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SiC Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

SiC

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Looks nice. The Germans are very good at designing car interiors. My only niggle is the bodge of removing the key barrel and replacing it with a stop+start button. It's like they ran out budget to put it somewhere proper.

alcyonecorporation Rank: Renault 16

alcyonecorporation

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New clutch fitted to C15. "Just needed adjusting" my arse. 

Also, some kind soul has been in before us and chewed the hub nuts to pieces - so no easy dropping of driveshafts. 

Can either of us get the box back in and lined up? Can we both bollocks. 


 

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alcyonecorporation Rank: Renault 16

alcyonecorporation

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LET'S ATTACH THE PRESSURE PLATE WITH TORX SCREWS 

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA

Guest Hooli

Guest Hooli

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New clutch fitted to C15. "Just needed adjusting" my arse.

 

Also, some kind soul has been in before us and chewed the hub nuts to pieces - so no easy dropping of driveshafts.

 

Can either of us get the box back in and lined up? Can we both bollocks.

 

 

Clutch alignment tool in use?
Guest Hooli

Guest Hooli

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LET'S ATTACH THE PRESSURE PLATE WITH TORX SCREWS

 

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA

Yup high torque hence the name. Much better than Allen bolts.
Sigmund Fraud Rank: Renault 16

Sigmund Fraud

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Can either of us get the box back in and lined up? Can we both bollocks.

 

It will invariably take several hours of swearing and injuring your back until suddently, and for no apparent reason, it will gently slide into place.

 

Just make sure there's no forgotten dowels getting in the way... I've been caught out before !

 

LET'S ATTACH THE PRESSURE PLATE WITH TORX SCREWS 

 

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA

 

THEY HAZ TORKS ? U HAZ BOLT GRIPZ !

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alcyonecorporation Rank: Renault 16

alcyonecorporation

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Clutch alignment tool in use?

 

 

The clutch is aligned. Tool supplied. 

 

The box however, no, the box is not aligned. 

 

Because the C15 is front wheel drive and is therefore a cunt to get the box back in. 

 

Let's go from underneath: HA HA FUCK YOU I'M THE TOWING EYE. 

 

At an angle? HA HA LOL I'M THE SUBFRAME FUCK YOU 

 

etc, etc, etc. 

Guest Hooli

Guest Hooli

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The clutch is aligned. Tool supplied.

 

The box however, no, the box is not aligned.

 

Because the C15 is front wheel drive and is therefore a cunt to get the box back in.

 

Let's go from underneath: HA HA FUCK YOU I'M THE TOWING EYE.

 

At an angle? HA HA LOL I'M THE SUBFRAME FUCK YOU

 

etc, etc, etc.

Ahh happy* memories of almost dropping a gearbox on my face (I moved, it landed on my shoulder) with a mitsu colt mirage.
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dave21478 Rank: Renault 16

dave21478

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The last C15 clutch I did was on my sisters driveway with a cheapo toolkit from Argos. 

It took a lot of wrenching, wrestling and swearing, and just as I was about to give up, the box slipped into place in a very anti-climactic way. Well, it would have been anti-climactic if the middle finger of my left hand wasnt still in the gap.

 

The scar isnt much to look at these days, but at the time you could see the boingy bits moving inside my finger. Im not an expert fingerologist, but I dont think thats a good sign.

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Should probably have gone to the hospital to get the grease removed and stuff like that, but who would have put the car back together? so kitchen roll and leccy tape held things together until it healed. eventually.

 

 

pro* tip - put the box in gear and stick your hand in where a driveshaft goes and turn the diff slowly as you wrestle the box up, this will turn the input shaft until the splines hopefully line up with the clutch disk.

 

 

 

 

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NorfolkNWeigh Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

NorfolkNWeigh

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Here you go. MOAR BEIGE:

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They found a dealer demonstrator order somewhere to swap interiors with. You’d never know. They also gave me an extra discount for the hassle, which was decent.

Edit: oh and Rob, no I certainly didn't order a satanroof. How very dare you!

That does look nice, much like most Skodas. Probably why they seem to hold their value better than most VAG stablemates, I say this as someone that's been looking at 2012/13 Superbs and Passats.

I bet 2018 Kodiaks will be more expensive than 2018 Touraegs in a few years .

