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**F12NCO** · 12-03-2009, 16:36:56

Think you have no option but to drop the box Mat, never tried It in situ though...........

**richyx** · 12-03-2009, 16:38:05

use a small jack to suppoet the gearbox in the middle, then undo the big nut then the 4 13mms nuts

**WENNY** · 12-03-2009, 16:44:30

ye just use a jack to hold box, and undo cradle, 4 13mm nuts and 1 17 or 19mm i think in centre

**F12NCO** · 12-03-2009, 16:50:39

Doesnt that put stress on the engine mounts?

**luca** · 12-03-2009, 16:58:55

Wont if you use the jack or axle stand to take the weight of the box - thus replicating the very thing your removing.

I would use a trolley jack to jack it up a little then place a axle stand under the box just incase your trolley jacks creaps!

Mat have you been to the zinc platers/powder coaters yet??

**MATCOS** · 12-03-2009, 17:49:38

Originally posted by luca View Post

Wont if you use the jack or axle stand to take the weight of the box - thus replicating the very thing your removing.

I would use a trolley jack to jack it up a little then place a axle stand under the box just incase your trolley jacks creaps!

Mat have you been to the zinc platers/powder coaters yet??

No not yet mate, I was going today but ended up waiting in all day for the damn postie
Will probably try early next week now

**the youth** · 12-03-2009, 18:00:30

droping the box that far down will surely knack the engine mounts..

steve

**MATCOS** · 12-03-2009, 18:21:19

Surely it wont be being dropped though, the bolts will be removed from the cradle, the box will be slightly higher if anything to loosen off the bolts from the cradle.
As said above I will just be replacing the bolts temporarily for a jack and axle stand.

**WENNY** · 12-03-2009, 22:23:45

corse it wont, it wont even move, peice of piss mate

**MATCOS** · 13-03-2009, 10:08:03

Originally posted by WENNY View Post

corse it wont, it wont even move, peice of piss mate

**F12NCO** · 13-03-2009, 10:13:24

Sorry I misread the post!

For some reason I thought you meant the cradle on top of the gearbox!

**sillyfezzamk1** · 13-03-2009, 15:12:49

10 minute job, undo the nut in the bottom of the box, support gearbox with jack, bricks, wood etc... then remove the x4 mount fixings; leaving the box in place.

Why are you removing it? To bufty it I take it....

Dan

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