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Yes you have posted it before, it's still as fun.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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In a much poorer youth I had to exchange the gearbox of my fathers Citroën GS, using a Haynes manual.
To say that the instructions were incomplete is quite an understatement.
You couldn't remove it downwards as the wheel suspension subframe was in the way. So I had to remove the engine.
The engine couldn't be lifted upward, because there was a strengthening beam going between the wheel arches.
So I had to remove the front of the car in cluding headlamps and everything, so that I could lift the engine forward. We didn't have an engine lift.
Try to imagine in how many ways the manual was incomplete when the job had this many steps, as described in chapter 11.
This whole job took me two weeks. But I learned a lot during the experience.
A couple of years later I had a Ford Granada. It was a bit simpler mechanically.
And I had to exchange the clutch on it.
That took me two and a half hours including lunch. Still using a Haynes manual.
Experience helps a lot. Not having a Citroën helps more.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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I feel your pain! My first car was a Lancia 2000 HPE and no two were alike, so you had to remove a component and take it with you when you went for a spare part.
That thing was serious fun to drive, but as PITA to work on - you couldn't remove the fourth spark plug without dismantling the cooling system as one of the rigid pipes was routed over the top so you couldn't get a plug spanner on...
Edited: gesture typing on Nexus tablet works only if you keep an eye on it...
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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I think so too. I enjoy working on my vehicles, and OK, I also enjoy paying people to work on them, but occasional DIY mechanics is immensely satisfying.
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Alas I don't have time or equipment nowadays.
But a successful DIY repair can really do my day, or week if it's tough and or expensive
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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