Input shaft is fixed I'm afraid - looks like it's box out again !!!!
Dave
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Input shaft is fixed I'm afraid - looks like it's box out again !!!!
Dave
make sure you get the distance you need between the top of the trumpets to the inside of the filter
Elgan - have a 125mm (deep) filter coming, so that's cool, had a 100mm one that I sold on, you need 30mm clearence iirc is recommended.
Dave - no worries, thought as much, altho i know a chap with a Quaife SC gear set in his F20, and input shaft is removable as its an OE item, so I guess I was hoping lol
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Originally Posted by trackdaynova
I might be getting confused with a Dog Box Gear kit -I KNOW they are gear train out !! - might be worth taking the end plate off and having a look - just to save yourself 3.5 hours :) - Although It would be easier just to pull the Gear train out and then slide the clutch out through the inspection hole, and then refit the gear train !!! Should only take about an hour !!!
Dave
We'll whip off the end plate to start with then...
So even if its not removable shaft, you still reckon its easier to slide the hole lot out, rather than box off jobbie?
If so, please do tell :)
Much easier if your doing in on the floor at home - no need to remove driveshafts / wrestle with the box etc
Turret off (4 bolts), reverse switch out, unbolt gear train - don't even have to unbolt the end cover - and remove gear train
It you were forward thinking when you did your conversion, you may have modified the n/s chassis leg to allow the gear train to slide out without catching the bottom lip of the leg - although you probably haven't done this so may have to drop the n/s gearbox mount to get clearance
With the geartrain out - the cluch can be removed in the usual manner
Just means you will have to catch the gearbox oil in a tub to reuse and may want to buy a new gearbox gasket
Dave
i have done one with that method before and it is very easy
Sounds good to me! Sounds reletively easy to do... I'll let you know how I got on
Great progress today, OllyTB came over to give me hand with clutch change/ gearbox off, but decided not to do it as it was too cold lol
Instead we got the throttlebodies sorted, loom stripped back, fault finded, and sorted, throttle linkage built up and fitted (thanks to Olly, as I'd given up on it), and it runs! what a noise i've missed...
Also the ECU started talking to the computer, which is good news
No pics tho - Turner wouldn't allow a camera anywhere near the car lol
I had every intention of doing the box in what was described as " a heated garage" the only heat source was the bloody inspection lamp!
Anyways, the throttle linkage is now fitted and works perfectly, much better than the SBD bodge, improvised throttle pot connection to get it running and the regulator patched up until some bits arrive. We essentailly manged to prove it all works and runs just needs tidying up now. It was just lots and lots of little things that needed sorting.
As for the clutch i'll come back and do that when there's an inferno of a heat source and a skantily clad wench to serve both drinks and errrr anyway, you get the picture!
Godd day all round!
I think there is every possibility that you are both a pair of pansies lol
Glad that loom worked though, myself and dar were worried you were going to toast your ECU by rushing it!