dutchgold92

Gear puller is definitely not the best tool for the job here - THIS is. It's some sort of specialist Churchill tool for Fords. Pulley came off easy.

Yeah, it's on there tight. We've got another tool to try later.

So with the choice between a three-pronged puller in Halfords for €35 and a two-pronged Draper puller in a hardware shop for €45, I went for the Draper one to be safe; extra 10mm grip width, and it was a close call as to whether either of them was big enough. Regretting that decision now as the ****ing thing is too long to clear the condensor :headvswal Not only that, but the width imprinted on the tool is 10mm less than stated on the box, so maybe I should've bought the one in Halfords after all! :pinch: To be continued...

Came off easily with the car in gear and brakes on, so didn't need to try the other methods :) Just had to go and buy a new puller. Not many options for value on a Sunday...

Thanks, that's the sort of answer I was hoping for! Removed the water pipes last night - does anyone have a part number for those 6mm hex-head studs?

Next step is crank pulley removal. Here's what the Wiki guide says to do: If the vehicle is in the air, lower it so all four wheels are resting on the ground. Put the transmission in 5th gear and set the parking brake hard. Loosen the 27mm bolt securing the crank pulley to the crank shaft. If you have a breaker bar or a low-profile impact wrench, now is the time to use it. [*]Don't fully remove the bolt, as your pulley puller will need to press against it. Now, the car is currently on a single stand, in neutral, with the shifter removed until parts arrive next week. Should I wait until then and follow these exact steps?

Funny you should say that. Usually my Nissan parts from CZP are sourced using Courtesy.

03/03/2017 - 1992 gz32

02/03/2017 - 1993 cz32

There are a few websites that offer this service: http://www.rhdjapan.com/ https://www.amayama.com/en

I think you're right there. A few times now I've asked for a part by part number and they tell me it's not recognised by the system. Most recently, I had to send a picture - with the part number visible - before I could get details!

They must have just disintegrated that badly. There was definitely less slack when I first got the car. Yes, doing the 200,000 KM service.

Started stripping the front end down on Sunday. As it stands now, the radiator is out and that's almost complete. Also removed the gear shifter yesterday to change the bushings - no evidence it previously had any :confused: This evening, while that's out I ordered a Z1 rebuild kit and changed the leather gaitors. Hopefully will start the actual work this weekend.

KR4 - it's slightly legible on the sheet.

02/03/2017 - 1992 gcz32

01/03/2017 - 1997 GCZ32 (version S?)

Yeah I suppose it would be possible to do it that way, but the area where the bushings should be is filthy! Much easier to clean it once the whole shifter is out of the car.

Not sure I follow - it's the one underneath (red circled area above) that broke off?

Changing the bushings, or rather installing some. I'm not sure the old ones could've disintegrated to the point of being invisible. Yes one of those - the one in the bottom left corner with the nut underneath.

Shifter is off now. Unfortunately, that stud broke :(

I'll try that tonight if I can find the 12mm ratchet! The guides online are mostly using LHD cars or short-shifters so it's good to know it's doable.

27/02/2017 - 1999 gcz32

First up I could do with some advice from experience... Any tips on how to remove and replace the nut on the underside of the area circled in red? Spent about 30 minutes at it last night with various tools but I couldn't really get anything on it, even with the assembly fully lifted.

Are they? Well TIL!

Continuing to strip down the front end for servicing. Can now get a good look at the PIAA horns. Oddly, they're different frequencies!