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Thanks dazco,

Fingers crossed it all goes according to plan.

I've found a place in Bolton that will rent a ramp for £10.00 per hour or £50.00 for eight hours.

I may as well underseal it whilst I'm there, if time allows.

I thought there would be more places that rented out ramps as it's a good idea but they seem few and far between.

I found one in Manchester that wanted £20.00 plus vat per hour. Seems steep to me.

The only problem is that they don't have a hydraulic lift for the gearbox to go on once it's coming out.

I'll have to devise something else.

Gearbox out and that's all for today.

Just a couple of questions;

What should I use to clean up the spilt oil in the bell housing? Degreaser etc

Is it worth changing the release bearing?

Do I need to empty the engine oil, prior to changing flywheel oil seal?

Should I replace the gearbox input shaft seal?

Many thanks

Bulldog1 wrote:Gearbox out and that's all for today.

Just a couple of questions;

What should I use to clean up the spilt oil in the bell housing? Degreaser etc

Is it worth changing the release bearing?

Do I need to empty the engine oil, prior to changing flywheel oil seal?

Should I replace the gearbox input shaft seal?

Many thanks

replace everything while you're there..you don't want to do this again for a long time
the release bearing is a must do

use gunk to do the degreasing

use elbow grease from the pound shops in town loads better than gunk

Ok, I'll head down there now and ask for a large tub of elbow grease.


Nice one faggie

bulldog sent you a pm

Update

The crankshaft oil seal and gearbox input shaft seal have been replaced. No major sign of leaking though as I would have expected for the amount of oil in the bell housing.

All parts cleaned up and just waiting for my order from Brickwerks to arrive.

I ordered new flywheel bolts, a new spiggot bearing (the other had disintegrated again) and the felt seal for the rear of the flywheel that was missing.

Had a very helpful conversation with Aiden Talbot who was as friendly as always.

Luckily no oil had contaminated the clutch and this was new only a thousand miles ago.

Hoping to put it all back together ASAP and my wife wants to go away at weekend. NO PRESSURE THERE THEN!!!