Monthly Archives: December 2013
Engine Dissembling, Part 14 – Engine Strip Down Completed
Today marks a small milestone of the project. The entire engine has been complete stripped down. Next step is to sought some advice from the experts at Seven Enterprise regarding what can be reconditioned and what need to be replaced.
Engine Dissembling, Part 13
For some reason, our society tends to consider a kid’s tendency of taking toys apart an indicator of engineering talent. Well, I’m not sure how reliable this indicator is. But, as of today, my gearbox and diff are officially in individual parts.
Engine Dissembling, Part 12
After having exhausted all other methods, I bit the bullet and bought a impact wrench just to undo the main shaft retaining nut. Needless to say it worked like a charm. With that stubborn out of way, the disassembly of gear box progressed in a much faster pace. The oil pick up pipe and screen […]
Engine Dissembling, Part 11
Switched gear to work on engine block a bit as I’m waiting for the deep 1-1/2″ socket. Managed to remove timing chain and camshaft. It’s all very straight forward. The only slightly tricky bit is to removing the timing chain gears. Both gears need to be pulled out at the same time. The smaller gear […]
Engine Dissembling, Part 10
Disassembly work on gearbox only progressed a bit before running into a halt due to, again, lack of tool. Back then when I remove flywheel, I had to buy a 1-1/2″ socket to undo the big bolt. I was only too happy to pull it out again when I saw the bolt on the front end […]
Mini From Down Under 