never come across a guide with pics and iv just had to remove my box (again) due to a leak and knackard box so thought id take some pics along the way and hopefully will come in handy for others.
first off the basic tools:
theres 2 17mm spanners as you will see both are needed to remove the wish bone. the alen key is 8mm. flat head screw driver and an 18mm socket.
1st things 1st jack up passenger side and remove wheel, stick on axle stand
also stick a jack under the engine (under the sump, use some wood inbetween the jack) and stick an axle stand under there too again with wood on top
drain out all the gearbox oil. there is a square plug on the side of the box, you will see it if you look at the box where the wheel was. (sorry dont have any pics as my oil had already broke free). there should be 2ltrs of oil in there so make sure you have a large enough bucket or bottles to catch it.
disconnect the battery and air intake and remove them from the bay
remove the 3 nuts holding the tray in and remove it (if you have power steering then there will be a plastic clip that you unclip from the power steering hoses just to the left of the tray).
you can now clearly see the clutch adjuster cable
use 2 spanners here 13mm and a 10mm. put the 13mm on and keep it still whilst undoing the 10mm nut (do not take it all the way off the thread)
once the 10mm is down a few inch start undoing the 13mm, you want to do this untill you can pull the plastic insert out the metal arm with the cable, then feed it threw the slot on the left of the ring on the arm
then threw the other slot where you will see a small gaitor
move it out the way.
then you need to remove the starter motor. this is just behind the engine connected to the gearbox.theres 3 bolts here holding it on and an earth wire on the end i remove just to make it a little easyer. 13mm i think these all are.
first remove the earths
starter motor
earths
you then have 2 bolts on the starter motor side and one on gearbox side.
one gearbox side (the bottom bolt, not the allen key one)
once off remove out the way.
remove plug off the crank sensor
crank sensor
remove the crank sensor on the front of the box
this is done by removing the bolt then pulling it off towards the gearbox
now unplug and remove sensors on plugs and earths on the box, there are a few so iv took pics of locations. one is down behind the box and its one of them plugs with a pin on that you press the pin and pull the plug (use a screw driver to press the pin is easier to remove).
the anoying one is down there
earths:
theres a plug just next to that earth.
you then need to pop off gear selection rods. i use a spanner just to pop them. theres 3 in total, 1 long arm near the top of box and 2 small ones down the bottom, all these are situated behind the box, you cant miss them.