Removing gearbox / changing clutch

No don't put it back Paul it's nothing but a nightmare and you can't get to any of the sensors either with that monstrosity fitted

The manifold does not need that to support it and I would say 90% of them on people's cars were removed and binned so like the bastad bolt bin it for your own sanity lol






Leighton beat me to it haha

Ok i will bin the Y shaped git. cheers ;-)

Does anyone have a picture of were the bastard bolt is situated so I know to leave it out ?

Good chance already missing as box been off at least once.
The main bastard bolt is one that has restricted access to head due to speed sensor being in way & sensor not easily removed as seize in hole.
You can refit it but cutting thread a bit shorter & adding bit of copper slip makes future removal no hassle.

You done his clutch yet !
or you boys too busy playing with bees & eating honey !? :-)

No I'm in the middle of having the drive block paved so I can't get to my garage yet but then we're on it. Think I'll just take the engine out as I've done that a couple of times and I have an engine lift

either way is easy.
Personally just for clutch I drop box with engine in situ . very easy & use engine crane on gearbox makes it light work .

I am tempted as it's not something I've done before always just taken engine out

Not a lot between them but once done both you will find just doing box off quicker than engine out & as bills car will have the y bracket & probably bastard bolt/bolts missing it should be an easy one with luck :-S
Obviously if other jobs & not just clutch to do then engine out could be best.
A lot depends on working environment too but may seem more fiddly simply as not done that way before but worth learning .

Environment couldn't be better, garage is at 20 degrees all the time and we have all the tools needed so I will give box removal a try

How's the driveway coming on Darren? I've seen all the diggers and stuff outside your house when I've drove past.
I need to remember to do that DET sensor when we have the box off because that should be nice and easy when everythings out of the way, I keep forgetting it needs doing though so I'll have to make sure I don't forget it lol

Keep forgetting mr bill make a list you should always have lists hundreds of them. Stuff to buy thats not needed but is on a wish list . Fluids needed nuts bolts etc. to do list. Parts to fit list. Its endless