astra g 6 speed conversion adventures

evocarlos

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just in time :)

9 x bearings,4 x seals ,3 x circlips,1 x selector shaft o ring
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the box of bits
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even came with a layout :)
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evocarlos

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the press :)
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all new bearings fitted and both packs rebuilt
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new outer races fitted to gearbox case
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gears installed
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the new o-ring for the selector is the wrong size
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selector arm installed
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new races fitted to the outer gearbox case
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it fits :)
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now to try and figure out what bolt goes where :)
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evocarlos

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sealant applied to the case
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bolts in and torqued down
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new bearings installed on the diff
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diff installed
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random spasm in my finger lol
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new shaft seals
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both sides (the oring was for this flange not the selector lol)
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almost done
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gear box mount installed ,plugs and csc pipework
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its done! :)
 
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Matt

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Excellent work Carl. That's around £1.5k in labour you've just saved yourself there.

What oil are you going to be using for the box?
 

evocarlos

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i had looked at the other options but when i put the oil in the f23 is made it real bad it runs better on atf even tho the f23 is knackered
 

vocky

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thats a Vectra side gearbox mount adaptor, you need an astra mount, £25 new from a dealer (y)

I used the cheapest Vauxhall gearbox oil, the box sounds loads better with that over the expensive vauxhall M32 g/box oil :confused:
Because the gearbox is behind you in a vx220 you can hear everything !

VXR is a type 1, so the ratios are different :)
 

evocarlos

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m32 on the left and f23 on the right
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box is in place but need the top and rear mount
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the f23 one is all to cock
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vocky

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I had some astra H mounts, they went up the tip :oops:

You will probably need both the astra H side mounts, unless you can adapt them to fit
 

evocarlos

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with the above brackets the box will fit as meant to and the shorter selector cables only thing i need now is a astra vxr stick the corsa one is all wrong lol
not bad for £70 for all the mounts even got 2 door rubbers to replace my split one

i now also have to remove the Vibra-Technic mount from my front mount and fit it to the vxr one :confused:
 
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evocarlos

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vxr top bracket fitted
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vxr vs astra 2.2 mk4 same shape and size but the vxr has a longer piller down the center requiring a longer bolt
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side mount got the normal pu18 treatment
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wet finger and a nitrile glove to smooth it out
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looks like the Vibra-Technics mount is a little smaller than the vxr mount so just filled that in with pu18 to :)
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