Vogue4.0v8P38
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This ongoing project seems to be missing a lot of bolts.. Nevermind the electrical tape bodge job.
Either many bolts weren't torqued down, were tightened by hand, or just straight up not fitted . I appear to be missing a number of gearbox to engine bolts! It's so loose I'm leaking engine oil close to where the bolts should be. One of the gearbox bolts above where I show in the picture that was in place, was very loose, I mean about 5mm from being tight down! Took this thing to Ireland a couple of months back from Glasgow, pretty lucky I made it back in one piece.
I did however have the front universal joint demolish 2 of its bearings (completely not attached anymore and more free play than one would ever like to witness) and it ground into a few of the front of the front prop Shaft nuts!! It sounded and felt like the car was about to fall apart... Which kind of was the case
I'm going to buy a set of the gearbox to engine bolts if I can find a decent seller tommorow, but where do I find what bolt goes where as different sized holes etc.
The rave only shows a basic diagram and refers to the bolts only as gearbox housing bolts with no specific size guide / map I could see. Some holes probably don't take bolts as they wouldnt tighten the two parts together. Just trying to figure what bolts I need, and what bolts go in what holes, and torques they go in at.
In the last photo that single bolt sticking out behind where the front prop Shaft attaches was also loose, not even finger tight
Anywhere got a full guide of every nut and bolt size and torque setting.
The exhaust manifold in the engine bay is also missing the odd bolt or two.
Cheers
Either many bolts weren't torqued down, were tightened by hand, or just straight up not fitted . I appear to be missing a number of gearbox to engine bolts! It's so loose I'm leaking engine oil close to where the bolts should be. One of the gearbox bolts above where I show in the picture that was in place, was very loose, I mean about 5mm from being tight down! Took this thing to Ireland a couple of months back from Glasgow, pretty lucky I made it back in one piece.
I did however have the front universal joint demolish 2 of its bearings (completely not attached anymore and more free play than one would ever like to witness) and it ground into a few of the front of the front prop Shaft nuts!! It sounded and felt like the car was about to fall apart... Which kind of was the case
I'm going to buy a set of the gearbox to engine bolts if I can find a decent seller tommorow, but where do I find what bolt goes where as different sized holes etc.
The rave only shows a basic diagram and refers to the bolts only as gearbox housing bolts with no specific size guide / map I could see. Some holes probably don't take bolts as they wouldnt tighten the two parts together. Just trying to figure what bolts I need, and what bolts go in what holes, and torques they go in at.
In the last photo that single bolt sticking out behind where the front prop Shaft attaches was also loose, not even finger tight
Anywhere got a full guide of every nut and bolt size and torque setting.
The exhaust manifold in the engine bay is also missing the odd bolt or two.
Cheers
