Well buried is an understatement Scott. I can say that you do not need to remove the rear heat shield to get at the cast mount, but on a syncro you do need to drop the rear skid plate so that you can let the carrier bar down and get at the centre bolt. It's not really a fun job, even when we have good weather. alistair
On 22-Jun-11, at 7:18 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > good thing you caught that. > what often happens next is they all get a little loose, > then one of them gets sheared off in the case. > then it's drill and tap time. > Have seen it numerous times. > It's well buried so there's not all lot of opportunity to check > those bolts. > > Scott |
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