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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:42 pm
by ardiesse
The grey motor gearbox is pretty easy to work on, isn't it?
Rob
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:36 pm
by 62ekute
ardiesse wrote: Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:42 pm
The grey motor gearbox is pretty easy to work on, isn't it?
Rob
Hi Rob, yeah, it's a pretty simple set up (and I had my laptop in the garage with Harv's write-up
) Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:11 pm
by 62ekute
Finished putting the gearbox together today - clutch kit is in the couriers truck so should turn up next week
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Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:40 pm
by 62ekute
I had some left over sound deadener, so while the carpet was pulled back, I doubled up on the front bits
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Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:06 pm
by 62ekute
I ordered the clutch kit from Automotive Superstore because they came up a fair bit cheaper (and I had a voucher from them as well)
...it turned up today in a sealed Exedy box with all the bits
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Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:39 pm
by 62ekute
I wheeled the gearbox back under the ute today
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and jacked it up to the engine
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before I lifted the engine and gearbox up all the way, I put the driveshaft in and poured about 180ml of SAE90 into the rear extension via the speedo gear hole
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Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:20 pm
by Brett027
That's a handy set up
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:36 pm
by 62ekute
Brett027 wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:20 pm
That's a handy set up
Hi Brett,
yeah, I actually put blocks under the wheels as well to stop things tipping sideways - not too bad with a 27kg gearbox - more useful with a 150kg VW engine.
Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:48 pm
by Brett027
Having a spare input shaft is handy tooooo
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:50 pm
by 62ekute
Brett027 wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:48 pm
Having a spare input shaft is handy tooooo
yep, beats making one - there's heaps of cheap plastic aligning tools around for many cars (and lots of kits come with them) but I haven't seen one for a grey - (though it looks like earlybitz has come up with something)
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:02 pm
by 62ekute
I put the oil in the gearbox today
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And connected up all the fiddly bits
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I told myself I wouldn't do any work over Easter but I stopped off at Speeds just in case
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Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:10 pm
by Brett027
Speeds are the best Patrick! Top service and he has a full set of Rares parts for Holdens in stock. He also has a heap of out of stock things- I picked up the clips for the top door trims last week.
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:17 pm
by Errol62
No mess Charlie!
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:47 pm
by Brett027
Hi Patrick , what's that steel bolted to the gearbox bottom plate? Part of clutch mechanism?
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:52 pm
by gpi
this is a hotrod so he has a floor shifter
