Workshop gathering...

[gregster]

Gonna be up the workshop sunday all day sorting the clutch on the 2.8lwb if anyone fancy's coming down and hitting stuff with big hammers, or possibly having a go with the gas-axe if it all goes pearshaped!

Could use another pair of hands getting the box back in if anyone is around...

Cheers

[Wilberforce]

If you'd given a bit more notice mate ....
Am getting rather familiar with the 2.8 'box removal process, heh. The mother booked my presence tomorrow though, dinner and clearing the loft out. Hopefully it shouldn't be too bad mate, especially if the underside of the motor's not had so much offroad abuse as mine.

Good luck Greg,
Jim.

[gregster]

Cheers Jim...I reckon it should come out ok, I dont think its long had a clutch anyway if I remember rightly what the previous owner said...

[gregster]

Cheers mate...looking forwards to seeing ya truck all "sorted"....

[Krusher]

Greg I would of come along but I am still suffering from jet lag...

I am sure you will be able to get it sorted without me being there to direct proceedings though eh mate??

[Retro Pedro]

Greg - You've caught me between 'green card' issue days. Been waiting for the 11th hour to see if I can get a reprieve from today's proceedings, but no luck I'm afraid. That said, if you need a hand at the critial bar-stewards points, i.e. lifting out and lifting back in, I'll see what I can do regarding getting over for a couple of hours by torchlight (deffo not today though I'm afraid).
I'm up at Paul's next Sat re his cam belt - but if that all goes well, I will be able to pop down after we've finished if that helps.
Pete

[gregster]

Cheers Pete....but if it aint finished by next sat I would have cut it up friday and weighed it in!

Thanks for the offer mate....will give you a shout if I get stuck

[gregster]

Gearbox is out....and DMF is well and truly kernackered....

Break it or fix it is now the dilemma...

Big thanks to Stevey2stuck who was a massive help (did most of the work as I found tools!)...Top fella...

[Wilberforce]

Well done Steve for popping up to lend a hand, and the pair of you for getting the 'box off.
I think I might actually have preferred that to faffing about with insulation and whatnot in Mum's loft.

I say fix, as surely a DMF (or solid flywheel conversion) can't be too costly, and it's a good motor otherwise.

[Hound Dog]

I would have to agree with Jim, FIX IT as it's a good motor and you'd regret otherwise
Can we have a bit more notice for a spanner party please

[2much]

and we only used a hammer twice today

only problem is i now have workshop envy and a strange new addiction to coffee mate

[gregster]

But you had to pick the biggest crowbar....not fair...

Coffeemate rocks...

the heating was a bit brutal though wasnt it

I do feel for people working on their trucks in the cold and wet...was too hot in a t-shirt!!!

[mapracing]

sorry greg that i couldn't come not that i would of been much help apart from tea making with coffee mate speak soon