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[Problemchild]

no one ever struggles with my tyres

even my stretched ones have been simple to do

JJ

[mr singh]

sorted my A/C on saturday and bloody thankful for it... nice and cool, and noisy... iv only got a whine from the engine which comes in around 2000 rpm and goes in sync with the engine, as the engine speeds up the whine speeds up. iv narrowed it down to 2 possible things, the compressor i bought is noisy OR something is resonating through the gear box stabilizer link and in to the car

[CrazyG]

If you didn't have the 'whine' before you fitted the replacement
compressor, but you have it since fitting it, then I think that narrows
it down immediately to the compressor...

[mr singh]

SODS law reared it ugly head... had a quick look before work' long screw driver (in this case, a 3 ft pry bar) and no noise

driven it now and its there but intermittently  yesterday it was worse, it sounded like a mercedes sprinter van... oh the fun and games... was hoping to have a look on saturday but the good lady has given her go ahead for Gaydon

[mr singh]

update.

iv yet to get back to the place i bought my compressor with the info i was asked to get.

im now thinking in regards to the low ride height it might be riding on just the springs and the dampers are doing dilly squat. my reasoning, i was giving it some shoe along the outer ring road and there is a point where the road goes down and then rises with a long right hand bend before going to a sweeping left before leveling and the car didnt feel very stable, it almost felt woolly.

now i know the car has been lowered and if been looking at how to diagnose work dampers and most of what they say to check, i cant do like bounce the car, it feels solid (no give), it doesnt lean as much cos of the lowered ride height.

[Problemchild]

If your dampers were gone the car would bounce

The car is a light car and doesn't take much to unload weight

JJ

[mr singh]

I agree it would bounce but its got lowered springs by i dont know who on standard dampers. When i put the car on the ramp at work the suspention drops a fair old way, but it looks a little un-nerving to see it drop the amount it drops.

But with it being lowered there wouldn't be much give in the suspention for it to bounce and the ride would be harder over standard... Thats my thinking anyway.

Good news, now that the re-audit has been done and we passed ill be getting it in and the clutch done, hopefully early September

[mr singh]

Head light mod has been done... Im really surprised at how long it took me to do it from start to finish. About 5 hours in total. Could have done it in 4 but i had to go to work to get some extension i didn't have  in my home tool kit. Really pleased with the result, although the lights might need adjustment.

After some tooing and frowing with the motor factors where i got my A/C compressor, they have finally ordered me a new one. That should arrive anytime this week.

Clutch replacement will happen soon. Need to service the honda before i get the clutch out of mine

[mr singh]

civic serviced 2 weeks ago, last week helping sales/fleet department get out of the sh... had 60 cars going out by today and the car park and storage place was over flowing with new cars and customers had nowhere to park, having sorted that out iv planed tomorrow for the clutch change.

anyone know roughly how long it takes to replace a clutch on a forfour, so i can tell the family how long ill roughly be at work...

[CrazyG]

If you know what you're doing...(as in done one before...)
then 'guesstimate' 3 hours roughly.

[steddie eddie]

MrSingh, good luck with the clutch replacement.
Greetings, Eddie.

[mr singh]

Did it in about 8 hours. Had the box off by 12, clutch off and on by 1 and all built back up and running by 4. You do not realize how light the clutch is until its replaced. Had to tell my mum to be careful as she might stall the car its that light.

Things found that need doing... Track rod ends as the boots are perishing. And rechecking the gear oil level. You were right 'G' it did piss gear oil out. Managed to get some to top it up but it didnt dribble out of the fill plug but its definitely above the driveshaft... Pictures were taken. Ill post them when i can

[mr singh]

pictures as promised.


time when the battery was disconnected


the flywheel and engine supported. i ended up removing the sub frame so i could have more room to get the gearbox off.


flywheel side of clutch


gearbox side of clutch


new and old pressure plates.


gearbox with new 'release leaver' as mercedes call it... and an XFR-S in the back ground for me to check over for sales on monday 


old release leaver.

i think i could have nursed the old clutch to 100,000 but by then we would have moved to our new site and i may not have had the chance to replace it then

[CrazyG]

Well done, and good pictures too.

[Brabs]

Great job... well done!