Best and worst job on a Radical?

[XG332]

Think I have decided the worst job for me is a seat belt change on the old shape sr3

Seat out, gear linkage removed.
Lap belts easy.
Crotch belts need the fuel tank cover removed.
Which is riveted at the bottom and bolted at the top. With little access so I ended up hugging the roll hoop whilst balancing on the sidepod.
Shoulder belts are held above the firewall with the bolts dropping verticlely through the chassis.
Which is conviantly covered by the top bodywork. So you have to wiggle a spanner onto the bolt and a socket on the bolt.

Lovely shredded hands.

Any similarly bad jobs to add?

[Simon T]

By far and way the worst job is removing and refitting the SR3 Diff unit.

Best Job, acknowledging the chequered flag

S

[S26VE P]

Easiest repair on my clubbie, fixing the intermitant oil temp.

Lift car onto axle stands, slide underneath and see the connector was broken, replace said connector and bingo, all working again.

[bloberoo]

Once youve learned the cars...given it a bit of thought ,and thought outside the box,Radicals are still 300% easier than Roadcars!!,my highlight[lowlight??} 2.5 hrs hacksawing using a tiny blade near the scavenge pump to remove a seized[on a spacer] paddleshift actuator mounting bolt that had a rounded off allen cap head!,and leaving only a few mins to convert it back to stick shift!!,DIFFS on SR3 OK if you remove the right -large union and depending on chassis age/ spec...BELTS not too bad but brilliant because only every few years..!,changing an SR3 BATTERY when car is hot!!,basically everything with a bit of thought and practice isn't too bad.....the best job on a radical?????.....strapping it back to the trailer and you havent seen Ben from Stores all day.....

[XG332]

Reverse box, the new cars have a removable top bracket on the chassis. Makes life alot easier. But only one of our cars has this.

[BertBert]

Changing the fuel pump on my clubsport with the rivnuts spinning was quite tricky!

[lanan]

I thought raising the budget was the hardest job...

[BioBa]

XG332 said:

Think I have decided the worst job for me is a seat belt change on the old shape sr3

I agree even on the more current shape it took me a while. I did not completely remove the seat but had it jammed in an upright position. Not much room to work on the crotch straps, especially when I had to access it twice to readjust the length. I'm not complayning as the seatbelts need to be exchanged only every 5+ years. Most other jobs are relatively easy when compared to road track cars.

[gaxor]

Simon T said:

By far and way the worst job is removing and refitting the SR3 Diff unit.

Until it suddenly pops out through the space frame and you wonder why on earth it took 2 hours of jiggling and cursing

[bloberoo]

FORUM CURSE...

Checked friend's SR3 other day ,diff oil leak,couldnt be done in Situ, so 30 MINS later guess what I had sitting on the bench?,4mins cursing only..

Anybody like to discuss Lottery Wins?

[gaxor]

bloberoo said:

FORUM CURSE...

Checked friend's SR3 other day ,diff oil leak,couldnt be done in Situ, so 30 MINS later guess what I had sitting on the bench?,4mins cursing only..

Uncle Ted told me that the oil leak is a feature - designed to protect the space frame from corroding

[XG332]

gaxor said:

Uncle Ted told me that the oil leak is a feature - designed to protect the space frame from corroding

I'm going to have to borrow that one!

[XG332]

gaxor said:

Uncle Ted told me that the oil leak is a feature - designed to protect the space frame from corroding

I'm going to have to borrow that one!

[bloberoo]

No Comment.....Someone did tell me Racing cars are a living breathing thing, so tears can be forgiven.

[Coldaswell]

gaxor said:

Uncle Ted told me that the oil leak is a feature - designed to protect the space frame from corroding

I had one of those (and a leaking seal!). Not next to the top forward mount by any chance?

[bloberoo]

LOWER edge towards the rear,thankfully only refitting unit when done !

[XG332]

Enjoyed taking an engine out this morning.


Only took 2 and a half hours, including 2 cups of coffee, a couple of chats and a couple of minutes looking for a bar to punch out the engine mount bars.
Not bad for my first removal.

[splitpin]

Good going that.

BTW, you needn't have removed the bag tank

[XG332]

If only that was true.
We had the cars double stacked in the truck and the car below ended up with fuel stains all over it.

[splitpin]

The reality of 'Sod's Law' squashes yet another innocent wisecrack!

Hopefully not down to one of those cheap and nasty 'jubilee clips' letting go? Been there, done that.