So far I have removed all of the seats, roll bars, windscreen & fuel tank etc, removed all of the lights & electrics (having carefully labelled ALL the wires), removed all engine bay ancillaries and prepared the engine for removal. (A friend will help help me with the actual engine extraction). But I do have some questions already ...
- 1) Any top tips for removing the 4WD & two diff lock selectors? How do they come apart?
2) How do I remove the glass from the windscreen frame? I have never removed glass before, and am not sure what the process is.
3) When extracting the wiring loom from the body, the conduit tube within the footwell is very tight; should I pull it through towards the front or backwards, towards the engine bay?
4) At the risk of getting ahead of myself, is it best to leave bolts in threaded holes on the body (so that they don't get bunged up with loads of paint etc), or to leave them empty & then re-tap them?
5) Again, at the risk of getting ahead of myself, how well do "hinges paint"? Do I need to drift out all hinges (fuel flap, toolboxes, battery box, cold air flap on rear engine bay flap etc) - which will entail a fair amount of work - or just leave them as is and hope that when first moved after being repainted they "crack" neatly and look OK? (I will certainly drift out the rear footwell cover hinges.)
No doubt there will be LOADS more questions over the coming days, weeks and months, so please bear with me