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Offline Disco-Ron

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What a nightmare job...........
« on: February 14, 2010, 19:34:31 »
I've just lifted the engine out of my 300tdi disco, to say the top bolts on the bellhousing ae hard to reach is an understatement...!!!

Took me about 3 hrs to simply release the bellhousing bolts engine mounts and lift the lump out..... dreading trying to bolt it back together!!!
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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2010, 19:45:44 »
Quote from: Disco-Ron on February 14, 2010, 19:34:31
I've just lifted the engine out of my 300tdi disco, to say the top bolts on the bellhousing ae hard to reach is an understatement...!!!

Took me about 3 hrs to simply release the bellhousing bolts engine mounts and lift the lump out..... dreading trying to bolt it back together!!!
if it like defender... take transmission tunnel out and they very easy to get at.
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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2010, 19:53:29 »
had no problem when doing my disco clutch always ave plenty of socket extenshions about and sometime  them nucal joints help
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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2010, 19:59:45 »
Saffy, no tunnel to remove in disco!!!

And i have pletny of extension bars and wibbly joints..... and i removed the engine mounts and lowered the engine as far as it would go, but it was still  a  nightmare....!!
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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2010, 20:54:38 »
Quote from: Disco-Ron on February 14, 2010, 19:59:45
Saffy, no tunnel to remove in disco!!!
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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2010, 13:48:41 »
Quote from: Disco-Ron on February 14, 2010, 19:59:45
Saffy, no tunnel to remove in disco!!!

And i have pletny of extension bars and wibbly joints..... and i removed the engine mounts and lowered the engine as far as it would go, but it was still  a  nightmare....!!

Take the centre console out, reveals a rubber type thingy with the gearsticks sticking through, remove the run of rivets round it and remove, that allows you access to the transmission bolts.
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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2010, 14:00:56 »
i gotta do this on mine soon oh what fun
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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2010, 14:19:19 »
the best tip is once out dont ut the top one back most landies ive seen have this mod on them
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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2010, 14:26:14 »
Quote from: lurch_917 on February 16, 2010, 14:19:19
the best tip is once out dont ut the top one back most landies ive seen have this mod on them

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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2010, 17:26:57 »
Quote from: Saffy on February 16, 2010, 14:26:14
Quote from: lurch_917 on February 16, 2010, 14:19:19
the best tip is once out dont ut the top one back most landies ive seen have this mod on them

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Re: What a nightmare job...........
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2010, 21:59:38 »
The first time I took out a V8 I used a 14mm spanner that i had to bend to shape, for one bolt I ended up hitting it with a hammer, via a length of bar.  It was a 3 handed job.

Now I use every extension I own and end up just ahead of the back axle, but with wobbly joints it goes in fine and torques up properly.
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