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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: muddyweb on January 24, 2004, 22:10:31

Title: The conversion so far.....
Post by: muddyweb on January 24, 2004, 22:10:31

Well, the conversion from manual to auto in Tigger started today....

The story so far :

 :!: Remove Floors
 :!: Remove Tunnel Cover
 :!: Remove Gearsticks and Selectors
 :!: Drop out the gearbox cross member
 :!: Remove the Lamda sensors
 :!: Unbolt and remove the exhaust
 :!: Remove the propshafts
 :!: Disconnect the breather tubes
 :!: Disconnect the speedo and handbrake
 :!: Take off the earth straps
 :!: Drain oil from both boxes
 :!: Remove the clutch slave cylinder
 :!: Carefully !! unbolt the bellhousing bolts and gearbox mounts and lower the whole assembly out of the bottom

That's it for today... tomorrow I should be getting things ready for the new box :-)

Title: The conversion so far.....
Post by: davidlandy on January 25, 2004, 12:07:35

Tim,

the posting of some progress pictures would be good!

 :wink:

Title: The conversion so far.....
Post by: muddyweb on January 25, 2004, 12:32:42

This morning, just finished off a few of the last bits and pieces...

 :!: Remove Clutch Cover and Plate
 :!: Remove Crank Position Sensor
 :!: Remove Flywheel
 :!: Remove the clutch master cylinder and pedal (won't be needing that any more)


I'm toying with the idea of changing the crankshaft rear oil seal whilst it's apart... as I thought it was leaking.. although now I see it, I'm not sure it was..   :?

Title: The conversion so far.....
Post by: Guy90 on January 25, 2004, 12:47:53

Tim,

This is a very impressive workrate. It's taken me 5 days to put a new cambelt on and it's still not finished!!

I do have to stop for rain though :lol:  :lol:

Guy

Title: The conversion so far.....
Post by: muddyweb on January 25, 2004, 13:52:56

hehe...

Taking stuff apart is the easy bit, it's making the new box go in and work that's the problem :-)

In response to David's request... the progress so far is that there is a big hole !

Title: The conversion so far.....
Post by: hobbit on January 25, 2004, 18:43:09

Considering what you've done so far, think what would happen on sods law if you didn't change that rear oil seal. Must be worth that extra bit of effort

Kev

Title: The conversion so far.....
Post by: davidlandy on January 25, 2004, 20:34:39

Tim,

if it aint leaking leave it alone

remember the saying "if it aint broke............................

Title: The conversion so far.....
Post by: Hightower on January 26, 2004, 09:55:11

Quote from: "davidlandy"

remember the saying "if it aint broke............................

. . . . . . . . it will be after the next off road session !!!!

Sounds like you've been really busy. Hope to see the results soon  :)