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Offline Rain

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Re: Speedo Cable
« Reply #10 on: 18 October 2005, 12:32 »
done one of those and a wiring loom lol, give me a speedo cable anyday.

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Re: Speedo Cable
« Reply #11 on: 18 October 2005, 12:47 »
Stop winging, try a heater matrix replacement THEN I might have sympathy for you ;)

the heater matrix is a doddle what's up with you man  :tongue:

Offline rubjonny

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Re: Speedo Cable
« Reply #12 on: 18 October 2005, 12:53 »
I didn't say it wasn't easy ;)  But you try doing one without gaining some kind of injury :grin:

Think by far the worst job I've ever done was a CV boot, so much mess and a total pain in the arse :)
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Offline 16vbanger

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Re: Speedo Cable
« Reply #13 on: 18 October 2005, 13:06 »
it's easy to be injury free whilst doing the heater matrix  :wink:
pull the dashboard out as it works out quicker than F***ing about underneath it  :tongue:

I can't decide on the worst job since I have done 99% of the crap jobs on it already  :laugh:
although the most painfull was changeing the passenger track rod with the gearbox out when the driveshaft dropped right on the nail of my middle finger ow that hurt soo bad  :laugh:

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Re: Speedo Cable
« Reply #14 on: 18 October 2005, 13:12 »
in hindsight I suppose that would have been an idea, but it doesn't help with them damn spring clips tho eh :grin:
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Re: Speedo Cable
« Reply #15 on: 18 October 2005, 13:13 »
Lol them clips are what made me take the dash out  :grin:

Offline Deefadog

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Re: Speedo Cable
« Reply #16 on: 18 October 2005, 13:19 »
Changing the matrix was fairly easy! but got to agree, those springs are a pain, i used a mag  lite and a mirror and 6 cans of stella :)

Worst job ever was changing the front wheel! - nut was on good and proper, so took a big jump onto the breaker bar slipped and cracked the wrong nuts on my socket set which was on the bench! :) ooochhhhh
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