Guest Hooli

Guest Hooli

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Floor scissor jacks - saving gearbox-face interfaces since 1973

But it was so light it was easier* by hand. I've learnt to be slightly more sensible in the 22ish years since then.
Brodders Rank: Citroen Ami

Brodders

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It is a 98 mk4 Fiesta Ghia 1.25, aircon, electric windows, power steering (?) and the engine sounds like a little jewel. Worth saving for definite. Wonder if it will ever be worth more than £300?

The first car I ever drove was a 97 Ghia with all of the goodies you have listed, along with some of the most unconvincing wood trim I have ever seen in a car (which I rather liked). Rather bouncy over bumps and not fast at all, but endearing nonetheless.

 

It was exported to Ireland and sold a few years ago, but I still see it being driven around Mayo when visiting there. Although I am not really a fan of smaller cars, I probably wouldn't say no to one if I had a space available.

Tamworthbay Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Tamworthbay

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It came out - it must go back in.

As James said to Diana...........
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DodgeRover Rank: Talbot Tagora

DodgeRover

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Ready* for a 1700 mile road trip. 3c558ed9648e41d50f06e5d8ee0e939f.jpg

I hope you won't be chucking them in the hedge bottom like the veg oilers seem to do after fueling in the lay-bys round here.

Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

Tadhg Tiogar

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It is. It still looks more or less as it did in that brochure photo :)

Is it Grade listed now?

chaseracer Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

chaseracer

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The box however, no, the box is not aligned. 

 

Because the C15 is front wheel drive and is therefore a cunt to get the box back in. 

 

Let's go from underneath: HA HA FUCK YOU I'M THE TOWING EYE. 

 

At an angle? HA HA LOL I'M THE SUBFRAME FUCK YOU 

 

etc, etc, etc. 

Ahh happy* memories of almost dropping a gearbox on my face (I moved, it landed on my shoulder) with a mitsu colt mirage.

Floor scissor jacks - saving gearbox-face interfaces since 1973

 

I wish I had a photo of six of us in/on/under Catsinthewelder's ex-Wobbler Discovery, trying to persuade a VERY HEAVY gearbox back into place.

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Eddie Honda Rank: Lancia Gamma

Eddie Honda

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First and last FWD box on end clutch change I did 4 days before wedding. Took a night and a morning and wasn't all that much of a ballache to do on the drive.

Lacquer Peel Rank: Talbot Tagora

Lacquer Peel

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I hope you won't be chucking them in the hedge bottom like the veg oilers seem to do after fueling in the lay-bys round here.

Definitely not. Using them as floatation devices for the channel crossing.
Guest Hooli

Guest Hooli

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I wish I had a photo of six of us in/on/under Catsinthewelder's ex-Wobbler Discovery, trying to persuade a VERY HEAVY gearbox back into place.

 

Done those several times on my own, the trick is to use two jacks. I always used a trolley jack under the gearbox & the bottle jack that came with the Disco under the Tbox.

stuboy Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

stuboy

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She's really not that bothered, she just asked if that could be her classic!

 

 

 

Thank you!, I think the Deluxe was just the basic model, no frills motoring here!

 

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reminded me of this.....................

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trigger Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

trigger

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I'm sick to death of those fucking shit Top Gear and piano jokes, they weren't funny 10 years ago.

alcyonecorporation Rank: Renault 16

alcyonecorporation

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First and last FWD box on end clutch change I did 4 days before wedding. Took a night and a morning and wasn't all that much of a ballache to do on the drive.

 

 

Yes, but had the hub nuts been destroyed? 

 

We couldn't go at it in the most straightforward way. We had to work around everything because the sodding driveshaft wouldn't come out on the offside. 

We'll get it back in. 

 

Then I'll take it to a wedding, top suggestion. 

 

 

Crispian_J_Hotson Rank: Renault 16

Crispian_J_Hotson

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As a heads up, I've discussed it with the missis and following the successful revival of the Disco, the E36 touring may be coming up for sale if this new work project pulls off in the next week or so. It'll be surplus to requirements and it needs to be used. If anyone fancies a good, reliable, daily, classic* work horse. Price estimated at around £1200 tbc. It's not for sale at this time (unless you turn up with a truckload of monies).

Sloth in a bowl Rank: Renault 16

Sloth in a bowl

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I wish I had a photo of six of us in/on/under Catsinthewelder's ex-Wobbler Discovery, trying to persuade a VERY HEAVY gearbox back into place.

 

 

Your wish, my dear boy, is granted.

 

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Noel Tidybeard Rank: Lancia Gamma

Noel Tidybeard

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allegro and marauder were usually

in decending order:-

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  • super
  • deluxe
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