sw4nny wrote:Marius wrote:ekimj10 wrote:Seems like a no-brainer to get someone to do it for you. I suspect it's not that easy.
it's actually very easy ,hour tops even if you never done it before .
What a load of bollocks,it would never take just an hour to get it right,
I was a novice when I attempted it and I was in the boot for the best part of 6 hours yes it works now but this doesn't even include resurrection of the motor.
When I did mine last year, it took me around 3 or 4 hours, as was trial and error, and I was cautious about catching or damaging a hose or the hall sensor that is just in front of the motor housing whilst levering away.
I've done a few now
And I can easily do it in less than an hour, depends how much chatting I do with the owner
That is doing it "right" and making sure all the hoses and bowden cable are safely clipped out of harm's way.
I can go from opening the boot to having the motor out of it's casing and in the boot in around 15 mins, according to the stopwatch. Once you know how it all comes apart, AND where to safely and effectively apply leverage, they literally fly out.
Resurrecting the motor can take from an 10 mins to 30 or so if it needs to be stripped down.
Having the carpet pieces ready cut also saves time.
Mike