troppo
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Tunnel problems
G`day guys
Something thats been bugging me for a while now that i havent been able to find a decent answer for it.
When i have to remove the gearbox i have to take it out still attached to the engine, i cant split the two while they are in situ. I have pulled gearboxes and transmissions from escorts and this is the first of many i have pulled that i cant separate and remove leaving the engine on the mounts. I hope this hasnt been asked before, i cant remember asking and couldnt fint a post in here about it.
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Troppo
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/25 10:27:30
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It's probably the first one that hasn't had the tunnel massaged.
The easiest way is to undo the engine crossmember and lower on some longer bolts, don't forget to disconnect the steering coupling/uni.
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/25 14:55:41
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Yes, they are a pain. My trans tunnel is standard and my brother told me that I would have to drop an engine mount and tilt the engine to allow the bell housing to be seperated from the engine due to lack of clearance. Pity the designers of the T9 didn't design it to be bolted to the bell housing from the outside, like a top loader box. I have to replace the front input shaft seal on my box and that's a job I'm not looking forward to. Maybe it might be better to do the drop cross member method.
Len
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/25 15:54:58
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Yeah, thanks for that guys, i just lift the two out together with my hoist, i just wondered if it was a ford cock-up or a boy racer screw-up
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/25 20:12:50
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Yes pain in the ass so I installed one of these.
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/26 06:45:14
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Nukem
Yes pain in the ass so I installed one of these.
Yep i got plans to fab something similar. One more question, the reverse light switch had been crushed by contact with the side of the tunnel, i cant believe ford would let that fault get through the design stage, is it normal or weird?
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/26 13:27:36
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Nukem, which tunnel is that? Looks like the one you can get from motorsport-tools. Wondering if it will fit over my honda s2k box....
post edited by evobda2 - 2015/07/26 14:52:00
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/26 14:39:30
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My reverse light switch doesn't work either, will have to check it out when the box comes out . Switch is in a really bad place when the box is in a standard tunnel.
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/26 14:44:16
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/26 14:52:48
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Awesome.. thought that might be the one. Cheers
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/27 12:21:32
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Hey Nukem, any chance of a few measurements on that tunnel piece? I`m a fabricator by trade so will be making my own and measurements would save me some time and stuffing around
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/27 12:32:24
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Will take a few photos with measurements, if you are in Sydney I could drop in with it for you to take all the measurements you want. Let me know.
Chris
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Re: Tunnel problems
2015/07/27 14:16:21
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Nukem
Will take a few photos with measurements, if you are in Sydney I could drop in with it for you to take all the measurements you want. Let me know.
Chris
Sorry mate, i`m in adelaide, but height, width and length would be all i need to fabricate one
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