Servicing fun

[DerekD]

Hello everyone, was giving the car a full service today, got my first experience changing boxer spark plugs, was all fun until I got to cylinder 3 and a lot of shouting was done but got there in the end, sparks were in awful condition, great improvement on the engine now.

I changed out the gearbox oil and was moving to the rear diff but the fill plug was stuck on fairly tight, couldn't move it with a breaker bar, has anyone idea how tough them fill plugs are? I'll get it on a lift this week and get a long bar at it to free it ????

 

[clodex]

Hello everyone, was giving the car a full service today, got my first experience changing boxer spark plugs, was all fun until I got to cylinder 3 and a lot of shouting was done but got there in the end, sparks were in awful condition, great improvement on the engine now.

I changed out the gearbox oil and was moving to the rear diff but the fill plug was stuck on fairly tight, couldn't move it with a breaker bar, has anyone idea how tough them fill plugs are? I'll get it on a lift this week and get a long bar at it to free it [emoji108]

Fair play, luckily mine were done before I bought my car so still don't need to do mine for a while yet.
Once you get the car on the lift, you'll have much more room for a long breaker bar hopefully comes off easily enough then [emoji106]

 

[scoobysub]

Great work always open the filler plug first as if you open the lower 1 and you can?t open the top you can?t put oil back in it . There usually fairly tight breaker bar should open them

 

[DerekD]

Quick question lads, was changing disks and pads this evening and found the guide pins were in bad shape, will order a new set tomorrow, is it best to leave the rubber band on the pin or rip it off? I know it contributes to the pin sticking but might be a bit rattly if left off ?

 

[Gary sti]

Quick question lads, was changing disks and pads this evening and found the guide pins were in bad shape, will order a new set tomorrow, is it best to leave the rubber band on the pin or rip it off? I know it contributes to the pin sticking but might be a bit rattly if left off ?

Would you have a pic of it Derek

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[scoobysub]

They usually clean up grand with a bit of sandpaper unless there heavily corroded . I presume the boots are cut or tore if the pins are corroded

 

[DerekD]

No picture Gary as I needed the car so had to reinstall old pins until the new ones arrive, the old ones needed a lump hammer to get out before being cleaned, looks like there was no grease on them, new boots to come with the Pins joe,

 

[jimgti]

The diff bungs are on tight, took a fair bit of persuasion to get them loose but did come. As mentioned open the fill (top one) first. I did soak them in WD40 for a day or two beforehand to help.

 

[DerekD]

New guide pins came and in, so full set of new discs and pads with a caliper service on each corner

 

[scoobysub]

Good man sorted for another few years