Hello and I am sorry that Part 2 was not posted sooner. The job was completed the following day and everything worked fine on the first road-test. However, the same cannot be said for the job itself.... ARRRGGGHH!! BLOOMING PARTS SUPPLIERS!!!
Before we start, here is a link to Part 1, for those who wish to catch up. I will now be posting all my video tutorial under the tag #vcr and I invite all mechanics to come and start using this tag. This way we can have a hub on steemit, dedicated to DIY mechanics.
IT'S SPOT THE DIFFERENCE TIME, FOLKS!
So did you spot the differences? Well done to those who did(It's the bolt holes and diameter that were different).
As you can imagine, this was a pretty big set-back. It should go without saying, but you must always check your parts against the old ones, wherever possible. If not, then you must always consider this as a possibility if things go wrong.
I have been around the block enough times to remember this rule and the right parts were eventually sent. Although this problem had been overcome, the parts had already arrived later than I had wanted them to.
It wasn't until around 3:30pm that I was able to start this job. Because of the delay, I could not be as thorough as I wanted to be and the battery/memory issues I was having with the camera was becoming tedious. I have managed to get a good enough video of the process needed to refit the gearbox, so please enjoy the show.
Here is a pick to show you how to fit the Thrust bearing and actuator arm to the gearbox. Use the grease provided with the new clutch, onto all moving parts.
NOW LETS GET ON WITH TEACHING YOU HOW TO REFIT THE GEARBOX AND GET YOU BACK ON THE ROAD!
Vid#1
Vid2#2
In between this video and the last. I raised the gearbox up in the same way as shown. Had the edit video as I lost my temper and threw my toys out of the pram. In this video you will see I have positioned Jacks underneath the gearbox, once I had it off the floor and past the chassis frame. Now lets see what happens next...
Vid#3
After the camera cut out for the 100th time, it suddenly decided to fly out of my hand and smash itself into a million little pieces... Once my face had changed back from green to pink, I placed a bolt in one of the free bolt-holes for the bell-housing and once I had wound the bolt in BY-HAND! 3 or 4 turns, I then began to draw the gearbox into its final seated position. After this is was then time to fit the rest of the bell-housing bolts in place. After tightening these bolts, I then refitted the gearbox mountings(front and back). Once this was done I was able to remove the jacks and begin refiting all the parts removed in part 1.
Well done you have just taught yourself how to change your clutch! Now make sure you come back for more and maybe drop a comment into the reply section. I am always available for technical advice and welcome suggestions for my upcoming tutorials.
PTYAY
Rebel Dan
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Vid#1
Vid2#2
In between this video and the last. I raised the gearbox up in the same way as shown. Had the edit video as I lost my temper and threw my toys out of the pram. In this video you will see I have positioned Jacks underneath the gearbox, once I had it off the floor and past the chassis frame. Now lets see what happens next...
Vid#3
After the camera cut out for the 100th time, it suddenly decided to fly out of my hand and smash itself into a million little pieces... Once my face had changed back from green to pink, I placed a bolt in one of the free bolt-holes for the bell-housing and once I had wound the bolt in BY-HAND! 3 or 4 turns, I then began to draw the gearbox into its final seated position. After this is was then time to fit the rest of the bell-housing bolts in place. After tightening these bolts, I then refitted the gearbox mountings(front and back). Once this was done I was able to remove the jacks and begin refiting all the parts removed in part 1.
Well done you have just taught yourself how to change your clutch! Now make sure you come back for more and maybe drop a comment into the reply section. I am always available for technical advice and welcome suggestions for my upcoming tutorials.
PTYAY
Rebel Dan