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[Tick Tock]

Entertaining stuff here.... how many blokes does it take to change a gearbox?  20 people on the OOF forum giving directions and sound advice, whilst one bloke actually doing the spanners and skinning his knuckles.

For us die-hard Omega enthusiasts, this is something we all may have to consider in the future, so I'm finding it informative and entertaining, even if my gearbox contains proper cogs and a bit of EP oil, rather than solenoids and ATF. 

[amba]

Pipes could well be thicker at that end .I was joining the back box to the curve that goes over the rear axle so probably thinner.
Sure they offered several diameter options and in a couple of sizes from 75mm long to 125mm.
Worth a try as it did work for mine

[amba]

BITS4REASONS E-TECH NEW MODEL HEAVY DUTY ADJUSTABLE EXHAUST PIPE JOINER/CONNECTOR 58MM TO 60MM, 130MM LONG.

£12-95 but delivery time has gone out big time

[456lbft]

I'm still working if you need any bits of exhaust pipe, we can expand reduce ID or OD to any size you want.  Actually I've just been looking under mine, having finished mocking up a set of tubular manifolds.  Covid has put paid to that project for now, or until I convert to a manual box one day. I will use some double ended clamp thingies to joint the system on, because the flanges had already been removed. 

[Andy B]

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 or until I convert to a manual box one day.  .....

 

[LC0112G]

It's off and I didn't get covered in ATF - wohooooo. In-fact, no ATF came out of the gearbox, and not very much out of the pipes to the oil cooler.

The gearbox I understand - the pipe couplings are higher than the sump filler plug. However I was expecting much more out of the pipes but I doubt I got more than half a pint. Will blow the pipes through next time and see how much comes out then

Attached the trolley jack+transmission cradle gizmo, undid the top three bell housing bolts, and pushed the trolley jack back. It separated quite easily so it's off, but not out. Unfortunatley the trolley jack+gizmo won't go low enough to get the damn thing out from under the car. I think 4 more inches of height will do it, so two more concrete blocks. I did consider using my engine crane to crane up the front of the car, but I'm not sure if the front slam panel would take the load.   

[LC0112G]

I'm still working if you need any bits of exhaust pipe, we can expand reduce ID or OD to any size you want.  Actually I've just been looking under mine, having finished mocking up a set of tubular manifolds.  Covid has put paid to that project for now, or until I convert to a manual box one day. I will use some double ended clamp thingies to joint the system on, because the flanges had already been removed.

Thanks. Will take some photos newt time and post up the measurements.

[LC0112G]

Entertaining stuff here.... how many blokes does it take to change a gearbox?  20 people on the OOF forum giving directions and sound advice, whilst one bloke actually doing the spanners and skinning his knuckles.

For us die-hard Omega enthusiasts, this is something we all may have to consider in the future, so I'm finding it informative and entertaining, even if my gearbox contains proper cogs and a bit of EP oil, rather than solenoids and ATF.

I did think about setting up a web-cam and live streaming it for you all to enjoy whilst you're all locked away from the bat plague. Obviously the sound would have to be suppressed in order to avoid the swear word censors.

I'd much rather have 20 people contributing pearls of wisdom - even if I mis-understand some of it (sorry DG). Or chose to ignore bits risking a 'told you so' response.

[LC0112G]

Well its off and out...



.. and hoisted onto the kitchen scales...



... and opps me...



86 kg!!! That's still full of oil, rear mount on and Torque converter fitted.

Anyhow, new/replacement box prepped and ready - or so I thought.



Then two hours of faffing about under the car, but the box just would not mate. So can anyone see the problem?

[Doctor Gollum]

That weighs as much as me

[dave the builder]

.. and hoisted onto the kitchen scales...

KITCHEN scales 
do you cook in bulk batches and freeze stuff 

Mrs builder's Kitchen scales weigh in grams and oz , not STONES and KILOs   

did you remove the lifting eye bolt 

[RobseyMV6]

Been watching this and well done to date 

Locata you have two trying to get in the same place 

[LC0112G]

And some exhaust pictures...



The 'near one' is still connected to the rest of the 'zorst. The far one isn't. One bolt sheared off as I was trying to undo it. The other bolt then snapped as I was lowering the exhaust to the ground. Some closeups of the rusty end of the cat pipe.





The flange on the mid box section isn't too bad, and I think will go again. Therefore what I think I need to do is cut off the rusty flange on the cat pipe about here...



And then locate a suitable sleeve/flange that will mate with the mid box.

[RobseyMV6]

Maybe try and cut a fat washer to shape of cat side and weld... think that be easier....

Why will it not marry to engine?

[LC0112G]

Locata you have two trying to get in the same place 

And the banana goes to Robsey. There are two hollow locating 'dowels' on the back of the block. They locate the bell housing in the correct position however....



...this gearbox has a dowel embedded on ne of the holes. So somehow I've either got to get a dowel out of the block, or out of the gearbox, coz two into one won't go.