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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #45 on: 14 February 2020, 20:09:50 »
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #46 on: 14 February 2020, 22:58:21 »
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 but should have EMAIL assuming the French Hotel is up to scratch..
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 ???  Does that mean you've now got a Smart phone?  ??? ???  ;) ;)

Wash your mouth out!

Microsoft Surface 6 notebook/tablet.

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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #47 on: 16 February 2020, 17:55:02 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 12 February 2020, 13:45:34
This is what I have done to mine and for me it gives a very nice compromise indeed. The rear shocks aren't going to last forever though and will need to be replaced with something else at some point.
New air dampers for self levelling Lotus Carltons are being remanufactured soon by a chap in ABS.
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #48 on: 16 February 2020, 18:00:10 »
Are they the same as Omega Elite dampers ??
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #49 on: 16 February 2020, 18:04:06 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 16 February 2020, 18:00:10
Are they the same as Omega Elite dampers ??
Well I was fitting new Elite dampers (when they were still available) to Lotus Carltons and they fitted and worked well.  You just have to watch out if you have an estate, because those are a different length.  The valving is a bit stiffer on rebound for a Lotus one, but should be fine to fit to an Omega B Elite.  They won't be cheap though....
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #50 on: 25 February 2020, 12:18:19 »
Which member as I’m Liverpool and I’d be interested


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I don't have an AR35 but an old OOF member locally has one that was allegedly refurbished sitting in his spares car, it's in Liverpool though
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #51 on: 25 February 2020, 15:58:05 »
R.e the AR35 I just found out it has been scrapped yesterday  :'(

Fancy a fancy a manual conversion instead David ?
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #52 on: 28 February 2020, 10:44:13 »
Nope haha had a manual v6 omega once ... didnt like it
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #53 on: 19 March 2020, 10:32:18 »
Sooo, assuming Marshal law isn't declared and the Army aren't out on the streets preventing me getting to the workshop, then this weekend is the 'box swap day. Picked up a replacement from Robsey last weekend.

Never had an Auto box off before. Plan is car up on ramps/axle stands, drop the 'zorst, unbolt the propshaft rubber donut, unbolt the rear box mounts, unbolt the TQ from the flywheel, unbolt the bell housing from the block, unplug the electrics, undo the hydraulics,  sharp tug and then stand well clear as the 'box crashes to the floor.

Refitting is the opposite of removal - obvsie as the yoofs say.

Anything I've missed, or tips/hints/gotchas?
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #54 on: 19 March 2020, 10:33:58 »
Not disconnecting the selector rod won't let it drop very far ;)
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #55 on: 19 March 2020, 10:46:49 »
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Not disconnecting the selector rod won't let it drop very far ;)

Ahh, right, gotcha. I expect I'd have noticed - eventually  ::)

I was kinda hoping that the selector is bolted to the chassis/shell/transmission tunnel, and all gearbox connections/controls were electrical. Is that not the case? Does the interior centre console have to come out to access the top of the gearbox from inside the car?
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #56 on: 19 March 2020, 10:53:17 »
No. Selector rod just disconnects from the side of the gearbox. Be careful, they are fickin heavy - I would guess around 80 kg ?. I dropped one on my hand about 10 years ago and still have the scar.
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #57 on: 19 March 2020, 11:10:22 »
One really cool factoid about the Merc W220 S Class with the V6 lump, the selector rod can be disconnected from the drivers seat and the upper bell housing can be removed from the engine bay 8)

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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #58 on: 19 March 2020, 11:12:22 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 19 March 2020, 10:53:17
No. Selector rod just disconnects from the side of the gearbox. Be careful, they are fickin heavy - I would guess around 80 kg ?. I dropped one on my hand about 10 years ago and still have the scar.

Ok - thanks.

80lbs perhaps(40Kg) - but not 80Kg. Robsey and I lifted the new one into the boot of my car without any issues, and if we were effectively lifting 40kg each I'd have struggled. I've had a dickey back in the past so used an engine crane to lift it out of the boot once I'd got home. I'd actually guess at more like 50lbs/25Kg, but as you say quite a lump to drop on your hand/foot. Pretty sure it's not as heavy as the LC gearbox, and that's been in and out more often than I care to remember. :'(
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Re: Think i'm gonna need a new Auto Gearbox.
« Reply #59 on: 19 March 2020, 11:20:24 »
Picking it up is one thing, bench pressing it out whilst under the car is a very different prospect altogether ;)
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