In the near future, mabey this weekend perhaps I plan to take the Dog-O-War (71 Baja) to a mates to get some work done. The main thing is replacing the tranny rubbers and strapping the tranny down tighter to limit further wear. I also hope to get done or at least be shown who to replace my master cylinder and install a carby kit without stuffing it so it should be a good learning curve provided I leave the beers to later on.
Anyhow, what I'm asking is, should I take along other stuff that could / should be done while the motor is out and the transaxle is under the microscope. An example Ben put to me is to grab a main bearing seal and do that while your at it.
What else do you all suggest?
vw54 ·
check the clutch, pressure plate, end float, and oil cooler seals, and engine mounts as well.
Doug Sweetman ·
Clutch throw out bearing and clutch fork too. I've had both fail on me before.
Will prove an intersting weekend for you 🙂
The_Bronze. ·
Have noted all that thanks. Have been looking forward to it for weeks, not only to the the Dog running better but to put a lot of this read theory into practice.
Andy ·
If your replacing the main seal, I'd also replace the Gland nut which has the pilot bearing in it. I would also check bolts torques while there easily accessable.
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11CAB ·
Should probably put a new input shaft seal in the gearbox too.....and if the axle boots haven't been done in a while its much easier to get to them with the motor out :bounce