Cq 20v Abt

[geneandbolly]

great interior!" did you get it re-upholstered? it's like a small victorian drawing room in there!

[K Simmonds]

Don't try and use the gearbox, it's better to removed the starter or crank sensors and lock the ring gear using a stout pry bar or screw driver, but really it's worth acquiring or making a locking tool to do it properly as the force required to torque the crank bolt up can damage the crank pulley if it's not locked correctly.

A rough locking tool can be knocked up simply out of some thick wall 50 mm box section and a large set of Stilsons (pipe wrench) or if you can weld it takes a hour or so a 50mm long bit of 70 mm pipe and some 5 mm plate to make a good tool.

[Bowie69]

Only about £40 IIRC.

[Seb20V]

Well , I dont have the choice as I don't have this mother of a tool

[quattrostyle]

Wouldn't be my choice but it may work..

[Seb20V]

Have you got a tool to block the vibration damper at the front of the crankshaft?

Nope , 20V.org says if you put 5th gear + parking brake it's fine ?!

[Seb20V]

BTW the timing belt and all the orner belts seem to never have been changed !

And the car has 184 000 kms !

[docspeedtriple]

Yeah as henkjan said fuel lines v important 1of mine ruptured n caused a big fire was lucky to save her .

[quattrostyle]

Have you got a tool to block the vibration damper at the front of the crankshaft?

[Seb20V]

Let me know what bushes etc. you need and I'll have a look.

Oh thanks that's great ! I'll let you know when the time has come(July/August).
Actually were changing the timing belt

[Seb20V]

Thanks ! Yeah its my father's point of view too. we'll choose on Monday

[quattrostyle]

bushes perhaps and rubbers (silentblocks) for sure ! they're all crackled , guess it's normal for a car of this age !

where do you find both of the these as new parts ? just searched a topic about the different internet sites etc but didn't find (sorry )

Let me know what bushes etc. you need and I'll have a look.

[AQTdriver]

awesome looking spectacle!!!
my advice is - don't ditch or change anything - just replace everything with standard parts as that way the car will be more desirable and worth more!

[Henkjan]

and don't forget the fuel lines

[Seb20V]

bushes perhaps and rubbers (silentblocks) for sure ! they're all crackled , guess it's normal for a car of this age !

where do you find both of the these as new parts ? just searched a topic about the different internet sites etc but didn't find (sorry )