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And for my next trick...

I am feeling mildly intimidated by this but I expect I shall get through it somehow.
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It's a breeze once you get going . grin2


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It's all a matter of keeping your cool...


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I was reading through the instructions and was feeling up to it until this:

"Undo the centre track rod ends from the drop bracket on the steering rack and swing the track rods aside."

This makes me feel that I might exceed my very modest competence and that I should seek a proper mechanic.

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I removed the box at the bottom of the cowl, so I didn't need to do that. Although I took them off to fit my Roadster with a steering damper, and it's easy enough.


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Originally Posted by DaveW
I removed the box at the bottom of the cowl, so I didn't need to do that. Although I took them off to fit my Roadster with a steering damper, and it's easy enough.


That is interesting. Happily the allegedly crap OE plastic rad of my 2015 4/4 has not yet (touch ash) sprung a leak, so I have time to think about this. And I have a couple of local friends with more skill than wot I have whom I shall consult before taking the next step.

The SIFAB kit looks very nicely engineered and is astonishingly light. Alas, the reasonable price had 140€ in tax added to it on the way to France, thanks to Brexit.

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It's all a matter of keeping your cool...

Yes Richard, I see what you did there grin2


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Originally Posted by DaveW
I removed the box at the bottom of the cowl, so I didn't need to do that. Although I took them off to fit my Roadster with a steering damper, and it's easy enough.


It's much easier to undo the centre track rod ends, and it gives you space where you need it. I might have done quite a few radiator swaps.... thumbs


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I managed to change my Roadster radiator for a new Sifab one just by jacking the front end up and no need undo the track rod ends. Old one needed a little jiggling to get out but not a difficult job at all

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Originally Posted by JohnRH
I managed to change my Roadster radiator for a new Sifab one just by jacking the front end up and no need undo the track rod ends. Old one needed a little jiggling to get out but not a difficult job at all


Thnaks for that. Perhaps the 4/4 is not as easy...

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