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Bobber123
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28th Jan 10 at 00:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i need to change the gearbox on a mk4 astra and i need to know if its possible to do this with some axle stands and a trolley jack, im gonna do the clutch while im at it

cheers,
Rob.
mark_gsi
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28th Jan 10 at 00:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yea done mine twice on the saxo on the floor now.
Stuart H
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28th Jan 10 at 00:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Done a saxo vts gearbox and clutch with just axle stands :-)

So yeah mate , but its a pain in the arse lifting the box up and down , make sure theres 2 people for that bit lol
Bobber123
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28th Jan 10 at 00:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool, ill go ahead and buy me a gearbox then, i can get one for £40 2nd hand.. ill just have to check all the bearings are in good order... the ones in mine are knackerd, the inner cv joints wobble in all directions
mark_gsi
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28th Jan 10 at 00:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmmm this thread has gone well for saxos.
Archie
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28th Jan 10 at 00:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I done the box on my valver in the street lifted it in myself as well.
sand-eel
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28th Jan 10 at 01:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes I've taken a corsa engine out with just a jack and some bricks.
x14xe sport
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28th Jan 10 at 09:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
use a jack to hold gearbox while your taking bolts out and to lift new one in if your doing it on your own
Adam-D
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28th Jan 10 at 09:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes it can

its a pain in the arse..

done it twice.

id say remove the engine. and box.. then fit is all back together..

liftin the box in on the floor. and gettin it to lock in and line up is a cunt
corsabrad
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28th Jan 10 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes changed my clutch so yeah you can its a bit tricky tho
Nic Barnes
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28th Jan 10 at 17:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah done f28 on the drive a few times
DAZ1985
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28th Jan 10 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
yeah done f28 on the drive a few times


i hate doing f28's on my back
Nic Barnes
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28th Jan 10 at 17:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just the weight of them really yeah makes it annoying.
DAZ1985
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28th Jan 10 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and that you just cant seem to put yourr hands where thier needed to make it abit easier

 
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