19-12-2012, 10:55 PM
Yep it's 5hrs.
Half the problem is fiddly jobs. The actual gearbox off/drop/refit is kinda easy.
Wheels off, break ball joints, gearbox oil drain, that fiddly as feck weird thing that holds one of the driveshafts in, driveshafts out, cable off, remove all bolts, gearbox away, clutch out, new one in, align, fit bell gearbox back with arm in position (took me 3 attempts last time, and each time you kinda need to drop it to make sure it's all straight still), and then all the other stuff again.
I think the actual clutch is about 30min tops hehe...
Add another hour if you have FMIC pipes to get out of the way/refit etc...
God it gives me nightmares.
Just the cable is probably a good hour on it's own, that is a fiddly bugger!
I think the main thing you don't want to damage is that fiddly weird thing that holds driveshafts in. Or damage driveshaft oil seals when removing/refitting the driveshafts... maybe if you think you might damage it, get spares, as it's another hour or hour and a half work to replace one taking it steady (oil drop again!)... so handy to have spares there and then
Dave
Half the problem is fiddly jobs. The actual gearbox off/drop/refit is kinda easy.
Wheels off, break ball joints, gearbox oil drain, that fiddly as feck weird thing that holds one of the driveshafts in, driveshafts out, cable off, remove all bolts, gearbox away, clutch out, new one in, align, fit bell gearbox back with arm in position (took me 3 attempts last time, and each time you kinda need to drop it to make sure it's all straight still), and then all the other stuff again.
I think the actual clutch is about 30min tops hehe...
Add another hour if you have FMIC pipes to get out of the way/refit etc...
God it gives me nightmares.
Just the cable is probably a good hour on it's own, that is a fiddly bugger!
I think the main thing you don't want to damage is that fiddly weird thing that holds driveshafts in. Or damage driveshaft oil seals when removing/refitting the driveshafts... maybe if you think you might damage it, get spares, as it's another hour or hour and a half work to replace one taking it steady (oil drop again!)... so handy to have spares there and then
Dave