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Postby clee » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:35 am

David Gentleman wrote:Yes, bumper off to remove the intercooler.

It is such a stupid, stupid design! :evil:


Got to take the wheels off to get at the arch bolts :evil:
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Postby David Gentleman » Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:09 pm

clee wrote:
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clee wrote:. He dosn't know the length of the driveshafts though :lol:
It's not a big job ,.


Yes I do!

..one is 8mm longer than the other... :lol:

Do you still need me to measure them for you? :wink:


Yes please, I need to know your length :|


Right, ive only got an offside one with me at home, and its 710mm long.

Can't remember if its the longer or shorter of the two until I measure the other..
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Postby clee » Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:13 pm

Thanks Dave , the one I've got here is 723 mm
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Postby Alpineandy » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:31 pm

clee wrote:Thanks Dave , the one I've got here is 723 mm


If it's 8mm longer then it can only be 718mm.... Are you sure your tape measure isn't wrong :lol:
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Postby clee » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:35 pm

Alpineandy wrote:
clee wrote:Thanks Dave , the one I've got here is 723 mm


If it's 8mm longer then it can only be 718mm.... Are you sure your tape measure isn't wrong :lol:


Yes ,tape measure :evil: Pah :lol:
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Postby David Gentleman » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:36 pm

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clee wrote:Thanks Dave , the one I've got here is 723 mm


If it's 8mm longer then it can only be 718mm.... Are you sure your tape measure isn't wrong :lol:


8mm was just a rough guess... :lol:
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Postby clee » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:36 pm

David Gentleman wrote:
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clee wrote:Thanks Dave , the one I've got here is 723 mm


If it's 8mm longer then it can only be 718mm.... Are you sure your tape measure isn't wrong :lol:


8mm was just a rough guess... :lol:


That's no bloody good :P
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Postby David Gentleman » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:54 pm

clee wrote:
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clee wrote:Thanks Dave , the one I've got here is 723 mm


If it's 8mm longer then it can only be 718mm.... Are you sure your tape measure isn't wrong :lol:


8mm was just a rough guess... :lol:


That's no bloody good :P


Or it could be your driveshaft has so much slack in the joints its stretched.. :lol:
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Postby Alpineandy » Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:57 pm

David Gentleman wrote:
clee wrote:
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clee wrote:Thanks Dave , the one I've got here is 723 mm

If it's 8mm longer then it can only be 718mm.... Are you sure your tape measure isn't wrong :lol:

8mm was just a rough guess... :lol:

That's no bloody good :P

Or it could be your driveshaft has so much slack in the joints its stretched.. :lol:


Just file a few mm off :wink:
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Postby clee » Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:47 pm

Stupid ,stupid french :evil: The intercooler very nearly comes out :lol: but not quite :evil:
Had to take 3/4 of the bumper off , left it attached on the off side.
There's a fair old amount of oil ,though it's not dripping with it .
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Postby simontaylor » Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:57 pm

How many litres of oil did you pour out?
Will you be adding a drain cockerel to save taking the bumper off next time?

If it is any consolation the Lexus has 10 bolts 2 nuts and 11 clips to get the rear bumper off, anly 2 were rusted and broke off. I sealed all the fixing holes and put the bumper back on .... but water still gets into the boot wheel well. Shorty Japs are probably not tall enough to see into the boot any way.
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Postby simontaylor » Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:58 pm

You just edited that 3rd line into the post.......
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Postby clee » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:12 pm

Sorry Simon :lol: :lol:
I've givin it a good old fill of parafin and left to soak ...........................
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Postby simontaylor » Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:28 pm

Well if nothing poured out, it can't have been that bad.
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