Back to the gearbox after I had calmed down a bit. I tried to take off the right side flange but it needed an allen key to get to the circlip that holds it on. Even with not-so-gentle persuasion with a hammer it wouldn't budge so I did the left one which came off pretty easily. Like the other gearbox it just had a metal bung that came out with the help of a screwdriver and hammer. Once off I just had to take off the circlip and the flange popped off. Good thing I did it too because there is a tapered ring that goes tight inside the bearing and it was in 2 pieces. Fitting the correct size flange from the old gearbox was easy so I went back to the right side flange. Then it hit me, this flange is bigger than the one I took off on the left side.
WHO BUILDS A GEARBOX WITH DIFFERENT SIZE FLANGES??? Should be shot! No wonder when I checked it before putting the gearbox in it measured the same as the old gearbox.
Now all I need to do is put the gearbox back in and put the car back together.
That was 3 hours ago and I still haven't got the gearbox in !!! It has to be lined up a bit askew to get the right side flange around the flywheel then swing it straight. Not easy when you're doing it yourself and it's balanced on a trolleyjack. And it has to clear lots of stuff.
You can see why I hate doing gearboxes!
Going to bed and try again in the morning.
The strange thing is, I've reached a state of Zen. I know it's me against the car and the car is just playing with me, making it easy to put the gearbox in when it knows I'll have to take it out again. Then when it knows the gearbox is good to go back in it toys with me and makes it bloody impossible to get right.
I just need to go to my happy place now.
Really, I can be happy.
I can.
Really
WHO BUILDS A GEARBOX WITH DIFFERENT SIZE FLANGES??? Should be shot! No wonder when I checked it before putting the gearbox in it measured the same as the old gearbox.
Now all I need to do is put the gearbox back in and put the car back together.
That was 3 hours ago and I still haven't got the gearbox in !!! It has to be lined up a bit askew to get the right side flange around the flywheel then swing it straight. Not easy when you're doing it yourself and it's balanced on a trolleyjack. And it has to clear lots of stuff.
You can see why I hate doing gearboxes!
Going to bed and try again in the morning.
The strange thing is, I've reached a state of Zen. I know it's me against the car and the car is just playing with me, making it easy to put the gearbox in when it knows I'll have to take it out again. Then when it knows the gearbox is good to go back in it toys with me and makes it bloody impossible to get right.
I just need to go to my happy place now.
Really, I can be happy.
I can.
Really

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