Gearbox

[martauto]

Speaks for itself Paul or rather it doesnt

Mart.

[paultv]

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It took 5 minutes to mate the gearbox back onto the engine housing, I cut 2 M12 studs and used them as guides then spun one out and put the bolt in...you can see the makeshift stud in the top picture.

Took 2 hours of hideous cursing and frustration to get the top starter motor bolt in, what a pig - you need two people to do this.

My wooden jack cradle, set at the correct angle worked a treat too.

Paul

[steve_k]

20190919_154836.jpg20190919_150503.jpgIt took 5 minutes to mate the gearbox back onto the engine housing, I cut 2 M12 studs and used them as guides then spun one out and put the bolt in...you can see the makeshift stud in the top picture.

Took 2 hours of hideous cursing and frustration to get the top starter motor bolt in,

Paul

thats a good idea with the studs,

when i changed the clutch on mine a few years ago i did the same but left the studs in place afterwards, i screwed them tight into place but used some loctite threadlocker on the engine side to keep them in,

will make it so much easier next time i need to do it,
did the same with the sump bolts when i fitted the crank scraper.

[Satan]

I am impressed that you have the skills, time and somewhere to be able to do this work. Well done.

[martauto]

I am impressed that you have the skills, time and somewhere to be able to do this work. Well done.

Mart.

(you getting soft Satan ???)

[Satan]

I am impressed that you have the skills, time and somewhere to be able to do this work. Well done.

Mart.

(you getting soft Satan ???)

If it was a Baur I would have let rip with my acid tongue

[TurtleDesignTech]

Ordered a Sachs clutch over the LUKs for my M40 powered E30 a week ago, before seeing this thread. Glad I did now after watching your video!

[paultv]

Out for a test drive this morning... brilliant, huge improvement...clutch feels great and no more horrible grinding and rattling.

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Paul

[Foe]

Excellent work Paul
Nice shot too.

[martauto]

Out for a test drive this morning... brilliant, huge improvement...clutch feels great and no more horrible grinding and rattling.

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Paul

Good to here this Paul , you really dont mess around mate

Mart.

[paultv]

Wanted to add my thanks to Mick (magpie) for getting a replacement flywheel to me in double quick time!!

Paul

[paultv]

After a successful 700 mile round trip to north London and back, the car feels good and the clutch is great.

Whilst in town I had the car on a Hunter wheel alignment rig as I am interested in the overall set up since I rebuilt the front end and did the alignment myself.

There's a disparity in the camber which I'm looking into and oddly enough they reckoned the steer ahead was out.

My alignment gave a total toe of -19 minutes which is 1 more than textbook, so that's ok, it means my alignment is good.

I had them alter the steer ahead and reset the tracking to -18 mins.

Driving back on the nice long flats thru Belgium and Holland had the car drifting to the right and requiring a left bias to keep the car straight.

So I wonder how they set the steer ahead or is it just some random "Chappy" guessing what's what?

I've put it all back how it was and the drive is now fine again.

This only stands to remind myself to have faith in my own workmanship and attention to detail.

Paul

[BenHar]

Most roads have a slight camber to the kerb side.

So if driving on the right then the camber will pull the car to the right slightly.

Ben

[paultv]

Yes that's true of course, but was the same in the UK when driving on the left and the rack was not centred after the alignment.

Paul

[Satan]

OCD alert..........

[paultv]

OCD Pride!

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This is not good enough!

Paul

[Satan]

OCD fail....... I bet you can't sleep.....

[paultv]

Look at my post times...up at all hours!!

Oh well, sitting in the sun, 25 degrees Ibiza

Cool....beer...yes!

Paul

[martauto]

Look at my post times...up at all hours!!

Oh well, sitting in the sun, 25 degrees Ibiza

Cool....beer...yes!

Paul

Nothing wrong with being "finiky"

Mart.