Originally Posted by
Krystal n chips
The Jag...great for first line, wheel change apart , and the circlip holding the brake unit on...never felt comfortable rotating 800kgs ish of Adour on an engine change...and another special mention for the supplier of the titanium heat shields....cut nowhere near to size and without any pilot holes..
Oh yes, the heat shields. The British made components were old age and the we cannot be bothered to make a jig attitude that the Brits had kept sheetie skilled riggers in pain forever more. Most of the painful jobs on the Jag had British undertones. I remember the drilling jig BAE came up to enlarge the frame 25 anti rotation bolt holes. Anyone that had done an ONC in mechanical engineering could shoot the idea down. My GEMS replacement made me 750 quid and paid for my HNC.