GU patrol heater core replacement

[Jodaniels]

Just did this on the weekend. took about 3 hours to strip and about 2 hours to put back together.

so if you're wondering, yes it is a full dash out procedure






















Installing








The replacement is from a nissan micra from memory and trade price roughly $130 it is slightly longer but it still fits in.


































only a couple of spares left over...


also don't let your kids in the car while doing this as my son touched the bit on the steering wheel that spins and has the cruise control and airbag plugs on it and when i took it for a drive and turned the wheel something felt tight then bang. that thing broke and now no cruise control and airbag light is flashing... something to fix today.

[04OFF]

You have busted the Clock Spring, id expect you will need to take some lube when you go to get prices on one (he-he)

I Taped mine together as soon as i took the steering wheel off, then removed the entire clock spring, i actually ended up pulling the clock spring apart to get sand out of it anyway, but didnt turn the two halfs so works no prob.


Thanks for posting your pics, i never removed the actual heater core from mine so its interesting to see, i still did as much remove/refit as yourself, so i know what you went through, im a bit concerned about your left overs, i didn't have any, but i took longer to to the job, interesting to hear if you have any rattles ?



Good on ya for having the guts to attack this anyway mate !


Let us know how much the clock spring ends up costing ?

[Cuppa]

Yikes! All I can say is that I hope I never need to fit a replacemet heater core!

Cuppa

[Hodge]

God have mercy ...
Good job though. And totally agree with Cuppa, I hope I never have to replace that my self.
On another note, do you leave coastally? The mainframe/skeleton has rust fragments, all over it. Or so it appears.

[macca]

Holy firetruck!!!!!!

[Jodaniels]

the car is ex mine/rental had grey mud all through the chassis and grey dust all through the panels dunno where it gets it from though, but yes there is a bit of surface rust.
i took this to the local electronics repair shop hopefully he can solder it back together to save me buying a new one.

[Morton]

bloody hell mate, what a journey, good onya, I am pretty good mechanically but I would never attempt that unless I had another set of eyes with me & then I probably never have the gonads to try anyway, your a legend mate, are you a Mecho?

[Jodaniels]

believe it or not i'm a sparky by trade but my old man is a mechanic so i learnt a lot from him growing up. hopefully the TV repair man can fix the clock spring and i will be in business.

[Morton]

still a champion effort bud, kudos to you

[june]

yep, your a legend! good on you for having a go. if my heater core went I think I might have to wear more cloths.