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mmm... clean and shiny!
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Yes. It wasnt particulary dirty and of course you cant see it when the engines in but I know that its all clean now
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I'm happy with it Tony. I like the shade and finish. Its high temp and cost £2.50 a tin from Lidl! Bargain
I tried to get that colour a while ago Damian, but all they had left was white or a vivid, lime-green gloss. I have a can of the green but wasn't brave enough to use it. I used Plastikote matt black but didn't achieve your high standard.
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I'm....doing a few paint repairs whilst it's hot and dryI eagerly await the lime green engine.
, how about lime green on the bonnet?
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Engine is finally in after fighting me all the way all weekend. Just a few wires to connect and fuel supply to sort out and then I'll be able to start it up. 3 years since my last engine removal put me out of practice. Struggled getting the clutch lined up with the drive. What you really need is an old drive to line it up which I don't have so it took a couple of attempts. Struggled getting the engine mount on. Also ended up taking off exhaust and filter cowling as these were scratching my new paint job. Still a tight squeeze with them off. Its in now so just keeping my fingers crossed that it all works and doesnt have to come out again.
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So close now Damian .
It's of no use to you now as you've managed to get the engine in but a trick I've used many times, if an old input shaft isn't to hand, is to make a clutch alignment tool from an old piece of dowel or a bolt wrapped with tape until it's the right size. As you've, unfortunately, just found out it can be a real bu**er to align by eye
. It's of no use to you now as you've managed to get the engine in but a trick I've used many times, if an old input shaft isn't to hand, is to make a clutch alignment tool from an old piece of dowel or a bolt wrapped with tape until it's the right size. As you've, unfortunately, just found out it can be a real bu**er to align by eye
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So close now Damian
It's of no use to you now as you've managed to get the engine in but a trick I've used many times, if an old input shaft isn't to hand, is to make a clutch alignment tool from an old piece of dowel or a bolt wrapped with tape until it's the right size. As you've, unfortunately, just found out it can be a real bu**er to align by eye
The first attempt I used a dowel and thought I had it correct but you need a dowel with two different diameters, one for the crank bush and one for the splines. When I couldnt get the engine in I decided to use what we used to call in the RAF my Mk1 engineers eye. This worked a treat, nice to know that almost 20 years after leaving the RAF, my engineers eye is still calibrated. Even if it does need glasses as I get older!
Ooh that's probably explains the shared attention to detail we both have. I am ex RAF as well. I still have it now. I am convinced it came from my RAF training.
I have met you both, and wondered why you both had a special eye
Just thought you were both odd but didn't know it was part of the RAF toolkit
Just thought you were both odd but didn't know it was part of the RAF toolkit
I feel sorry for the eye that isn't special; I guess it's the same eye that the boys in the army have.
We're all doomed!
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Another little trick that I learned (due mainly to not always having the correct tools!) is to line the clutch as best possible (by eye?), but leave the pressure plate bolts only just tight. This way, the clutch centre palate can still move enough to 'self-align'. You will have to go underneath anyway to fit and secure the gear-box 'under flywheel' tray, so you also use that position to finally tighten up the shield bolts (3 x 6mm).
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Another little trick that I learned (due mainly to not always having the correct tools!) is to line the clutch as best possible (by eye?), but leave the pressure plate bolts only just tight. This way, the clutch centre palate can still move enough to 'self-align'. You will have to go underneath anyway to fit and secure the gear-box 'under flywheel' tray, so you also use that position to finally tighten up the shield bolts (3 x 6mm).
That was going to be my plan B if lining up by eye failed Tom. Great minds....
Look what I found....
MAL_8045 by Peter Thompson, on Flickr
MAL_8045 by Peter Thompson, on Flickr
