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Old school. No punches.
Old school. No punches.
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Current TO bearing clip orientation. Is this correct?
Current TO bearing clip orientation. Is this correct?
0 2022/12/10 07:10:56
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Hanging out of dash driver side
Hanging out of dash driver side
0 2022/12/10 06:33:25
Thing under the thermostat housing.
Thing under the thermostat housing.
0 2022/12/10 06:24:11
Thing under the thermostat housing.
Thing under the thermostat housing.
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0 2022/12/10 03:21:10
Last fluid change for the trans. I'll be changing it every 20k moving foward
Last fluid change for the trans. I'll be changing it every 20k moving foward
0 2022/12/10 03:21:05
Nice and quiet now, please ignore the leaking transfer case. If I don't see it/make eye contact it's not broken lol!
Nice and quiet now, please ignore the leaking transfer case. If I don't see it/make eye contact it's not broken lol!
0 2022/12/10 03:20:59
No leaks so I guess I did something right?
No leaks so I guess I did something right?
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All good again. I found a new metal idler pulley with bearing, replacin the crappy original plastic pulley (where bearings cannot be swapped). And funny: Hard to see, but the new black pulley is made in Canada (hard to see, printed on the right)...: Which is a perfect match with the rest of the tesioner (see picture above...).
All good again. I found a new metal idler pulley with bearing, replacin the crappy original plastic pulley (where bearings cannot be swapped). And funny: Hard to see, but the new black pulley is made in Canada (hard to see, printed on the right)...: Which is a perfect match with the rest of the tesioner (see picture above...).
0 2022/12/10 03:05:21
But not to worry: 5mm shorter sounds a lot, but it is not that bad, because even the new bolt used nearly all the thread available (further out there was no more thread). Plus, I used the red loctite). Nevertheless, I went over the top, and I drilled a little hole into the new bolt and added another little screw from the other side. And used loctite again.
But not to worry: 5mm shorter sounds a lot, but it is not that bad, because even the new bolt used nearly all the thread available (further out there was no more thread). Plus, I used the red loctite). Nevertheless, I went over the top, and I drilled a little hole into the new bolt and added another little screw from the other side. And used loctite again.
0 2022/12/10 03:05:19
I was soooo lucky to find a left handed bolt! They did not have and left handed bolds in our local shop, where they sell bolts, screws and nuts only. But: the lawn-mower shop did have one. About 5mm shorter, though, and I also had to place a properly sized washer there as well to fixate the inner part of the bearing.
I was soooo lucky to find a left handed bolt! They did not have and left handed bolds in our local shop, where they sell bolts, screws and nuts only. But: the lawn-mower shop did have one. About 5mm shorter, though, and I also had to place a properly sized washer there as well to fixate the inner part of the bearing.
0 2022/12/10 03:05:16
And this is the other broken off bolt I had to deal with: The belt tensioner is marketed as non fixable replacement part. Obviously the bearing of the idler puller on it needs to be replaced. The cost for that tensioner are horrendous. I was "hammering" that bolt of the pulley with an air-ratchet... - until it broke off - and only then I saw the trap Jaguar planted there: That was a left-handed bolt!!! What the ...!? The things they do to sell the complete tensioner! Anyway, as you can see above
And this is the other broken off bolt I had to deal with: The belt tensioner is marketed as non fixable replacement part. Obviously the bearing of the idler puller on it needs to be replaced. The cost for that tensioner are horrendous. I was "hammering" that bolt of the pulley with an air-ratchet... - until it broke off - and only then I saw the trap Jaguar planted there: That was a left-handed bolt!!! What the ...!? The things they do to sell the complete tensioner! Anyway, as you can see above
0 2022/12/10 03:05:14
On the next day I figured that I could actually make a special bolt instead, which is BETTER THAN ORIGINAL, because the hole it goes into in the engine happens to allow for a bit of extra length: I checked: 5mm longer is good. That way I can use even part of the old unused thread, which is utterly intact even after removing the stuck bit. So I removed the 8mm x 40mm bolt from the "sleeve" and replaced it with a 8mm x 45mm bolt - i.e. now I have a special bolt, which is 5mm longer than original.
On the next day I figured that I could actually make a special bolt instead, which is BETTER THAN ORIGINAL, because the hole it goes into in the engine happens to allow for a bit of extra length: I checked: 5mm longer is good. That way I can use even part of the old unused thread, which is utterly intact even after removing the stuck bit. So I removed the 8mm x 40mm bolt from the "sleeve" and replaced it with a 8mm x 45mm bolt - i.e. now I have a special bolt, which is 5mm longer than original.
0 2022/12/10 03:05:13
I bought a 8mm x 40mm shouldered hex bolt. I then reduced the thickness of the old hex-head to precisely get the same length of thread lurking out. On the right: I put those 2 parts together and glued them together with high temperature silicone.
I bought a 8mm x 40mm shouldered hex bolt. I then reduced the thickness of the old hex-head to precisely get the same length of thread lurking out. On the right: I put those 2 parts together and glued them together with high temperature silicone.
0 2022/12/10 03:05:11
Next problem: Without paying an arm and a leg (and waiting for ages for it to arrive in the mail), such a bolt cannot be procured. But see what I did: I "reused" the broken off old bolt by drilling all the way thru (using a drill in a stand and HSS Co drill bits, starting with small drill bits and using bigger ones thereafter. The result was perfect.
Next problem: Without paying an arm and a leg (and waiting for ages for it to arrive in the mail), such a bolt cannot be procured. But see what I did: I "reused" the broken off old bolt by drilling all the way thru (using a drill in a stand and HSS Co drill bits, starting with small drill bits and using bigger ones thereafter. The result was perfect.
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