Removing FD - Diagrams needed

[Dicko]

has anybody got the EPC or similar handy. i could do with an exploded diagram and some instructions on how to remove a final drive.

cheers

[Jim]

Do it this weekend Dicko :)

Jim

[Dicko]

iv not got the box yet jim

suppose i could bring down the f10 with a 3.94FD to practise on :D

[Dan]

just do what me and camb did, use a haynes manual. we had never done one before and was all the help we had.

[Stuart]

dicko you big nancy lol

step one
get car off the floor and undo the tie bar nuts (22mm i think) and the TCA inner bolt.

pop the shafts from the gearbox (watch out for fluid)

step 2

undo the 13 and 14mm bolts that hold the gearbox "casette" in.

(oh forgot to add, drop one end of the gearbox lol)

pull the casette out.

Step 3
remove the circlip from the very end of the output shaft and remove the last gear from the shaft. sometimes it litterally falls off and sometimes you need mr puller.

remove the diff bearing bolt thing (big mofo castleated nut)

Step 4

drop the diff and undo the crown wheel bolts, replace with "new" one.

step 5

fit new pinion to gear casette and replace the circlip


refitment is reverse of removal

enjoy sweetheart lol

[Aragorn]

yup its relatively streight forwards

uve got the crown wheel bolted onto the diff so just follow the diff removal instructions in haynes for that bit

and the pinion is the last cog on the output shaft

remove circlip and remove gear with a gear puller

[Stuart]

dejavou

[Dicko]

lol

i removed all the 12/13mm bolts out the end and it wont come off. im guessing its for the cassete to come out. shall i try to encourage it by bumping the shaft with a big piece of wood :twisted:

[Stuart]

you got all of the bolts out? there are 4 that only hold the endcap on but thats irrelevant is youve got them all out.

try using a punch/drift on the two locating pins. or "caress" the input shaft with a hammer lol

[rgv_stu]

when i took mine out i also removed the selector fork, that might be whats stopping the cassette coming out.

[Dicko]

ahh, ye i aint touched that. and the 2 locating pins r tight as fook. ill wack them out later and have another go :D

[rgv_stu]

its 4 bolts to take off the selector mechanism iirc

[Ste_Nova]

dicko you big nancy lol

step one
get car off the floor and undo the tie bar nuts (22mm i think) and the TCA inner bolt.


easier to whip the bottom ball joint pinch off

[Stuart]

swings and roudabouts really lol


oh yeah forgot to mention the selector fork, ho hum it was a true haynes style reply lol


allegedly you should pop it into 2nd gear too, but it makes no odds really

[Dicko]

i will try n get it into second, i managed to get it loose, but will only move about an inch out. :roll:

[brian]

that big diff bearing odd looking bolt is a right bastard to get off!
are they normally very tight to get out? i'm taking out a 4.18 at the moment and have the nut turning but its so tight the cogs are disappearing one by one !!!