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Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« on: January 27, 2008, 20:11:40 »
A good day for a change! Been trying to find the money to pay for the gearbox replacement on the Disco, and it needed to be found by tomorrow. Not been having much (read: any) luck, until I called round to see my boss this afternoon, and left with a signed, blank cheque. So tomorrow I'll be getting the motor back at last!
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2008, 20:14:08 »
Quote from: narked on January 27, 2008, 20:11:40
left with a signed, blank cheque. So tomorrow I'll be getting the motor back at last!

And some new MTs, and a winch bumper, and..............
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2008, 20:21:37 »
Good to hear it mate! Let me know if you still need a hand with that wheel bearing.
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2008, 20:23:53 »
  :dance: Exellent news  :dance:


   Bet that cheered you up  :D
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2008, 20:26:16 »
Just wondering if the mechanic offers cashback....

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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2008, 20:32:42 »
 Could you not have slid in the wheel bearing in on the same bill  :rolleyes:

   At the end o fthe day you are getting ya motor back which is great  :clap:
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2008, 20:40:42 »
I've got the parts, so if he's got time when I collect it tomorrow I might see if he'll do it there and then. Failing that I'll sort it myself!
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2008, 20:51:43 »
    
Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
sorry mate its some bar steward with a torch bringing you more work (probably the boss) LOL

serious note: great news 
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2008, 23:41:25 »
Finally, the Beast is back! Wonderful feeling to have my own car back after over a month without it. Drives lovely with it's new gearbox and clutch. General consensus is that the "recon" box that was put in when I bought it was actually a con box! Transfer box obviously was a reconditioned unit (apparently put in about 6 months before I purchased the car) and still had a nice clean casing, clean oil, no problems. Gearbox casing was a mess, and when he drained the oil hardly any came out!

And as a nice bonus the faffing about involved in removing and replacing the transmission has resulted in my difflock now working! Just need to take the console out and adjust the high-low linkage as it's jumping out of low range at the moment.
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2008, 00:20:33 »
Quote from: narked on January 28, 2008, 23:41:25

And as a nice bonus the faffing about involved in removing and replacing the transmission has resulted in my difflock now working! Just need to take the console out and adjust the high-low linkage as it's jumping out of low range at the moment.

Excellent - you should be able to cope with that hillclimb now!  :lol:
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2008, 15:25:53 »
Quote from: narked on January 27, 2008, 20:11:40
Not been having much (read: any) luck, until I called round to see my boss this afternoon, and left with a signed, blank cheque.

what do you say, offer, do, to get a blank cheque? I find it an effort to get a pay slip out of my boss!!!!
« Last Edit: January 29, 2008, 19:50:32 by muddyjames »
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Re: Woohoo! Light at the end of the tunnel!
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2008, 19:49:16 »
light at the end of the tunnel ?

yeah, I've got a transmission tunnel like that too :(
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