Hey all,
Spent a few days cleaning up the garage as I couldn't find the correct bolts. Today 9am I called the engineering place around the corner and they were open but they only had 3/8 in 2.5inch or 5inch lengths, I purchased both just in case.
For reference 2.5 inch bolts are long enough (at least 10mm threaded) if you keep the size of the pin inserts face made for the crankshaft hole thin (10mm), alternatively if you are in Sydney your welcome to borrow my puller :-)
It literally took 2 seconds with the impact driver to get the flywheel off which really surprised me, although it did take 2-3 hours to make the puller.
I expected the worst in relation to the transmission even though it was full of oil I didn't think it would be in that great shape.
From what I could see it looks pretty good, I still need to check it out properly. What is the best way to clean the gearbox?
I also spent a bit of time cleaning up the original engine that came with the car, the bores aren't terrible but it may need machine work if I decide to use that one instead of the spare.
On a side note does anyone here use an ultrasonic cleaner? I went to a workshop for rebuilding carburettors where he used one to clean the carby before rebuilding and it seemed to work really well, I'm considering getting one to clean parts and such and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them.
Cheers,
Mus