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work in progress
some pics of me strut mounts
on this other mount the rubber has come away from the mount
you can stick the rubber back in
im lookin at the swedish replacement but im gonna ask for a second opinion on whether these are actually fucked
theres minimal loss of metal on the upper rim and the rest looks quite sturdy
soooooooooo might be salvageable, i dunno??????
bloke off the xm site has offered me some struts and mounts off a 2.5 for £120 but they come with the larger diameter hole but if i was to replace think id go swedish
hers some more pics
this was the gear box oil
and this was the lhm
on this other mount the rubber has come away from the mount
you can stick the rubber back in
im lookin at the swedish replacement but im gonna ask for a second opinion on whether these are actually fucked
theres minimal loss of metal on the upper rim and the rest looks quite sturdy
soooooooooo might be salvageable, i dunno??????
bloke off the xm site has offered me some struts and mounts off a 2.5 for £120 but they come with the larger diameter hole but if i was to replace think id go swedish
hers some more pics
this was the gear box oil
and this was the lhm
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They look ok Charlie, but there is a lot of rust there and the metal starts to go brittle. You could repair them, in my opinion, but the units could crack in situ, once real force is brought to bear.
The good news is now I`ve seen them they could be made in one piece. I think our Swedish pals have made them so you can remove again to service perhaps. They look thicker still on your piccies but metal does swell up with rust
If you are coming up to Bandits next Saturday, fetch one with you and we`ll have a look
If you know of a supplier of "gorilla glue" (not a wind up) near you, get some I`ll have some too. It seems to have vanished up here
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OO ERR. I don`t like the look of yer fluids
The good news is now I`ve seen them they could be made in one piece. I think our Swedish pals have made them so you can remove again to service perhaps. They look thicker still on your piccies but metal does swell up with rust
If you are coming up to Bandits next Saturday, fetch one with you and we`ll have a look
If you know of a supplier of "gorilla glue" (not a wind up) near you, get some I`ll have some too. It seems to have vanished up here
If you get some READ the istructions before use as it`s lethal stuff
OO ERR. I don`t like the look of yer fluids
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Fookin 'ell! You def need to do the hydrocinage rinsey stuff mate...........about 20 times! As for the auto oil....i know nuffink about 'em but I'm pretty sure I'm safe in saying 'oh fuck'. I'm surprised that motor has got to 100K mate!
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its the gearbox oil that a real show stopper
i ummed and ahhed on wethre to do the head gasket befrore it went
and now with the state of the gearbox oil me thinks its only a matter of time before the auto box goes
maybe i should just whip the engine/gearbox out
then with bandits help do the head
and then tackle the gear box
not that i know that much about gearboxs mind
hmmmm
i ummed and ahhed on wethre to do the head gasket befrore it went
and now with the state of the gearbox oil me thinks its only a matter of time before the auto box goes
maybe i should just whip the engine/gearbox out
then with bandits help do the head
and then tackle the gear box
not that i know that much about gearboxs mind
hmmmm
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Just emailed you that reply I had from the breakers re: the XM auto box. Is £300 inc delivery a good price for an xm auto box anyone know?
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dunno mate, could be made of cheese as far as I'm concerned. Anyway, yours ain't broke (yet) and so it don't need fixin (yet) so what would you fix...?
Do it share the box with a Pug anyone know?
Do it share the box with a Pug anyone know?
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Dont get over exited. if it was running before then once everything has been cleaned flushed and refilled all should be ok.
But we got here before on that other thread.With the mileage, and if you are going to keep the car, why not do all the jobs that scare you, coz once you have done them, A, they won`t scare you any more, and B, you will be confident to take the car anywhere, coz you know the jobs have been done and done properly. There are enuff plonkers on here, to suggest next steps, if you get stuck So long as the valve block connections are still tight
and the brake bands aren`t burnt (you can smell it) you should get away with cleaning everything on the autobox.
"DECIDE"
But we got here before on that other thread.With the mileage, and if you are going to keep the car, why not do all the jobs that scare you, coz once you have done them, A, they won`t scare you any more, and B, you will be confident to take the car anywhere, coz you know the jobs have been done and done properly. There are enuff plonkers on here, to suggest next steps, if you get stuck So long as the valve block connections are still tight
and the brake bands aren`t burnt (you can smell it) you should get away with cleaning everything on the autobox.
"DECIDE"
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I wouldn't touch a second hand autobox TBH, not unless it comes with a guarantee.
There's nowt complicated about them (well, not really) If I was going to overhaul a box I'd replace the epicyclic bearings, the clutch pack (expensive), oil pump (cause they fail alot), the brake band (there's only one,m and it has a hard life if the line pressure is out of whack).
Then I'd strip the valve chest and replace the valves and springs. The springs seem to loose their, er, springyness after about 150K miles...
As for the head gasket, I'd still leave alone till it needed doing frankly, it's a lot of work, although if you're pulling the lump out.....hhmm..
As for the strut top mounts, there's no way in a million years I'd reuse them. They are scrap.
What you gota consider here is the potential forces they take, and it can be quite a large amount.
There's a very good reason why the two metal bits are seperated by rubber..
Use them as ashtrays if you must, but for your own safety, dont use them as strut top mounts again. They could kill you.
There's nowt complicated about them (well, not really) If I was going to overhaul a box I'd replace the epicyclic bearings, the clutch pack (expensive), oil pump (cause they fail alot), the brake band (there's only one,m and it has a hard life if the line pressure is out of whack).
Then I'd strip the valve chest and replace the valves and springs. The springs seem to loose their, er, springyness after about 150K miles...
As for the head gasket, I'd still leave alone till it needed doing frankly, it's a lot of work, although if you're pulling the lump out.....hhmm..
As for the strut top mounts, there's no way in a million years I'd reuse them. They are scrap.
What you gota consider here is the potential forces they take, and it can be quite a large amount.
There's a very good reason why the two metal bits are seperated by rubber..
Use them as ashtrays if you must, but for your own safety, dont use them as strut top mounts again. They could kill you.
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Richard's in Birkenhead stock it and might do mail order, Gorilla Glue (or PU Glue) is worth is weight in gold, i normally have some but it's off season for the buildings repar and design industry (ie i'm in uni) so aint got any at the moment.Philhod wrote:
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docchevron1472 wrote: for your own safety, dont use them as strut top mounts again. They could kill you.
These are exactly the words I was looking for Charlie, please take heed!
Don't try to re-use those....they really are FUCKED
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