View Single Post
Old 06-26-2009, 07:52 AM   #98 (permalink)
turbophil
Plug Whisperer
 
turbophil's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kansas City/ Overland Park
Posts: 2,545
Images: 6
high temp is good on the bolts-- You can get loctite in lipstick tube now. Makes for a much nicer application of it...

One thing to be a little careful of is your rear idler pulley... It has a tendancy to get knocked around into the frame while you're cursing the transmission and the engine

It's so easy to remove that long bolt that hold it in, that it should be part of the instructions in the manual...

Also, regarding the coolany resivior, you can leave all the lines hooked up, including the recirc pump, and just remove the 2 bolts that (an 8mm and 10mm) that hold that whole assembly to the frame and just lower it with the engine... I can't tell for sure if that's what you did or not...

I'm still up in the air as to whether it's easier to pull the engine or the tranny for this job. With the clam off, it takes me just under 2 hours to pull the engine and it's easy work--espeically with the stock oil pan... There's a lot more bloody knuckles involved with pulling the tranny, IMO...

Keep up the good work!

Phil
__________________
| '05 GG LSS Elise | A Track Chariot | BOE ClamHinge | BOE TVS SuperCharger 280whp/180wtq | EFI Standalone Engine Management | BOE Fuel Surge System | BOE Lotus Tow Package
See my car at BOE Fabrication: www.boefabrication.com ----->Last Updated: 9/25/2009

If something ain't worth doing right, it ain't worth doing...

Whoever thought working on a Lotus is hard, clearly hasn't tried it. Pick up a wrench and get some grease under your nails
turbophil is offline   Reply With Quote