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disco 1 clutch replacement - to do or not to do?
Disco-Ron:
One thing i've just remembered, the easiest way i found to get to the top bellhousing bolts was to lift the engine slightly, remove the engine mounts, then lower the engine lower than it normally sits..... that way you can get to the awkward bolts......
squaddie_fox:
strip out the centre console remove gear levers and drill out the rubber gator, undo the props from transfer box, get a nice sling, round the gearbox and the transfer box, support the weight undo the mounting bolts, remove the cross member, drop the box a bit and jack the front of the engine a little. you can get to the top bolts with a few extensions etc, pull the box back from the engine dont need to pull it far, just enough to get your hands and a small ratchet remove the clutch.
put new clutch in place, use a socket (cant remember what size off the top of my head, but a deep one around 14mm i think) to line it all up, bolt new one in, reverse process of the above.
not great at putting it into words but i hope you get the general idea. if you need a hand im around strtford upon avon and birmingham on leave for the next couple weeks.
Range Rover Blues:
IIRC I can either get the top 2 bolts with a 14mm spanner I cut down and bent specially form above or using every extension in my toolbox from below, that way I end up under the back axle almost but I can do it.
Les Henson:
I've never tried the engine out method, but that's usually because I'm doing the job on someone's drive/the road/pub car park :lol:
The gearbox can't drop on you - the crossmember prevents that from happening, but the bellhousing can drop a rather scary distance. The available gap to work in to replace the clutch is only about 6-inches, so aligning the clutch is difficult and obviously very important. I use an old input shaft from a scrap gearbox, which is perfect.
Les.
POSBORNE:
thanks for the advice guys, this is above & beyond my mechanical knowledge. At least i know the work involved & estimate the garage bill!
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