Magnet attatched to some stiff copper wire that you can feed in to the tunnel and wiggle about (technical decription 
) and retrieve the spanner?
) and retrieve the spanner?
Help! Lost my spanner!
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Morning all, thought I'd take 20 mins out of my busy schedule to tighten my gear change (Gear Selector Adjustment - Petevick how to - MG-Rover.org Forums) and disaster has struck!
I dropped my spanner into the transmission tunnel and can't get it back (I can't even see it). The pictures should explain further:
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I've removed the SRS ECU, but there's no way to access the transmission tunnel below it (there seems to be some sort of plate directly after the gear selector which you wouldn't get anything bigger than a spanner through)
Anyone know how to access this, without taking the car to pieces?
I dropped my spanner into the transmission tunnel and can't get it back (I can't even see it). The pictures should explain further:
I've removed the SRS ECU, but there's no way to access the transmission tunnel below it (there seems to be some sort of plate directly after the gear selector which you wouldn't get anything bigger than a spanner through)
Anyone know how to access this, without taking the car to pieces?
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Is that the part that scrapes loudly on speedbumps?
Could give that a go - does anyone know whether Chrome Vadnium is magnetic before I rip a hard disk apart to get a magnet?Magnet attatched to some stiff copper wire that you can feed in to the tunnel and wiggle about (technical decription
magnet invariably sticks to tunnel itself.
Best trick is to go in from the very back - ie pull out the cubby box. get a stip of plastic - curtain track or similar and tape magnet to TOP of that flush with front edge - ie so it can only stick to something in front of it and the plastic strip at the bottom offers little friction. then guide it along carefully from the cubby box hole, using fingers to guide it around gear linkage and onwards.
[magnet]
========================= <--- placky strip
youd almost think Id had a similar prob wouldnt you ?
Best trick is to go in from the very back - ie pull out the cubby box. get a stip of plastic - curtain track or similar and tape magnet to TOP of that flush with front edge - ie so it can only stick to something in front of it and the plastic strip at the bottom offers little friction. then guide it along carefully from the cubby box hole, using fingers to guide it around gear linkage and onwards.
[magnet]
========================= <--- placky strip
youd almost think Id had a similar prob wouldnt you ?
Buy a new spanner!
my solicitors have suggested that I formally declare that I am not responsible in any way shape or form for loss of spanners or any other items whilst performing anything that I may or may not have posted on this or any other forum or web site on the interweb, this disclaimer also applies to bits of paper as well
Damnit, I was going to sue you for £2 to replace my spanner :lol:my solicitors have suggested that I formally declare that I am not responsible in any way shape or form for loss of spanners or any other items whilst performing anything that I may or may not have posted on this or any other forum or web site on the interweb, this disclaimer also applies to bits of paper as well
Things I've learned:
- My spanners are magnetic, but so is the majority of the transmission tunnel
- We don't have any curtain tracks, anywhere in this house.
- Xbox hard disks easily come apart with basic tools
My next plan is to put the parts back in that I need, then accelerate hard and hope it slides back towards me. But that's going to have to be tomorrow as I'm late for work
Actually, that raises another question... is anyone aware of anything in the transmission tunnel which could get jammed if a lost 10mm spanner was wedged into it?Buy a new spanner!
I'm not the sort of person who usually gives up, but I think I'll give up on this if Project Rapid Acceleration doesn't work. I just hope it doesn't rattle around too much - the last thing I need is another rattle or squeak!!
:fishslap: :lol:Buy a new spanner!
nice movemy solicitors have suggested that I formally declare that I am not responsible in any way shape or form for loss of spanners or any other items whilst performing anything that I may or may not have posted on this or any other forum or web site on the interweb, this disclaimer also applies to bits of paper as well
Tried it
Also ordered a set of spanners on eBay incidentally!I actually hadn't considered what I'll do when it (if it?) comes back into view, so that's a good suggestion, cheers!
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