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tips on gearbox installation?
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:19 pm
by Subafury
hey all im halfway through a gearbox swap.
ive got the new gearbox in and all the front bolts done up nicely- thinking this would help me line up the crossmember perfectly.
thing is its not perfect- seems like it is tilting up to one side as the mounts are close on one side and far away on the other.
any tips for getting these lined up properly- maybe i should loosen all the front bolts again.
thx
matt
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:00 am
by Subafury
dont worry i fixed that problem. turns out i didnt notice that the crossmember wasnt symmetrical, one side is slightly higher than the other- ie i had it back to front.
took a mammoth 6 or so hours to put it all back together myself once the gearbox was in. now im just having some adjusting issues with the clutch, but everything else seems alright. more testing neccesary.
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:33 am
by Matatak
if you want a hand at all tomorrow then give us a call..lol not that u have my number but ill pm it to ya
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:14 pm
by 90brumby
nice wrk matt so u still gonna come to wedge then
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:19 pm
by Subafury
took some pix. thought id share.
halfway through the swap
couldnt work out why the crossmember wouldnt line up. until i realised it was on back to front. made me feel like a tool.
also after cracking open the gearbox i could get a look at what was left of second gear-
what a worn clutch looks like
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:21 pm
by Matatak
subi wrote:took some pix. thought id share.
halfway through the swap
so was that before evry1 got there lol
ur driveway is lookin pretty empty
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:32 am
by Fatz
some nice pics there mate.
thanks for sharing
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:20 pm
by AlpineRaven
gee how did you torn the teeths? Looking good tho..
Cheers
AP
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:05 pm
by Subafury
wasnt driving hard at all when it happened- although some find this hard to believe. boosted up through first like normal then changed to second let out clutch and crunch, then *the sound of teeth jiggling about in my gearbox *. that was it. must of like weakened em before or something.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:01 pm
by El_Freddo
Hey subi,
Good pics of your work... was the gearbox a turbo or standard dual range box? Just curious...
Hope you got something better in there now...
Cheers
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:07 pm
by Subafury
std dual range 3.7. replaced exactly what was there.