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So after a few days poor Jackson gets a bit of time between jobs and a bit of time there to finally get to pulling the box back out, the slave cylinder was removed and sure enough the was fluid dripping out of it, thankfully the clutch disc didn't get much on it.

Now at this point yours truly can't get out in the workshop much as he has a busy life in the spare parts section...And as I'm only a parts interpreter my Ideas are sometimes Ignored..

Young Jackson gets to fit the new slave cylinder and the box goes straight back on....this time Jackson and mechanic no 2 decide not to put the rest of the subframe back on before bleeding.

Well you can guess what happened next.... new slave didn't have a chance.

Nobody checked the Vadis print off print off I had provided a week ago when it was all going back together on how to adjust the self adjusting pressure plate, so it was way off and the slave extended far beyond its capabilities and tore the inner seal right off the shaft again....

So out of the five mechanics we have working here only one could explain how to pre adjust the pressure plate, apparently it is similar to the Mazda B4000 ute.

New slave ordered and tomorrow is a new day....

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Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble!

I didn't have to make any adjustments to the DM pressure plate when I installed mine 2 years ago - it came pretensioned..

Anyway, at least you know the cause & can move on smile.gif

Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble!

I didn't have to make any adjustments to the DM pressure plate when I installed mine 3 years ago - it came pretensioned..

Anyway, at least you know the cause & can move on smile.gif

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Hussein - self-inflicted ;)

Thomas - self-inflicted (by not getting a tow when he should have)

Daz - needs to lay down dome smack down :D

I'm all good again thankfully apart from the seals on my angle gear weeping enough now to annoy and worry me after the pull down, clean and refit of the whole lot. Very little fluid but man that stuff stinks out the garage when hot.

About to order all the seals. Anything else I should consider when pulling the sucker out? Wish CJ gave up his hard won secrets on bearing part numbers ;)

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Hussein - self-inflicted ;)

;)

The valve snapping was not self inflicted. The prior valve bending was.

About to order all the seals. Anything else I should consider when pulling the sucker out? Wish CJ gave up his hard won secrets on bearing part numbers ;)

Drill out the lower rear stud so you can drain the BG.

Do the RS inner & outer differential seals while you're in there.

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Make sure you measure the height of the crown wheel retainer, as well as the # of turns it takes to remove it. That sets the backlash, and must go back to EXACTLY the same point. That large oring is the usual cause of leaks on the right side of the BG.

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Well the slave cylinder bleeding went to plan this time, gearbox is in, fitted the transfer case :D and the crossmember is up and bolted on..

Here is a pic of how the alignment marks should look when a new clutch plate is installed...notice the small spring compressed at the bottom of the pic ? there are three of these

running around the perimeter of the pressure plate .Failure to get this right will result in a damaged slave cylinder and the box will need to come back out.

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A few more things noticed like the ball joint rubbers have seen better days... Jackson has tomorrow off for Tafe ( College tech training ) so

we might have it drivable by Thursday...

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Well the slave cylinder bleeding went to plan this time, gearbox is in, fitted the transfer case :D and the crossmember is up and bolted on..

Here is a pic of how the alignment marks should look when a new clutch plate is installed...notice the small spring compressed at the bottom of the pic ? there are three of these

running around the perimeter of the pressure plate .Failure to get this right will result in a damaged slave cylinder and the box will need to come back out.

Good to note. What did you have to do to make adjustments? Is there a slide/adjuster to bring it to the proper tension/height?

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As with most things these days there is a special tool for everything, there are two Volvo tools used for adjusting the fingers on the pressure plate.

One tool consists of three springs that are fitted to a ring that bolts to the pressure plate.

There is also a tool that fits to the pressure plate whilst its all bolted to the car, it compresses the clutch fingers allowing the ring tool with the three springs to

reset the clutch pressure plate back to the original setting.

I just used a press and and a couple of big screwdrivers and with the help of a friend managed to adjust it to the correct setting....

Anyway I drove it all the way home tonight, seemed pretty good except for a lot of rattles inside the car, some around the dash. others around the tailgate area

Power seems sluggish down low then it gets better in the mid rev range,nothing like the 2004 R that I have... I will throw a boost gauge on it and see whats happening there.

Anyway its home now and I can concentrate on all the little stuff....

Time for a nice cold beer me thinks :)

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As with most things these days there is a special tool for everything, there are two Volvo tools used for adjusting the fingers on the pressure plate.

One tool consists of three springs that are fitted to a ring that bolts to the pressure plate.

There is also a tool that fits to the pressure plate whilst its all bolted to the car, it compresses the clutch fingers allowing the ring tool with the three springs to

reset the clutch pressure plate back to the original setting.

Right - thanks for the info - I found this on AllData - should have looked there before..

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I didn't have any problems when I removed the clutch for my engine install a couple of years ago - at that point the clutch was about a year old - I guess I just got lucky. I'll have to see if I can borrow the Volvo tools from my local dealer before I embark on my KM Flywheel install.

Meant to post this pic first, I have no EDIT privileges..

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Hey guys

Finally after 2 and a bit years its on the road laugh.gif and registered !

I believe its one off only two saffron manual v70R'S in Australia, the other resides in Queensland.

It may have been a piece of junk to some but I think it was worth saving, thanks to all who have given me guidance and the will to see this project through wink.gif

Regards Daz

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