brianconwy
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I wish that I had left this till summer. More pouring rain with forecast for more to come.
Gazbo
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Done it heaps of times, never had a problem, I don't mean to put heaps of force on the bolts until something breaks but I always found to get a box back in with just a push by hand is like trying to land a man on Mars, especially the heavy ones, I've found the bolts give stability and power you cannot get with just pushing with hands.
Keeping the gap engine to bell housing even crossways and top to bottom is the key.
jamesmartin
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they will slide up fully by hand,once every thing is aligned ,and especially with the td5 you need to ensure that it does, i know what your saying as weve all done it in the past with other cars , but it does involve some risk and can hinder when fitting a td5, in my experience and i do fit them regularly
Gazbo
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Frustrating but look at it as an opportunity to take a sanity break. Did my first Landy box out in our front yard on the grass, no rain though.
Yes, I've not done a Td5 but a few Series and a few D1's, found sometimes it just needs that little extra pressure to get the spigot in, it's why I made my little floor mounted gantry it makes line up a lot easier.
brianconwy
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I wanted to use an engine support beam but hard to get in right position due to steering wheel, so have reverted to engine hoist. Engine hoist isn't as easy to put away when the rain comes.
I have bent the bracket tabs up now and made sure the slave cylinder pipe is clear. The clutch alignment tool still slides in and out easy. So fingers crossed. Thanks for all the replies.
jamesmartin
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its helps to have engine crane positioned slightly forward so box has a tendency to fall forward and you hold it back to get it up and into line ,as its trying to fit itself somewhat
brianconwy
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We did originally but cracked the rear view mirror, but now we are hoisting from a lower starting point so the arm won't need to go so high, so we will do that. Thanks.
jamesmartin
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brianconwy
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The splines have mated and we just have to tighten up the bolts. My wife is a bit disappointed that it happened while she went off to see to her horse and my daughter stepped in. The only thing is that when we turn the socket on the crank pulley the output shaft turns but takes a lot more force. Is that just friction in the gearbox and ratios or is it because the brake drum is still adjusted tight? Thanks for all your help. This was probably a step too far for me and I wouldn't have got there without your help.
jamesmartin
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try it in neutral ,theres a lot of drag through the whole transmission depending og gear and ratio selected
brianconwy
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Yes. Fine in neutral. Thanks.
