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Old May 16, 2007 | 10:59 AM
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it can be down by raising car up and support chassis

fit gearbox hoist to engine lifting eyes (located on the cylinder head)

lossen front driveshaft nuts and ball-joint bolts pop both shafts outta the hubs then be carefull and remove driveshafts from the diff & sump side (oh drain the sump & front diff first)

then you need to undo the steering rack knuckle and rack ball-joints from hub (also drain rack fluid)

then with the engine supported lossen the engine mount nuts (2 nuts either side) and the 2 bolts holding each mounts in place

this should now leave you with the front cross member to remove which is held in by 2 bolts either side as you undo these you should see it start to drop with the rack still attached and the engine mounts and TCA (if you not removed these already)

Once the cross member is removed you will have access to remove the sump & front diff the diff is held in bt a couple of bolts and bracing brackets this then slides out from the sump it will need alittle help doing this i found a pry bar and give it a nudge one way then the next it wil come out then undo all the bolts on the sump there are many once you have done this it will most likely need a tap with a rubber mallet to break the mating seal surface then if all goes well you should now have access to the bottom end

there might be some info i missed out but most stuff is obvious

if you are in doubt about any bearing being worn meassure them up and double check everything and if in doubt replace with new (new big-end bolts should always be fitted)
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