Thrust bearing

[puglove]

Id suggest a last check to make sure evrrything is clear before lowering the box end down, nothing worse than getting halfway through pulling it off the splines only to find theres an earth strap hanging on, especially if you're doing it by yourself.

Again cheers for the help

yeah its handy to remove the large gearbox mount stud too which points up...get be a pita when removing box.

shame it aint the right time...was hoping to bring beers and lower the 2.1 with you as you done so many times...I done a gbox 100s of times...hope all goes well. you got me number if you get stuck

We maybe able to sort something out with your beam when the time comes

You have to remove that stud, cant get it out otherwise as the engine is far too big for the bay. It's not actually a difficult job, its just lack of space that makes it a pain.

This is the guide that we loosely followed. But we pulled the box right out to make the clutch change easier.

If I was doing it again, I'd definitely remove the hub nuts and shafts, rather than just the bottom ball joint.

http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-4919-pos...#pid104547

Cheers tom, very helpful mate