RobT
06-02-2005, 21:51
Hi
What a weekend.
Yesterday spent all day fitting new race-spec flywheel and clutch and then 02A gearbox - those of you who have tried to fit a gearbox to an ibiza on your back under the car will appreciate that this is not the easiest of tasks especially as the 02A is just that bit too heavy to strong-arm into place and you have to use jacks / cunning / swearing instead.
I had previously done a trial fit on most parts - as some had to be fabricated - and pretty much the only thing I hadn't done was torque the flywheel up - this was trial fitted with some old bolts and just made tight rather than the 90Nm that is required when fastening for real - reason for this was that new bolts are stretch bolts and can only be used once.
Well I got the gearbox on, all bolted up, all mount bolts done up tight and thought I'd call it a day.
This morning got up and thought I'd try and turn the engine over by hand before fitting driveshafts and ancillaries - just to check (anal person that I am). Well what a good job I did check - the engine wouldnot turn over - tried it on the starter - nope, wouldnot tune over. BOLLOX.
Fookin gearbox got to come off again so got it so far off - just far enough to disengage input shaft from clutch plate. Tried to turn engine over by hand - nothing, wouldn't budge. Well that means the gearbox is ok.
Having a look about and flywheel looks awefully close to the tin splash guard that fits between block and gearbox - figure this must be the issue. So remove gearbox from car completely with lots of cursing - RevoKev arrives and erns pastie points for assistance. With gearbox removed, remove clutch and remove flywheel. Pray engine turns over by hand............and it does, spins over lovely.
So - when trial fitted, flywheel was fine, engine would turn. When torqued down to 90Nm, there was insufficient clearance between the flywheel and crap guard to allow the engine to turn - now thats close tolerances !
Crap guard has now been modified and all is going back together again - gearbox refit tomorrow night.
Damn cars. Still, as was said on American Hotrod last week, Hotrods dont just go together.....no they Fookin Don't !
Ave it
Rob
What a weekend.
Yesterday spent all day fitting new race-spec flywheel and clutch and then 02A gearbox - those of you who have tried to fit a gearbox to an ibiza on your back under the car will appreciate that this is not the easiest of tasks especially as the 02A is just that bit too heavy to strong-arm into place and you have to use jacks / cunning / swearing instead.
I had previously done a trial fit on most parts - as some had to be fabricated - and pretty much the only thing I hadn't done was torque the flywheel up - this was trial fitted with some old bolts and just made tight rather than the 90Nm that is required when fastening for real - reason for this was that new bolts are stretch bolts and can only be used once.
Well I got the gearbox on, all bolted up, all mount bolts done up tight and thought I'd call it a day.
This morning got up and thought I'd try and turn the engine over by hand before fitting driveshafts and ancillaries - just to check (anal person that I am). Well what a good job I did check - the engine wouldnot turn over - tried it on the starter - nope, wouldnot tune over. BOLLOX.
Fookin gearbox got to come off again so got it so far off - just far enough to disengage input shaft from clutch plate. Tried to turn engine over by hand - nothing, wouldn't budge. Well that means the gearbox is ok.
Having a look about and flywheel looks awefully close to the tin splash guard that fits between block and gearbox - figure this must be the issue. So remove gearbox from car completely with lots of cursing - RevoKev arrives and erns pastie points for assistance. With gearbox removed, remove clutch and remove flywheel. Pray engine turns over by hand............and it does, spins over lovely.
So - when trial fitted, flywheel was fine, engine would turn. When torqued down to 90Nm, there was insufficient clearance between the flywheel and crap guard to allow the engine to turn - now thats close tolerances !
Crap guard has now been modified and all is going back together again - gearbox refit tomorrow night.
Damn cars. Still, as was said on American Hotrod last week, Hotrods dont just go together.....no they Fookin Don't !
Ave it
Rob