Finally had some time to get stuck into the GTV today. Jobs on the list were to remove the prop-shaft and transaxle so I can get a good look at them.

First off I got the car nice and high on axle stands, none of those fancy 4 post lifts over here I'm afraid. Getting the GTV onto stands is far easier than the Q4 due to the central jacking points front and rear.

Getting the exhaust off wasn't too hard, it only got interesting when I was undoing the bolts from underneath the car and needed to stop the bolts turning as well.
Once off the front part of the exhaust looked in pretty good condition, well certainly not as bad as the back box.


With that out the way getting the prop-shaft out wasn't too bad. Luckily sometime in the past I picked up a haynes manual for the Alfetta, which covers the oily bits of the GTV.
With the prop-shaft on the floor I could get a good look at the overall condition.




As you can see the front donut is completely gone, the rear is split in a number of places, and the center seems to be ok. There is play in the center support bearing, so its going to get a full overhaul with 3 new donuts and new support.

With the prop-shaft out of the way, I was halfway to getting the gearbox out, so I cracked on. Not too big a job, just a little interesting when it comes to dropping it down on a trolley jack.

The gearbox oil looked like it had never been changed, and there was a good amount of swarf on the magnetic drain plug.


I'm probably overlooking something obvious, but why would there be 2 electrical connectors on the gearbox, 1 for reverse I guess, but what about the other one?
Oh and the speedo cable is just a push fit!


With all that out the way I could get a good look at the underside, pretty good overall, just needs a tidy up I think.




All in all a good afternoon, no more seized bolts and I somehow have managed to keep all the skin on my knuckles.