DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
Yep - thanks for the advice guys, i do appreciate it.
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
We had to do it to Beasty's 200 when we swapped it over tuther week. he sweated a bit but it went on eventually.
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
Yep but i'm paying per day as i hadn't got anywhere else to do it.
mark-d
Well-Known Member
This could get expensive then, maybe you should try what the others say with using some long studs
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
Yes its getting expensive - trying not to think about it 
GRATCH
HUGE MEMBER
Fill the hole with grease then push or tap with a hammer a tight fitting bolt into the centre- the grease will push out the bearing from behind.
I've put the gearbox on, on both my 90 and discovery, on my own. The disco was working on a barn floor, on my back underneath.
Just get on with it ya phoofter
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
Fill the hole with grease then push or tap with a hammer a tight fitting bolt into the centre- the grease will push out the bearing from behind.
I've put the gearbox on, on both my 90 and discovery, on my own. The disco was working on a barn floor, on my back underneath.
Just get on with it ya phoofter
Come an give me a hand then bumboy!
GRATCH
HUGE MEMBER
You're the one who needs help- you drive down to me an I'll do it for ya. Can't say fairer then that.
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
I could do.......... be like the flintstones car
Oldseadog
Well-Known Member
Have you got access from inside?
If so, suspend the gearbox on a bit of string, put the string round your shoulders and lift to align.
When it's near, and you have everything lined up shake your shoulders like fck whilst pushing forward and it should go in!
I've changed quite a number in my time, and found that a bit of brute force can overcome!
Up the blue, you have to make do with what's available!
If so, suspend the gearbox on a bit of string, put the string round your shoulders and lift to align.
When it's near, and you have everything lined up shake your shoulders like fck whilst pushing forward and it should go in!
I've changed quite a number in my time, and found that a bit of brute force can overcome!
Up the blue, you have to make do with what's available!
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
I'm in paisley near glasgow - thats where the landy is too....
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
Does anyone have a link to a "how to fit a 300tdi engine"??
I have been searching the net for hours and can't find anything??
Can't carry on with the engine installation til monday as the garage is closed til then....
I have been searching the net for hours and can't find anything??
Can't carry on with the engine installation til monday as the garage is closed til then....
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
Have contacted the guy i had the engine from and it was out of a 1998 defender 90 with r380 gearbox - so should fit straight on???
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
Well ........read as much about engine installations as i could find over the weekend - early start again in the morning. Any other tips on getting the engine and gearbox lined up ???
Cheers
Cheers
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
Yep going to change the spigot bush in the crankshaft and put the clutch back on and give it another go.............
Think i might have had the gearbox too high last time - we'll see tomorrow ..............
Think i might have had the gearbox too high last time - we'll see tomorrow ..............
DEFENDER90-DAZ
New Member
UPDATE: Got to the garage this morning at 10 and decided to crack on with trying to get the engine fitted............... 10 minutes later it was in - got a few nuts and bolts done up and checked the feel of the new clutch - all good (had a celebratory coffee ) got on with refitting the engine mounts and oil cooler pipes........ put 6.8ltrs of 10w40 into the engine and after checking the sump plug was back in
Thought i'd check for oil pressure and tried the ignition key................ it started after 3 seconds of cranking let it run for 5 seconds until the oil pressure light went out and then stopped it carried on fitting everything else that the engine needs and called it a day at 7pm
Back in the morning to fill and bleed the coolant and take it for a spin
- got a few nuts and bolts done up and checked the feel of the new clutch - all good (had a celebratory coffee ) got on with refitting the engine mounts and oil cooler pipes........ put 6.8ltrs of 10w40 into the engine and after checking the sump plug was back in Thought i'd check for oil pressure and tried the ignition key................ it started after 3 seconds of cranking
let it run for 5 seconds until the oil pressure light went out and then stopped it carried on fitting everything else that the engine needs and called it a day at 7pm Back in the morning to fill and bleed the coolant and take it for a spin
big si
Well-Known Member
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UPDATE: Got to the garage this morning at 10 and decided to crack on with trying to get the engine fitted............... 10 minutes later it was in
Thought i'd check for oil pressure and tried the ignition key................ it started after 3 seconds of cranking
Back in the morning to fill and bleed the coolant and take it for a spin
