2drdan Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I've come in for a cuppa and a packet of biscuits cos' i've got the hump with these blinkin bellhousing bolts. Top three are out, 30 min each..........how do you get to the one with the wiring loom retainer on it, offside one down from top...??? blisters and expletives exhausted! any ideas...i will be chopping out the rusty exhaust pipe shortly so that'll be out the way.... Cheers all.. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I've come in for a cuppa and a packet of biscuits cos' i've got the hump with these blinkin bellhousing bolts. Top three are out, 30 min each..........how do you get to the one with the wiring loom retainer on it, offside one down from top...??? blisters and expletives exhausted!any ideas...i will be chopping out the rusty exhaust pipe shortly so that'll be out the way.... Cheers all.. Phil Drop the engine as far as you can, pull all the sound insulation out and use lots of wobble bars from underneath - much, much easier if you've got a second person to guide the socket on (following your instructions, because they won't be able to see what they're doing...). Fun, isn't it?? Option 2: Get a discovery. Lots more room on them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2drdan Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 Ah ha....voice of experience i hear.......still stuffing biscuits will give it a go shortly Ta. Disc....what..?! Edited.....oh, sound insulation, is there meat to be some somewhere then??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Edited.....oh, sound insulation, is there meant to be some somewhere then??? Only if you're a big girl's blouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2drdan Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 nuthin wrong with a bit of lace...............sailor.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Ah ha....voice of experience i hear.......still stuffing biscuits will give it a go shortlyTa. Disc....what..?! Edited.....oh, sound insulation, is there meat to be some somewhere then??? My rangie had some before the engine change. When we started fitting the new engine we realised that if we put the insulation back before fitting the engine we couldn't get our hands in to refit the bell housing bolts. If we did the engine first, there was no way we would get the insulation back in past the bolts and clips...so we chucked it in the bin, and quite frankly I can't tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2drdan Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 My rangie had some before the engine change. When we started fitting the new engine we realised that if we put the insulation back before fitting the engine we couldn't get our hands in to refit the bell housing bolts. If we did the engine first, there was no way we would get the insulation back in past the bolts and clips...so we chucked it in the bin, and quite frankly I can't tell the difference. Ah ha, well here's hoping the 200 Tdi isn't louder than the V8...??? At last I now have a twin engined sankey trailer!! Well two engines in it, thanks for the advice Geoff, all bolts and engine fully out now! Just waiting on the conversion plate and clutch to arrive to get Tdi in...! Well it's easy int it?? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonPearson Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 It's easy... take the whole engine and gearbox out in one lump - then you have great access to the bellhousing bolts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Ah ha, well here's hoping the 200 Tdi isn't louder than the V8...??? I suspect it will be...nasty rattly noise too. How could you do that to an innocent Range Rover? Not sure how the 200Tdi sits in a rangie, but you might well have plenty of space to fit soundproofing anyway if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2drdan Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 yeah looked at that buit the 'hoist looked a bit bendy taking the strain so bottled it at left it to the engine only...still a curve on the top arm .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2drdan Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 Finally have engine out!! piccies here I know, poor rangie it's like castrating a teenage dog!! but my wallet was starting to have tantrums any time we went out ..... Here's hoping the diesel will be a bit better ....... til i play with it i spose.... Cheers for the input chaps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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