Tuesday, 15 May 2012

New engine mounts fitted!

New engine mounts fitted without lifting the engine. Ada had an Aquadrive so left all connections in place and levered up engine and supported it on blocks whilst removing and replacing each mount in turn. Extracted the bolt and then took off the mounting retaining bolts. Getting to the underside to take off and then refix the mounting bolts was excruciating ... I needed to be about 150mm shorter and 20 kgs lighter to fold myself up and reach under the engine.
Took most of the day so not sure I'd do it again without lifting the engine as only the Aquadrive and the exhaust would need to be disconnected.
Took off the bed parts to remake the bed at home to create the extra storage under the bed ... and after that back to the plan to take off and test all the batteries before we set off mid June!

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