Guide: Big Job Tips and Tricks

[wainwrightj]

I have yet to do the clutch on our estate.......space permitting, guide pins screwed into the engine to make it easier to align the gearbox when its time to refit?

I'm sure guide pins would help although we didn't use them, I'm assuming only the 6 had the pull type clutch which makes it a lot harder than a push type

We found it easier putting the gear box up sideways with the diff facing the ceiling, then rotating it clockwise to avoid the sub frame

If you don't won't to undo the gearbox stud like us, undo one bolt from the gearbox mount and loosen the other and you can spin it out the way until the stud's in the right place and then rotate the mount back over the stud that way, makes it a lot less faffy than trying to wiggle it around the mount

It's a difficult job but well worth the effort (and the money you'll save) when you get it all back together, I've done 70~ miles so far bedding the clutch in and it feels great, as I said in the post I'm not a mechanic but so far nothing has gone wrong, just take your time and don't take shortcuts, you'll get it done 

Good luck if you do decide to tackle it yourself!