Hi Guys,

Just a quick one anyone know the size of the front hub nut size on a sporting. on my way to the car to fix and not sure if i have a socket to fit... I think its 32mm can anyone confirm


Many thanks as always

E

yes 32mm socket size
you need to fit new one when you have removed it, some time you can get away with swapping sides

Thanks Dave i really appreciate the quick response, I have one day to fit a new gear box coz im moving house tomorrow and need to cleat out the drive...

you dont need to remove it to do gearbox, remove hub from wishbone instead.

Seriously dont remove hub nut for gearbox

Either pop the ball joint to the bottom of the hub
Or remove the 2x nuts and bolts to pop bottom ball joints to pull hub up

Dont let a hub dangle on brake hose tho

Ziggy

Cheers guys

but done what you said that part went well got the old box out which i will post some pics when i can my damn phone to send em right... Problem was getting the new one in on my gravel yard on my own as my father was the the only other person around however he has fairly advanced Parkinsons disease so was no help what so ever, i think the whole saga just stressed him out more than me Never mind though.. a mate is picking it up tomorrow on a trailer and were gonna stick up on a two poster to finish the job.

Its been years since i spent a day rolling around under a car and jesus i'm feeling it now...

well for what its worth i always take driveshafts out and leave inner joints in gearbox
this makes it much much easier to get the box back on especially with that long stud on the back
dogbone pulled out of way but left connected to subframe

i had good sucess when it came to putting mine back in

That "stud" is brilliant to getting height right

If you stick 1 of the bolts in the otherside, if you align those 2 "bolts" the gearbox should slide straight back in

Ziggy

ive always took shafts out,

ive learnt in the past never put bolts in gearbox until you hear the clunk,

if you wind box in with bolts you can smashes centre of clutch plate,
they dont make these like they used too,

Have a look at this the funny thing is that i was able to drive this and select all gears for nearly a mile until i could pull into a layby,

Anyone any ideas??there is a lot of debris inside the box from the casing...

yes ive had that
on strip down a bolt had undone on the diff and caused this catastrophic failure

eamonnf said:

Have a look at this the funny thing is that i was able to drive this and select all gears for nearly a mile until i could pull into a layby,

Anyone any ideas??there is a lot of debris inside the box from the casing...

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abeit of mess aint it,

ah well punto gearbox's are like the old BARR bottles you can get money back off them so dont fling it,

Ebay or take it to weigh in as none-ferrous, thats what ido with them drain oil out first,

s and b said:

yes ive had that
on strip down a bolt had undone on the diff and caused this catastrophic failure

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how?

flisko said:

how?

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unfortunately no time for stripping it down to see what broke as house sold a supposedly exchanging contracts any day now... it amazing how much ****e you collect over the years