Seconded. Swapping Viva gearboxes was the first proper job I did on a car and it was a doddle, even for a beginner.
Of course it's all been downhill since then...
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moving a car using its starter motor
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Just as well, given their propensity for clutch failure.
Didn't matter if the clutch had gone then :-)
Chris
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Before doing this you must send your registration document to DVLA notifying a change of fuel type to 'electricty', then change it back as soon as possible.
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Not as easy as an Escort, though, due to the torque tube rear axle. Or something.
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Mrcheerful" saying something like:
Viva HA clutch cable. An utter bastard to reach the retaining nut up inside the footwell, so a bodge was to chisel out a small flap (1"x2") above it, under the bonnet.
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Julian" saying something like:
Avenger. I bloke, 20 mins on ramp to off it again, new clutch.