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Title: Gearbox off :)
Post by: JesterRT on 27 September 2008, 21:43:41
Spent five and a half hours wrestling with the gearbox on the old tractor.  I'm covered head to foot in oil, atf, cuts and grazes.  I've managed a small pool of atf on the drive (so that'll add another stain to the patchwork that's there already) and taken a load of other 'bits' out the engine bay in the process.

...but it was great fun, and I've got a spare gearbox in the garage now.   Very satisfying to pull things to bits - especially in the knowledge you never have to put them back together again (usually for the drive to work the next day).

We'll just have to wait and see if the torque converter can come off tomorrow - but I'll be leaving that to the hands of a more experienced tractor wrestler  ;)
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: TheBoy on 27 September 2008, 21:46:55
I know someone not a million miles from you who would be interested in the TC !
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: JueV6 on 27 September 2008, 21:52:32
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Spent five and a half hours wrestling with the gearbox on the old tractor.  I'm covered head to foot in oil, atf, cuts and grazes.  I've managed a small pool of atf on the drive (so that'll add another stain to the patchwork that's there already) and taken a load of other 'bits' out the engine bay in the process.

...but it was great fun, and I've got a spare gearbox in the garage now.   Very satisfying to pull things to bits - especially in the knowledge you never have to put them back together again (usually for the drive to work the next day).

We'll just have to wait and see if the torque converter can come off tomorrow - but I'll be leaving that to the hands of a more experienced tractor wrestler  ;)

I wonder who that is??? ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: TheBoy on 27 September 2008, 21:53:42
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Spent five and a half hours wrestling with the gearbox on the old tractor.  I'm covered head to foot in oil, atf, cuts and grazes.  I've managed a small pool of atf on the drive (so that'll add another stain to the patchwork that's there already) and taken a load of other 'bits' out the engine bay in the process.

...but it was great fun, and I've got a spare gearbox in the garage now.   Very satisfying to pull things to bits - especially in the knowledge you never have to put them back together again (usually for the drive to work the next day).

We'll just have to wait and see if the torque converter can come off tomorrow - but I'll be leaving that to the hands of a more experienced tractor wrestler  ;)

I wonder who that is??? ;D ;D ;D
Some mad midlander who rang me earlier ;D
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: JueV6 on 27 September 2008, 21:55:18
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Spent five and a half hours wrestling with the gearbox on the old tractor.  I'm covered head to foot in oil, atf, cuts and grazes.  I've managed a small pool of atf on the drive (so that'll add another stain to the patchwork that's there already) and taken a load of other 'bits' out the engine bay in the process.

...but it was great fun, and I've got a spare gearbox in the garage now.   Very satisfying to pull things to bits - especially in the knowledge you never have to put them back together again (usually for the drive to work the next day).

We'll just have to wait and see if the torque converter can come off tomorrow - but I'll be leaving that to the hands of a more experienced tractor wrestler  ;)

I wonder who that is??? ;D ;D ;D
Some mad midlander who rang me earlier ;D


You rang me after....:P

anyway, I'm a reloctaed SOUTHERNER ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: TheBoy on 27 September 2008, 21:57:40
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Spent five and a half hours wrestling with the gearbox on the old tractor.  I'm covered head to foot in oil, atf, cuts and grazes.  I've managed a small pool of atf on the drive (so that'll add another stain to the patchwork that's there already) and taken a load of other 'bits' out the engine bay in the process.

...but it was great fun, and I've got a spare gearbox in the garage now.   Very satisfying to pull things to bits - especially in the knowledge you never have to put them back together again (usually for the drive to work the next day).

We'll just have to wait and see if the torque converter can come off tomorrow - but I'll be leaving that to the hands of a more experienced tractor wrestler  ;)

I wonder who that is??? ;D ;D ;D
Some mad midlander who rang me earlier ;D


You rang me after....:P

anyway, I'm a reloctaed SOUTHERNER ;D ;D ;D ;D
Now you're splitting hairs
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: SheWhoMustNotBeOUTBID on 27 September 2008, 22:16:16
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Spent five and a half hours wrestling with the gearbox on the old tractor.  I'm covered head to foot in oil, atf, cuts and grazes.  I've managed a small pool of atf on the drive (so that'll add another stain to the patchwork that's there already) and taken a load of other 'bits' out the engine bay in the process.

...but it was great fun, and I've got a spare gearbox in the garage now.   Very satisfying to pull things to bits - especially in the knowledge you never have to put them back together again (usually for the drive to work the next day).

We'll just have to wait and see if the torque converter can come off tomorrow - but I'll be leaving that to the hands of a more experienced tractor wrestler  ;)

I wonder who that is??? ;D ;D ;D
Some mad midlander who rang me earlier ;D

Can I have that in a certified form please TB?
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: JueV6 on 27 September 2008, 22:17:00
mad maybe..

but thats helped along by you lot... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: SheWhoMustNotBeOUTBID on 27 September 2008, 22:17:42
excuses.., excuses :P
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: TheBoy on 28 September 2008, 10:02:13
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mad maybe..

but thats helped along by you lot... ;D ;D ;D
I know, the pressures of owning 4 Omegas would drive you mad...   ...now who's fault is that ;D
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 28 September 2008, 10:08:09
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mad maybe..

but thats helped along by you lot... ;D ;D ;D
I know, the pressures of owning 4 Omegas would drive you mad...   ...now who's fault is that ;D

 :o :o

before economy, my first problem would be where to park!! my lovely neighbours  >:(
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: JesterRT on 28 September 2008, 11:55:53
And with a special thanks to...

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r16/JesterRT/MockUpCar/Spanner.jpg)

One Torque Converter now missing from my Mig  :y :y

Just needed to be held by the right person - ie, not me  ;D
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: JueV6 on 28 September 2008, 18:58:37
My greatest thanks to JesterRT and his magic spanner.

After a little persuading the 3 bolted TC was sitting in my boot. It then had a tour of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and the West Midlands before being re-united with a 2.5TD to bring it back to it's rightful status.

Many thanks to TB for the driveplate and JesterRT for the TC.

By the way, the tour was to pick up SheWhoMustNotBeOUTBID's final upcock for this week :-/ :-/ :-X

Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: TheBoy on 28 September 2008, 19:29:30
So, is the TD running now?
Title: Re: Gearbox off :)
Post by: JueV6 on 28 September 2008, 19:31:15
YES.......................