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(Message started by: leftofcentre on Dec 17^th, 2005, 8:28pm)

Title: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by leftofcentre on Dec 17^th, 2005, 8:28pm

... change auto gearbox filter and oil?

... change wheel bearings?

... change brake discs?

on 2.9 24v 1997yr

what tools are reqd for the above?
How long to do each of the above tasks?

Many thanks in anticipation.

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by Highlander on Dec 17^th, 2005, 9:08pm

Have a look on the main site under servicing/repairs everythings is covered there

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by leftofcentre on Dec 17^th, 2005, 9:19pm

I would but there doesnt apear to be a menu on the left hand side as the guide says. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by howiedintheplace on Dec 17^th, 2005, 10:51pm

Disable your firewall, restart the internet & the menu should appear ;)

Do you have Norton firewall by any chance :)

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by leftofcentre on Dec 17^th, 2005, 11:03pm

norton internet security pro 2004

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by locky on Dec 17^th, 2005, 11:18pm

Get the autobox oil and filter done at a specialist. There is no drain plug on the sump, so can be messy. Also they have the right tools / equipment to get all the oil out of the gearbox.

Brake discs, are pretty straight forward, although you will need a brake calliper wind back tool for the rears, and a large "G" clamp to push the front calliper piston back in.

Wheel bearings, again strightforward enough.

hth

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by Snoopy on Dec 18^th, 2005, 7:59am

With regards the missing buttons try this fix posted some time ago
Quote:

Hi all,

I know a lot of users have trouble with this, mainly down to firewall/ad-blocking software.

I have had the missing buttons problem on my system, so I thought I'd look into it. This is a guide to a fix on Norton Personal Firewall (2003) - hopefully users of other firewall software might use this as a guide to sorting the problem on their machines...

1.) In NPF main screen, click the 'Options' button.
2.) Click the Web Content tab.
3.) Add the site 'www.fordscorpio.co.uk' to the list on the left.
4.) Select it from the list, then click 'Ad Blocking' tab.
5.) Click the Add button to customize the "Ad Block list".
6.) Enter the text "_derived" (but without the quotes) and click the Permit blob (radio button, if you webbies prefer).
7.) Click OK as many times as necessary to leave NPF Options.
8.) Go to www.fordscorpio.co.uk in your browser and do a "hard" page refresh to re-load the page from the web server.

For those without Norton, try to find where your ad-blocking software keeps its 'exclude' settings and force it to enable anything under www.fordscorpio.co.uk with "_derived" in the URL.

All being well, you should now see the elusive buttons.

N_H

Or use this page to search from http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/index2.htm

there is a search facilty at the bottom of the page

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by mr._floppy on Dec 18^th, 2005, 11:12am

The brake disc job is probably the simplest, the wheel bearing job requires an oversized socket for hub nut removal , and some posters have had trouble drifting out the old bearings/oil seal. The gearboxoil change is best left to the garage that is prepared to do it ( some don't ).

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by nuttyscorp on Dec 18^th, 2005, 11:56am

i did my own oil and filter change, quite simple to do, but you will get covered in oil, and i mean covered!, as locky said there is no sump plug for draining on the box. get the parts from ford (they are cheap) apart from the oil. get the correct oil from halfords. total cost for parts incl oil is around £60. should take 2-3 hrs.

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/aboxfilters.htm

Russ

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by hillbilly on Dec 18^th, 2005, 12:26pm

Why didnt ford put a sump plug for the gear box is it only on auto box as iv got a man ???

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by Highlander on Dec 18^th, 2005, 4:03pm

Someone fitted their own sump plug if i remember rightly, might be worth doing mind you it might be a while before the oil needs chandeg again :)

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by leftofcentre on Dec 18^th, 2005, 7:56pm

how long does it take to cahnge each bearing if all goes well? On the repairs section of the main site i see you have to actually remove the carrier and take it to the bench?? Cant the bearings be changed in situ?

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by mr._floppy on Dec 18^th, 2005, 8:12pm

Nope , :-[ Two bearings are fitted, and it's impossible to drift them and the oil seals out with the carrier still attached to the hub/axle.

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by leftofcentre on Dec 18^th, 2005, 10:57pm

ok well i am trying to find info on the main site for the procedure of changing front bearings and the tools reqd.

No luck tho?

Found info on rear bearings but not front.

Think i will just get a garage to do it. kind of defeats the object of this site really but there we are.

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by howiedintheplace on Dec 19^th, 2005, 12:05am

Well the fronts can be something you wish you never started due to the large nut that holds the hub on.
They can be a nightmare to get off & unless you fancy a challenge I would leave them to a garage.

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by Snoopy on Dec 19^th, 2005, 7:44am

Front wheel bearing is here http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/suspension/FSuspWBearing.pdf

the main page is here http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/suspensionman.htm

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by martin_rowe on Dec 19^th, 2005, 9:16am

any garage worth its sorts should do a front wheel bearing inside an hour.

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by Thunderchild on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:26am

Front wheel bearings can be done but getting the old bearings out can be quite a task if you don't have the right tools. When I did mine I was lucky enough to have access to a hydraulic press and could press the old one out and the new one in. That being said it tooks more than 4 tons per square inch to get the old one out!!

As for the site not being much use..... there are people on here who will go out of their way to help anyone and all you have to do is ask. It can't be the fault of the site that you don't have the necessary tools to do any job. Sorry for the rant but these guys are doing a brilliant job for us and all for free!!!

Thunderchild

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by David_South_West on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:34am

thunderchild....re 2nd paragraph....well said .

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by hillbilly on Dec 19^th, 2005, 2:27pm

here here well spoken ;D ;D

Title: Re: How easy/difficult is it to....?
Post by mr._floppy on Dec 19^th, 2005, 4:59pm

Well, it's true, there is no practical information on how to replace the front wheel bearings on the site, maybe because , unlike the rears, they tend to last the course and few people have ever needed it done! But a photo article would be handy.