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How the heck do you undo the rear mount bolts? Theres not enough space for a spanner..

Thanks frank, one last thing cos im doing the mounts right now, should I be using a torque bar when putting things together? Or by hand tighty?

So rear mount jack at the back of diff to chuck the bolt out

Wow that explanation is thw absolute truth on how it currently feels. Ive been running on ventura 13mm springs for like yrs now. I changed the stock springs to 13mm ones and replaced al shocks to genuine ones at the same time with the springs. Also I have all engine mounts needing replacing im...

Thanks man, come to Malta and let me show you around! Will do them today one by one. Already have it on a stands from the rails, so you simply jack where you want to relieve to get that mount out.

Sorry to be of much bother, was going through the precious bible youve made for the micra community, two thumbs up for that! In this post that I've quoted, I noticed in the fifth image from top, that the yellow 'bush' 'jablo' /packaging sort of thing has broken down to pieces and I found bits of...

sorry to bother your mate, I need to change the three engine mounts, where should I start off jacking from? I have blocks of wood at hand and the trolley jack, but am unsure wheter to jack from beneath the gearbox, or jack from the sump or jack from the middle bar that the lower mounts hooks...

how would I go about deciding if I should go for this? IIRC mine's been changed around a year..tops 2 years ago when I had my clutch replaced..

is it any difficult in replacing engine mounts? just got a used set of mounts off a breaker on fleabay. though the rubber still has cracks but am sure theyre better then mine since the engine continously hits the chassis I hear the knocking once i depress the accelerator on second and third...

Thanks mate ill take it from there then

heh Malta Mate sunny Malta didn't you notice my snaps?

Which chemical paraffin where you referring to mate?

How did you do the top of the rocker cover without getting liquid inside the spark chambers?

You said it, and for that I shall retry it. this weekend I'll unmount both ends and try to locate the metal flap you mentioned at the center of the rack than try undoing the inners hopefully with molesgrip. What shall I be cautious at mate since I don't have a rack at hand and the babe is my...

Na what mate? Nah hope ey?

So if understood you well.. firstly you bleached the engine body? Then you redone it using vinegar and ultimately redoit again using the fairy and washing machine solution? Or is it a complete solution? With regards to the bush, I was referring to the lowest engine mount which then attaches to...

Heh the weather here is getting a bit chilly for us locals. But am sure itd be spectacular for yous Brits. Just snapped a pic of the clear sky this morning todays gonna be 24deg. This from the village called san gwann i.e st john overlooking the touristic town called st julians / paceville...

Holy macaroni one hell of a neat engine!!!!!! Can you elaborate more on the cleaning process? Arent you bothered when cleaning the head cover that fluid might seep into the spark plugs? Also i need to change couple of bushed beneath the engine yet i dont know their name and that limits me from...

Thanks Barns for replying, to be honest. Ive got a leak amd it seems from around the head but lower than the rocker cover so im not sure if that was the cause when i disturbed it although it was years ago. Would i find one off ebay? And a quick question if i had to replace the gasket woulnd it...

Sorry to bring this up after years hehe... just wanted to ask, after spraying your rocket cover did you change the gasket beneath it? Reason for asking is I had sprayed mine too and although removed and put back the screws on top of the head in the specific order they should ..since to my...