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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:15 pm 
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can i do it by removing the bumper/aircon stuff

or wll i have to jack the motor up a wee bit to clear the radiator crossmember



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having difficulty getting the power steering pump pulley and the belt tensioner off.. is there any trick to these? are they left hand thread? or should i just have a big crack at it..

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:47 pm 
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Power steering pump pulley AFAIK requires a special pulley puller to get her off. I've taken the tensioner off before but totally forgotten how I did it..

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:48 pm 
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mate it might help if you share with us what type of car it is and what type of motor it is to wether it is possible we arnt mind readers

 

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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:20 pm 
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sorry, its an el.. forgot that i dont have it in my profile..

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:46 am 
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Dude, you can take the bar, aircon and everything out of the fronnt end and the cam will come out. Also, when we did the heads on mine, we just undid both the bolts that attach the aux's to the left hand bank, then for the third bolt that is behind the PS pulley, undid that bolt a little, then slid it forward, then undid etc till it was off. Took a little longer but we got it in the end.
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:27 pm 
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409Stroker wrote:
mate it might help if you share with us what type of car it is and what type of motor it is to wether it is possible we arnt mind readers


mm V8 workshop with EL in his profile.....

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:06 pm 
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yeh frank, i put the EL bit in there after he posted..

yeh brett just wondering whats gonna be easier for when doin the cam.. so ill have to toss up between the two..

ah ok yeh i could do that with the power steering bit.. mite have to give it a go. what did ya do to get the tensioner off(for the RHS dress)? coz that completely shrouds one of the 3 bolts that holds the bracket on.

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:44 pm 
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The tensoner is held on by the torx head bolt in the middle of it. I just used a allen key that is very close to the size of the middle of it. I am also having trouble with the bolt behind the power steering pump.

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:22 pm 
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ahh soz clampy/409 stroker

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:33 pm 
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Yep, from me3mory, it w3as a T25 torx bit, Came off easliy, then there is a bolt behind it that is one of 3 for that side of the motor. Be warned, when removing the Timing cover, the sump needs to be undone, and the from part of the gasket can tear when taking the cover off. Mine did, but i managed to "goop" it up to stop it leaking. Also, when you get the balancer seal, do not get the seal that has a shroud around it. Mine leaked, then re had to replace that as well. You will know what i mean when you get to it.
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:40 am 
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ak yeh its more like a t45 bit.. even tho thats bit loose(t50 too big).. the tensioner on my car is tight as! bugger!
but yeh ok cool cool i get what ya mean

 

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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:13 pm 
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Disco Frank wrote:
ahh soz clampy/409 stroker

Yeah Frank. Go back to the 6 cyl section. You shouldn't even be here. :P

 

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Disco Frank wrote:
ahh soz clampy/409 stroker

Yeah Frank. Go back to the 6 cyl section. You shouldn't even be here. :P


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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:35 pm 
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well, anyhoo... got handy info on the 3 hickups i came across.. i can make more progress soon yay! still yet to order the heads/cam/rockers tho, probably wednesday.. eek!

will be AFR heads #1472
http://www.airflowresearch.com/165sbf_sh.php

yella terra stealth shaft mount 1.6 ratio
http://site.offline.stupid.mongrels

cam will be COMP XE270HR
http://www.compcams.com/catalog/156_157.html

the cam will actually be rather mild considering the setup(an option would be the 274), but i want streetable torque, and it should still make good power anyway..

 

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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:40 pm 
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anyone in perth sor got a harmonic balancer puller i can borrow?

 

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