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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 2982500 times)

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dave the builder

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18150 on: 01 April 2019, 18:53:43 »

What gearbox issue  :-\
Sloppier than one of Sir Tigs' Marina conquests.  And cannot select 1st when cold (and even when warm, tend to have to put in 2nd before selecting 1st)
clutch dragging.
Is it cable or hydraulic.?
F23 box with Concentric Slave Cylinder ,hydraulic
shares the brake fluid reservoir i'd think
probably not been bled or seen fresh fluid since new
not got the haynes here  :( (in the car) so will check when i get chance.
plus see where the drain and fill/level  plugs are on the gearbox
may require fluid to work  ;D
you can get an insert for the shifter and bushes gearbox end I think (for the sloppy select)
Gear linkage is cable operated.  I think the issue is the ball/socket at  bottom of gear level, seems to be an awful lot of play in it.
there is a repair kit available for the ball/socket at bottom of gear lever  :y
there is a bush kit available for the linkage rods gearbox end
new cables are available  or a complete kit
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18151 on: 01 April 2019, 19:39:39 »

ball bush clicky
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gearbox may still need gear oil and clutch line may still need bleeding though  ::)

Shift-bush-repair-instructions clicky pdf
« Last Edit: 01 April 2019, 19:45:16 by dave the builder »
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18152 on: 02 April 2019, 00:12:59 »

Changed the cam cover seals and spark plugs and what a messy pig of a job that was. and with any luck it might not leak..
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18153 on: 02 April 2019, 01:05:36 »

replaced the cam cover gasket & plugs, nice easy little job on my desmond  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18154 on: 02 April 2019, 01:37:07 »

replaced the cam cover gasket & plugs, nice easy little job on my desmond  ::)
The only complication on the V6 is that there are two to do ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18155 on: 02 April 2019, 09:35:29 »

replaced the cam cover gasket & plugs, nice easy little job on my desmond  ::)
The only complication on the V6 is that there is shed loads of stuff to remove to get at them and then there are two to do ;D

FTFY  ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18156 on: 02 April 2019, 11:24:36 »

replaced the cam cover gasket & plugs, nice easy little job on my desmond  ::)
The only complication on the V6 is that there is shed loads of stuff to remove to get at them and then there are two to do ;D

FTFY  ;)
Bah, it's only ten more bolts :P
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18157 on: 02 April 2019, 12:28:27 »

Iirc it took me 2hrs to do the ones on my 3L and there were some fag stops in that time.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18158 on: 02 April 2019, 14:17:59 »

Have to wait a while Albs. It should be delivered by early next week at the latest.
Monza not sold yet but its the push I need to get it sold so I can use it.
If I tax and insure it, I will forget about the Monza.
47K miles, CV8, 56 plate :y
Annoyingly, the 5.7 VXR I wanted came back on the market on the sunday morning after the sale fell through >:(

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18159 on: 02 April 2019, 14:46:52 »

Base model ;) 17" wheels and Omega sized brakes with better calipers. Still good for 330 bhp rwd v8 entertainment  8)

And very easy tunable to 600+bhp. Which is nice.

The CV8 is actually a sound choice as it's unlikely to have been ragged within an inch of its life. Also a bit of a sleeper as it looks like an Omega coupe 8)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18160 on: 02 April 2019, 15:46:21 »

So for MigV6's benefit, its a Monaro.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18161 on: 02 April 2019, 15:54:21 »

ball bush clicky
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gearbox may still need gear oil and clutch line may still need bleeding though  ::)

Shift-bush-repair-instructions clicky pdf
Thanks :)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18162 on: 02 April 2019, 16:18:14 »

So for MigV6's benefit, its a Monaro.
Ah yes :-[ minor detail ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18163 on: 02 April 2019, 16:41:06 »

ball bush clicky
kit clicky

gearbox may still need gear oil and clutch line may still need bleeding though  ::)

Shift-bush-repair-instructions clicky pdf
Thanks :)
no problem  ;)
Those internet links should have your knob stiff again in no time at all  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18164 on: 02 April 2019, 17:36:44 »

ball bush clicky
kit clicky

gearbox may still need gear oil and clutch line may still need bleeding though  ::)

Shift-bush-repair-instructions clicky pdf
Thanks :)
no problem  ;)
Those internet links should have your knob stiff again in no time at all  ;D
You're learning, Dave. Chortle  ;D  ;D
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