broken down :(

Glad its all sorted fella .... atleast you know thats one less thing to go wrong lol ...

Yeah i put all the aircon etc back in took all of 30mins it was taking it all off that was the bummer, i can see now why people just bin it

My pulsar still had the ac pump and bracket all attached but all the pipe work had been cut ... so i removed it ... i think even if it was all there i still would of binned it all .. lots more room less strain on the engine and defo wieght saving ...

Im glad I binned my air con when I had the engine out first time, never regretted it

Im gonna sort out getting a shorter belt and remove the whole lot i think, does the aircon cause strain on the engine?

It doesn't put a strain on the engine just saps some of the power in use and maybe a tiny bit when not in use as its another pulley to turn. If you remove all of it, you save around 25-30kgs?

As much as that pete .... i wouldnt of guessed it was that much ....

Digitalfaze wrote:Im gonna sort out getting a shorter belt and remove the whole lot i think, does the aircon cause strain on the engine?

nooo nice to see a car with it on leave it on alt is done now happy days.

nomad wrote:As much as that pete .... i wouldnt of guessed it was that much ....

That's a rough guess. Majority of the weight is the air con pump and the thick metal mounting plate. Think there is also a part of it you can remove in the dash but haven't done this yet.

johnny gtir wrote:

Digitalfaze wrote:Im gonna sort out getting a shorter belt and remove the whole lot i think, does the aircon cause strain on the engine?

nooo nice to see a car with it on leave it on alt is done now happy days.

Yeah i see everyone remove the aircon but i kinda wanted to keep some of the creature comforts of the car, ill leave it be i think, another question, when i had the wheel off i noticed the my cv boot is split which i bought parts for but noticed the boot on the engine side is split whats that boot called? Inner cv boot?

Yea its the inner cv, and its abit of a pain in the arse to change and a very messy job the easy parts are taking the shaft out and putting it back in... unless you have a vice and all the tools to complete the job its a pain.

Got mine done at local garage I know well cost me a tenner each boot to take the shaft to them took them about 15-20 mins to do the swaps which might be the easier route.

Yup as above. I find changing cv boots an absolute pain aswell. They are one of things I get a shop to do. Saves me a lot frustration and hammer throwing Putting the driveshaft in/out is easy though.

Really... whats a matter with you lot changing cv boots isnt that bad of job  a pair of circlip pliers a few rags heavy duty cable ties and about hour of your time ... i  also did a how to .. besides your never learn if you dont have a go at it ....

Well funny enough one of my cv boots let go on the dyno so need to change it. You are going to hear me cursing from Australia Leighton

One side is easier to do than the other

http://www.gtir-motorsport-club.com/t395-cv-joint-driveshaft-gator-renewal

That's a good write up ill give it another go then

I did it wich covers several parts of driveshaft ... but the general idea in whats involved ... just cut the old one off first so you know wich type your dealing with first .... wich cv gator is it mate ?....

You can get the glue together type but i wouldnt recommend them myself ...

Both the boots the end which goes into transfer box, i have the parts for the other end which goes through tge hub