OK....I've managed to get the Balance Shaft sprockets and bolts back on......what a mongrel that was, trying to hold a center punch to lock the sprockets while also trying to use an angle-gauge to torque the bolts:mad:
Am waiting for a new head bolt from Autovaux so won't have to risk any issues with tying it down properly. Although this is now the least of my problems.
HEEELLP !!!!:eek: I've now got the crankshaft bolt stuck. I screwed it in (not locking the crankshaft) enough to take up slack to turn the crank back to TDC so I could line up the timing chains and sprocket marks properly.
I know...I should've just slipped the pulley back on like I did to move it off TDC to put the new head on, but I had a "momentary lapse of reason":sleep:.
Now it won't undo, and I've bent the woodruff key :oops: trying to undo the bolt with the crankshaft-sprocket locked (same center punch).
So now I'm up for a new woodruff key (minor issue) and need to find another way to prevent rotation (big issue) so I can undo the crankshaft bolt.
The Haynes manual says, to lock the crankshaft in the auto, you can prevent rotation by "removing one of the torque-converter retainer bolts and bolting the driveplate to the transmission housing, using a metal bar, spacers and suitable bolts".
The manual also talks (but no pictures) about a rubber cover giving access to the TC bolts; I found one underneath the bell housing and I can see the TC but no bolts, even turning the crank a full revolution.
Another thread mentioned getting to them via the Starter Motor (ie. take it out first).
**What's the easiest way to get to the Torque Converter bolts ? ** Any info appreciated, before I start taking more stuff apart🙂