Ok, the rest of day was slightly frantic... from 4 till 10, two of us put back all the bits that took me 4 hours to remove, a fortnight before.. Bottom Rad hose, a thin coolant pipe into head, LHM reservoir, and general routing all gave small headaches...The intercooler pipes got in the way a bit... Engine in, ready to try, hub nut needs tightening and wheels refitting.. Monday beckons...
New ones on..will apply paint to bare metal, and may try to cover exposed threads, to make life easier next month when these are worn out again... (tip : injecting more grease in is supposed to prolong life)
This method is nice too.. I think without a grinder, a very tough amount of hacksawing lasting ages..difficult access to.... This way, both links off in about 5 mins..
Removing 10 year old drop links... Worked for almost two 'nut' revolutions !...
Enlisted a top crane operator !.. she had not quite done this kind of work before, but as shops were generally closed, she was free! About 1 hour of gentle persuasion got us to gearbox mounting bolt in :) very satisfying. This angle of lean seems ok, a bit more may have been better..
Because patio is only 16 slabs, it's only big enough to have front of car on, whilst engine is way up in air.. I had to push car up over the slabs towards crane, alone, whilst making sure the bonnet didn't shut with the motion :O (it would have crashed down onto hoist) this was my risky bodge.. ;)Today.. engine must go in and all be connected...fluids to add, drop links to replace
11.30 start
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Great tutorial! Very informative in how well worded and descriptive you were! You know they say that if one knows how to describe what they want really well, then life is just as good as how you describe it :)
Its great for people who feel like time is running against them and then land on your blog and feel like a whole burden was just lifted off of their shoulder.. I admire and respect people who take
time to make it easier for others.. Thanks a bunch! :)
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