Hardest job you've done on a mk2?

[Brummy]

cables ties are the Saviour of the UNIVERSE!!

 

[m0rk]

sounds daft and not even that hard to do but the gearbox swap

when i put the new engine/box in together it was easy with no front panel

to squeeze the box in/out whilst everything fitted was awkward getting the right angle to lift it down

like this:

slide it in, and bolt her up

 

[RobT]

02A box swap with engine in-situ - horrible job, so easy to break something or yourself - 020 box much easier as its just light enough to manhandle, 02A too heavy and needs jacks etc making the job massively harder - 2 people job - first time you do it you wonder if its ever going to go in, then subsequent times it gets easier like most things

its actually much easier to take the engine out as well to do it - but them you risk breaking manifold nuts etc etc etc

any job when you have to make something rather than take apart and refit takes 1000% more time

 

[WeeJase]

both my hardest jobs involved m0rk for some reason.helping him do his suspension while he had a broken leg.wobbly wheel bolts were fun
and then 3+ hours to do my front ARB on the cordoba,it just decided to be a bitch.
greasing the bearings on my back wheel on my bike turned into a hour long job yesterday,they just didn't want to go back in properly

 

[roly]

the second engine conversion was the hardest and most stressfull job i've done

you'd thought it would be easy second time round

 

[seatdude]

hardest thing i have done is cam belt change and my lower arm everything else went ok

 

[Chrisdaman]

i agree the splitter is an absolute sh1te to do, and yes

CABLE TIES ARE GENIUS

that and gaffa tape

 

[Fl@pper]

yer m0rk - heaven doing that

one crane and line 3 bolts up - piece of pi$$

if i'd have known the gearbox was going to be a struggle like it was i'd have dragged it all out in one piece again

 

[jenk]

The suspension top mounts

 

[MarkW]

rehang the front bumper.

I never knew that the bolts could get that damn rusty on a 48k car. Plus the stupid arse design of the grille design!!! That made for an interesting afternoon. Hopefully the bolts aren't gonna be as bad on the suspension. I prasy to god they aren't!

 

[jenk]

rehang the front bumper.

I never knew that the bolts could get that damn rusty on a 48k car. Plus the stupid arse design of the grille design!!! That made for an interesting afternoon. Hopefully the bolts aren't gonna be as bad on the suspension. I prasy to god they aren't!

Top mounts bud, be prepared to swear at them

 

[MarkW]

I dont know whether to laugh or cry.

Hell. It can't be worse than old VW polo kits. That was a weekends worth of job. (to do 4 or 5times as well!) Im quite looking forward to not having to remove the tie rods, track arms, ARB, brakes etc etc lol!!

 

[andyj]

hard things I've done on a Mk2.....

1st time I changed the rear shoes on my 1.4, those springs are :swear:
cambelt change on a Mk2 2.0 8v

hardest thing I've got planned on a Mk2:

clutch, clutch cable, gearbox, driveshaft, hubs and 258/280mm brakes.... all on Em's 1.4 Ibiza

 

[jenk]

Took me and my mate ages to get them undone, me pulling on a spanner + bar and my mate with the allen key + bar. The rest was easy

 

[chris285]

never had to do anything on my ibiza really during my ownership, can't get driver side front brake pad off so thats a garage job so planning on new car before its needed

 

[F2 Stu]

Took me and my mate ages to get them undone, me pulling on a spanner + bar and my mate with the allen key + bar. The rest was easy

I find an impact wrench works best with the those nuts

easy if you've got the right gear.....

 

[benjyboy89]

I would say the lower arms and ball joints it's not a hard job but the bolts are so rusty they never want to come off.