mine was getting every bit of paint off my escoz front bumper because i don't like seeing primer showing through when there is paint chips.

 

Rear beam bushes in my fiesta with no press. Cunt-ache!

 

changing oil filter on my old ranger

you canonly just get to it and when you get it off you have nowhere to go with it

took me longer to clean up the mess then it did to service the truck

 

Bought that stupid rs turbo i have!

 

lower control arms on the coog after fitting the st engine ,had to find a way to compress the stut and get the lower ball joint pin back in ,was a real shit and took too much time but got there in the end .

 

Starting a resto job on mine

 

The Hart Inlet on my 3 Door and taking my T66 turbo on and off.
Rich

 

exhaust manifold off.

 

hahaha! yes +1 i also have a stupid rs turbo i seriously feel like setting a match to!

 

changing gearbox and clutch no ramps just jacks axle stands

 

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RWD my S2 ERST, still doing it, does my box in




Ginger

 

I'll second that, just fitted mine up to my new motor out of the car which made it easier but i made the mistake of fitting longer studs and the 3 centre lower studs are a complete cunt to do when off so in the car would be a right cunt

 

CVH sump gasket

 

air con pump on the mondeo, 8 months

 

mk6 fiesta heater controls. If you have refitted one you will know.

 

wow 8 months. thats some job.

 

Yup, they are a fucker! I remember they've got a rod thing that disappears into the dash and you can only get it in one end or the other, not both at the same time when putting the panel back on. Must have taken me about 2 hours!

 

what did you use on the bumper mate?

 

i gave up as it was such a bitch to get to

eventually i stripped down the whole front end to get the bastard out which took a day to do out and then 30 seconds to change the circlip and then another day to put back together again

 

starter motor and knock sensor on my pulsar gtir

 

believe it or not, i tried loads of things. i ended up buzzing most of it off with an orbital sander, then sandblasting the hard to get bits.(on low pressure) was a right ball ache. worth it as i can now prime it with clear plastic primer then mallard on top. when the bumper gets stone chips it won't stick out like a sore thumb.

 

why not just use 3m black 2k primer??

 

could you not have got some of that stone sheild plastic film stuff?

 

yeah would you not need 2k primer on it after plastic? looks good by the way

 

Would have to be cutting the rear windows out of my 3dr cossie with shit stanley blades took me a few days on and off lol, was trying not to damage the paint and at the end it suddenly dawned on me i was cutting them out for it to be painted, what a fekin plum lol

 

Starter motor, new shape honda civic.......what a cock!.

 

giving my car to someone else to do a good few years ago

 

heater matrix on a saph

 

Doing the clutch on my old pulsar gti-r, engine and box out job! no ramp either in a tight single garage

 

Clutch on a 89 patrol. Gearbox weighing a couple of hundred kilo

 

the O ring that goes between the front diff and sump on a xr4x4, grrrrr!

mk3 golf rear axle bushes too !

 

Saff cossie 4x4 bottom suspension arms on the front.Getting the bolt to line that holds the arm onto the sub frame is a bastard.

Someone said use a ratchet strap to pull the anti roll bars across so that they will line.

 

Core plugs on e36 m3 evo

I bought a cabrio in october 1 year, when the tax ran out at the end of the month i parked it up cos i had a hard top too.
When I came to use it in summer i checked oil, water....
Water was low so i topped it up. As i poured it in on pass side, it ran out on drivers side
Turns out there was no antifreeze and over winter it froze and popped a core plug out the block.
On an m3 they are under the exhaust fanny mould which you cant remove in the car. An absolute cunt of a job to do, i even cut the claw off a hammer to get more "swing" lol.

Not something i will rush to do again!

 

Changing the steering box on my E39, hardly any room to work and it weighs a ton

Incidentally, it was far easier to convert the car from automatic to 6 speed manual

 

my front bumper had already had paint and someone had used grey primer. you'd also be surprised how much better the lines show up when there is less paint on it.

 

tell me about it, i go someone to do it for me for £70 odd

yes, they will do but you should have both wheels off the ground first and then simply pull the hubs into line and the bush will go back in again

you need one of them 10 ton straps to be really sure though, but i used several miles of thick nylon rope tied around the struts and everything and then simply sound them in with a big bit of metal

 

hte doing clutches and boxes on my back and thwey always seem to go on me in the cold aswel which makes it even worse

 

lowering the back of a focus mk1, bolts sieze into bushes, snap, new wishbone - £30 - £40 and the cutting out of bolts, no space for spring clamps and limited movement