Guibo... Oh my.

[Teelinger]

Yep, mine came with the strap on it and I took it off when I was done bolting it in. A couple of my bolts needed a little gentle persuasion from a 3lb dead blow hammer to go through. 

 

Otherwise, it was pretty straight forward. 

 

James

[OriginalOwner]

I have used a very long hose clamp around the guibo and tightened it as tight as possible to compress everything.  This helped to "persuade" the holes to "realign" sufficiently so that the final bolt can be pushed through.

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

[Dudeland]

So you think a ratchet strap would work? Like a thick nylon one?

[DocRogers]

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[halboyles]

A long screwdriver used as leverage against the side of the guibo will also help compress it enough to get the bolts to slide through.

[Dudeland]

Rick Stevenson helped me with the technique of getting on the end of the bolt with a spanner prying the end of the bolt down (pushing the tip closer to the hole) and tapping it in with a hammer. Took about 3 min. Worked a charm!

[PaulTWinterton]

 

 

So easy to use a hose clamp available from most hardware stores or CanTire (where I bought mine).  No wedging, banging, scarring threads.  I put the clamp on BEFORE removing the guibo as well.  All bolts slip out (and in) easily.

 

Just like the replacement guibo has a metal strap to compress the guibo, the hose clamp compresses the guibo to it's working size.  

 

Just have to remember to remove the clamp before driving the car. 

 

 

[Kuntacharlie]

Teelinger,

What are the pro tips you got from Patrick O'Neal?  I need to replace mine.

[Teelinger]

It's pretty straight forward. Mostly he told me to disconnect the exhaust to get it out of the way and put it in neutral to be able to rotate the wheels to get to all the bolts. That and keep the metal strip on until after its installed as mentioned above. He also mentioned that some bolts would need to be persuaded to be removed or installed and to go ahead and use a hammer. I'd never done it before so he walked me through step by step. 

[DocRogers]

Okay, related newbie question: how does one pronounce the word "guibo"?  Is it "gweebo" or "gooeebo," or some such thing?  I just don't want to sound like an idiot when talking with Real Mechanics.

[Tsingtao_1903]

It's giubo (JOO-boh) according to Wikipedia.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giubo 

Edited June 17, 2017 by Tsingtao_1903

[DocRogers]

Thanks. Didn't think of Wikipedia.


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['76mintgrün'02]

Thank you.  I have been saying AND spelling it wrong.  Tom

[Teelinger]

Funny, I've been mispronouncing it as well. I think people, including most mechanics, refer to them as 'gweebo'.

[OriginalOwner]

Please do notice that Wikipedia spelled it wrong, therefore their pronunciation cannot possibly be correct.

 

Here in SoCal a GUIBO is pronounced GWEEEE-boe, because the word looks Italian, capisce ??

 

Cheers,

 

Carl