Weather has been bad recently but today I got chance to do some more work stripping down the engine bay 
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gotta drop it now, I don't think there is anything to connect the hoist to!
bock bock bock, chicken!
Hope you've kept the headlamp wiring marked up - which side is which etc.
bock bock bock, chicken!
Hope you've kept the headlamp wiring marked up - which side is which etc.
Headlamp stuff is all marked up IIRC and the top of the engine was all gone when we started
Whats best to drop it onto?
Whats best to drop it onto?
BlackFR said:
Sheet of MDF I recon mate, jack it up, take the front subframe off ( now the bolts are loos 30second job ) and roll it onto the wood. Think that'll do it
basically - if you can remove the alternator, Power Steering pump & flywheel in situ then that will make it a lot easier than when it's rolling around on the floor.
whipping the gearbox off first, makes the unit half the weight too and you want to keep that in good nick, so you don't really want to roll that off.
whipping the gearbox off first, makes the unit half the weight too
and you want to keep that in good nick, so you don't really want to roll that off.Alternator is gone, not taken the PAS pump off yet though. Guess the water pump could come off at the same time.
Which bits the flywheel?
Oh and how do you take the gearbox off the engine? There are 3 mounts holding the whole lot in so surely you can't tka eone out and leave the other in situe that easily?
Which bits the flywheel?
Oh and how do you take the gearbox off the engine? There are 3 mounts holding the whole lot in so surely you can't tka eone out and leave the other in situe that easily?
stick a brick under the sump at the end (since the short engine is scrap anyway it won't matter if the sump is marked)
undo all the long bolts all the way round the 'box (should be about 8 I think) and slide it off.
undo all the long bolts all the way round the 'box (should be about 8 I think) and slide it off.
Ant FR - erm not really lol. I'll probably wait until I have the cash and see whats about. Probably the VR6 though.
Gotcha Mark, hold the engine up and undo the gearbox and then slide the gearbox off and down then roll the engine off yeah?
Gotcha Mark, hold the engine up and undo the gearbox and then slide the gearbox off and down then roll the engine off yeah?
Matt you about next weekend for some more "dunno what this bolts for but we'll undo it anyway" fun?
if you strip everything you can off the engine, 2 of you should be able to remove box and engine together - also, if you drop the sump off, you will be able to remove the big ends and take the pistons and rods out, again lightening the job. Then just stick the sump back on once its out of the car
disconnect driveshafts, clutch cable, exhaust manifold,
disconnect single bolts that fasten engine/gearbox to car (3 of them, front, rear, gearbox rear)
2 strong lads, lift the lot out.
SNWAPS affiliation
Ave it
Rob
disconnect driveshafts, clutch cable, exhaust manifold,
disconnect single bolts that fasten engine/gearbox to car (3 of them, front, rear, gearbox rear)
2 strong lads, lift the lot out.
SNWAPS affiliation
Ave it
Rob
looks like we best get some boyced said:
Too much
BeeSix said:
Yeah BlackFR broke the "Oil filter removal tool"
but it came in handy to open the wiring loom clips 
I've had an idea for engine removal... Push car forwards onto drive, jack up and support engine, undo the bolt holding the front subframe on and lower car back down, push car backwards away from engine
No need to find "2 strong lads" then 
Pete
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