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So Stephen, whilst your car was a notable winner of several accolades, underneath it all it was a right mess.... :p :D
After saying that I'm now afraid of arranging an appointment with Dr D2 in case mine turns out worse :o |
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As this is a Mackie's gearbox, I'm not touching it :p I contrived this arrangement to replace the ATF lost when the cooler lines were removed from the radiator. Attach the lower cooler line, pour ATF in the funnel until it stops taking it, then put the upper line back on.
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 Both CV boots needed replacing http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 Clips removed http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 Cut the boot in half and remove it http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 A sharp whack to the centre of the joint with a chisel and lump hammer will pop it off the circlip http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 Slide the joint off the splines http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 The circlip is on the left. The plastic bushing and cup-spring on the right hold the joint tightly on the splines. These all get replaced http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 With the hardware removed, I put a plastic bag over the splines so the boot slides on without getting caught on any sharp edges http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 New circlip, bush and cup-spring http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 Rotate the shaft to vertical for the next bit http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 New grease http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 The joint is just sitting on the end of the spline now http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 Put a spare bolt in the end of it to use as a drift http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 Another sharp whack with the lump hammer knocks it over the circlip and it's locked in position again http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 The new boot is held in place with the proper crimp clips. Any mechanic who uses cable ties on CV boots should have his tools confiscated :tuttut: http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837858 This is the proper tool for crimping the clips http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 On to the other side. Not only was this boot held on with a cable tie, but whichever donkey had messed with it had beaten on the outer joint with a hammer and not bothered to to replace the bushing or cup spring so the joint was loose on the spline :mad: I assembled it properly of course. It is trivial to do this stuff properly, and a OEM GKN Lobro CV boot kit is £10. Why bodge it? :Confused: http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554837754 |
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When I pulled the front panel I noticed that the radiator air guide speed-nuts were getting pretty crusty:
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 I keep these in stock so replaced them http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 The undertray hardware was missing, broken or bodged so replaced it all with new genuine hardware http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 The electronics box needed the usual repair http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 Engine bay all done :) http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 Interior stuff again - the centre vent was broken http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 The pin had broken off the end of the slat http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 I'd got to about this point when Jim arrived! http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928952 I brought Jim's in for a quick triage at this point so took a pic while they were all out in the sun together :) http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1554928649 |
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Going back to the chain tensioner pads, you were saying that you cable tied the exhaust cam to the cam locking bar to stop it trying to move 15°... It's my understanding that the cam gears are held on a taper, so I've got two questions; 1. How did you keep timing while you pulled the timing belt cam gear off? 2. With the cam gear removed (and the locking bar locating bushing presumably removed with it), what did you attach the locking bar to to keep timing? I'm missing something here I'm sure! Does the locating bushing go back on and is it keyed or something? I'll have to do this job eventually on mine, so I want to know how to keep timing when removing the cam timing gear. It's something I expect I'll learn during the head reassembly on the Silver car! |
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This is the cam sprocket attached. As noted, its a taper fit on the cam so held on by the torque of the bolt. http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1555012864 This is the locking plate. Both cams have flats milled on to them such that the locking plate only fits one way round, and its sandwiched between the sprocket and the washer under the bolt head. http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1555012864 This is the locking plate and bolt in place without the sprocket. The locking plate is loosely pushed on to the flats on the cam and then the bolt holds it in place http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1555012864 The right hand bank 1 cam will happily just sit there with no belt or sprocket. The left hand bank 2 cam though will rotate clockwise with very little provocation (especially on the V6), but generally won't move when you just take the belt off so its simple enough to dismantle everything to do the belt without it escaping. But, as soon as you loosen the inlet cam and chain tensioner, it will jump round on its own thus I keep the bar in at all times except when removing or refitting sprockets, the belt, or the water pump (because the bar gets in the way). Its not that important when only doing the belt though. The engine in this pic ^ is sitting on a pallet with no timing gear and both cams are still lined up. When I pull it apart to do the tensioners, that's when I'll put the bar pack in +++ |
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