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Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by charlie
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
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Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by Philhod
Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by Bx Bandit
Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by charlie
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
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Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by Bx Bandit
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?
Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by charlie
wot gets fucked on these gearboxs anyway
might just be easier to fix the one i got....
fuckin ell dont believe that i just said that
dont know fuck all about doing the head never mind doing the gearbox
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Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by Bx Bandit
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?
Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by charlie
yeah it aint broke but its the same argument in doin the head
look at the state of the coolant/gear box oil
then tell me that the head / autobox isnt going to go
then if they're on the way out then i might as well fix it now
rather then wait for it to go in france say:shock::shock::shock:
Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by Philhod
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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
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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.
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"DECIDE"
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Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by docchevron132
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.
Posted: 03 Feb 2008
by Vanny
Philhod wrote:
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
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.
Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by smiffy
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
john s
Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by Vanny
oh don't use the F-word, Chris(tine) will have another rant
Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by Bx Bandit
who the f*ck is christine?
Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by docchevron132
I believe Vanny has been watching scrubs and has adopted the role of Dr. Perry Cox, making me Dr. Dorian, which is ok by me, since we all know Cox really loves Dorian!!!
Where's the kissing man stylee emoticon!
Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by charlie
ill bring the mounts with me on saturday so if we do decide that they're fucked at least i can throw them at bandit cause he squeals well when hes hurt
and im pretty certain that the engine is coming out,
i think,
so whos got an engine hoist i can borrow
quick before i change me mind
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Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by Bx Bandit
Oh, me no watchy scrubs! Thats means we can say fuck now...kewl!
Are you biting the bullet then Charlie? Gonna do the whole kaboodle?
Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by Way2go
Bx Bandit wrote:who the f*ck is christine?
Is this a later version to "Who the fuck is Alice?"
They were singing that down the pub Saturday night while the band was trying to sing the original Smokie version.
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Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by charlie
dr cox rocks
who the fuck is alice rocks
the pub on a saturday night rocks
biting the bullet and doin the whole kaboodle rocks
though i do feel sorry for the kaboodle people cause they sound like an oppressed minority
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Posted: 04 Feb 2008
by Philhod
Charlie wrote:
Whose got an engine hoist I can borrow?
Well..... not me at the moment, hopefully it`s down at Dek`s
I`ll call after I`ve been to the gym tomorrow
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