Finally built up the effort to start work on the Micra today. First thing was to get the engine back out so i could fit my new clutch and CG10 flywheel. Then my 1/2 inch ratchet broke, well i say broke it's just sized up solid and won't click. So i had to go to Halfords and pay £25 for a new one... At the very least it's pretty decent quality.
Brought one of my wheels along with me to get an idea of how they would fit. I made sure it was well secured for it's journey!
Looking good! Only a rough idea of the kind of fitment as they are 4x114.3 so i could only balance it on one stud.
Hmm dat poke! I like it
Cannot wait to get these wheels on, even in a leaky garage and on a half disassembled Micra they look good haha
Well onto what i actually came up to do. After buying my new ratchet i got the engine out, quite happy as i managed to do it myself which is actually quite difficult because the ground is so uneven the crane needs to be picked up in certain places.
Don't know if that was a good or bad idea picking it up by the crank pulley. Should be fine after all it's not a heavy engine and it was only for around 10 mins, worked pretty well though.
Empty engine bay.. again, i would have got rid of that downpipe by now but i can't get enough leverage on the very rusty bolts underneath the car and i can't get an angle grinder on it.
Engine and gearbox split again. So i can start assembling it properly
The little MA10 4-speed. Will give the inside a little clean before putting back on, outside can wait till the summer.
The CG13 with the backing plate and cleaned CG10 flywheel, it's in ok condition the surface that the clutch rubs against is a little rough, guess thats down to lots of clutch slipping (apparently it came off of a 46K mile CG10)
Slightly better close up, best i could do with cleaning it up.
New clutch on, unfortunately it started raining so it got a little wet
Trying to show the difference between my old clutch on the MA10 vs the new clutch. There was a noticeable difference in thickness which is'nt the best considering it had only done 49K
And where i left it when it got too dark to carry on. The lockup is an absolute heap atm can't wait to get the car rolling and clean it out a bit, plus it's wetter in there than it is outside which is not doing the Micra alot of good
Well since i'm back in work tomorrow i won't be able to do anything now until the weekends unless i can get a power source and a good light. Sigh....