that pmsl

oh and remind me tomorrow to remove this aswell pmsl



right,,,, time to close the bonnet and go to bed me thinks,,,, long day tomorrow

Ginge !

iTrader: (1)

right here some random pics that might give some info how **** easy the job is ( notice im still in a happy place with it

right i took these 2 off, thats starter and slave



took the wheel off,, yes i just took 1 wheel off as im a lazy tart



took out the balljoints,,,,,, AND ****ED THEM UP WITH MY SPECIAL TOOL,,,,,,, that seems to **** them more than the old way i done em,,, just does it quicker pmsl




the linkage was also seperate



the prob shaft also taken off



ill put that over here till i need it again



i erm,,,,,, took what ever this is off,,,, and this time i would like to mention im also available for hire to take photos at special ocassion such as weddings of ugley people and birthdays for children who dont want to have there old birthday photos show to there new boyfriends/girlfriends(or both) to embarres them,,,,, i take great shots that people wont have a clue what they are looking at



these dowels i was worried about are **** easy





its seperated,,, just i forgot to take something off pmsl

anyway here is how the car looks at the min


the magical floating car,,,, oh and there is ALOT LESS room than the photo seems to show,,,,, trust me on that pmsl

oh and remind me tomorrow to remove this aswell pmsl



right,,,, time to close the bonnet and go to bed me thinks,,,, long day tomorrow

dazdavies

iTrader: (22)

I hope you're not just relying on that Jack!!!!

Ginge !

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dont worry,,,,, its a very good jack ithe car is totally stable,,,,, honest !!!
or do you mean to fit the gearbox ?

if so,,,,, then yes thats my idea to use to get it up in the air,,,, oh and my girlfriend will also be there to give a hand,,,,, what could possibly go wrong ???

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

I look forward to this, I changed my last 2 boxes on a ramp but I fancy do the next one in the drive...god knows why but I'm hoping it might be easier than balancing it on a gearbox jack for hours on end while I struggle on my own to fit it.

Take care when you refit the box to make sure you have the clutch lever in correctly.
Once you get the box in and close to sliding up the final couple of inch's you may need someone to wiggle the fork as you slide it up.

My first box went in really easy, the second took me about 20mins to get in the right place and then I spent all day trying to get it on the last 2 inchs, I took it off several times and generaly pissed about changing the angle of it etc but no way would would it go up all the way.

I came back the next day and got someone to wiggle the clutch fork while I pushed it on and it went in no probs.

Have you removed the down pipe? it makes life much easier when you come to refitting the bloody thing. Oh and I would maybe undo your engine mounts and tilt the engine back using a jack at the front, it helps when you come to refitting.

Good luck

Ginge !

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i will do mate, once the box is off im gonna get a few mates round to help get it back in

dazdavies

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I meant I hope you're using axle stands to support the weight of the vehicle whilst you're underneath the bugger .

As for doing the box on the ground on your own it can be done. I've got it down to a fine art now even with a six speed.

Ginge !

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thats currently holding the box up, the car is on 4 axle stands with all the wheels in the air,, gone are the days of me changing gearboxes/suspension ect on sissor jacks ect,,,,, working in the car game you get told about stuff thats happened when thngs fail ect, if you look to the left of that pic you will also notice i have another 2 spare axle stands aswell, i basically borrowed all of my mates stands to get the car as high as poss !

Ginge !

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right,, today i got the box out and erm,, tried to get it back in with no luck pmsl

though i have fitted the clutch











wonder wich end of the box was leaking oil ???




oh and advice,,,,,, remember to take out the gearbox oil before taking out the box,,,, i was COVERED in it

i hope at 9am i will have the box in and i can start on the rear diff

Pedroturbo

Oh Dear! What happened to the rest of the thread? I am realy interested in how the story ends!