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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 . 
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It's all a matter of keeping your cool...
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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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.
DaveW
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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. 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
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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. 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.... 
Simon @ Sifab.co.uk
Sifabtemporary@gmail.com
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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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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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