Ok I'm doing an engine swap and i'm at this stage




Whats the best/easiest way to get the engine and gearbox out through the top? bottom?

Whats the best order of doing it aswell?


Cheers in advance for any tips/advise

 

Engine , box , suspension etc etc....all out the bottom complete with the subframe mate

 

SEE!!!!


This will be the easiest as you can then work on the parts swapping while not having to lean in a engine bay!!

You can hug me later!

 

agreed ... where is dave with his picture

 

OK through the bottom now can I have some detail of whats involved.

I'm guessing Strut top mounts, ARB, steering rack knuckle, crossmember
Will I have to remove the exhaust?

Hows the gearbox removed?

 

Oit sillybilly


You banned him remember!!

HOW DO YOU WIPE YOUR ARSE!!! (private joke!)

 

 

I think its 3 bolts on the donut & four on top bolting to the tunnel........

 

Will read the manual but I'm also after experienced tips/advise

 

I'll reply in a minute when i've had a think but i may be about to disagree with myself slightly

 

Cheers mate will appreciate it

 

the one from liverpool you numpty not the lordy lordy one

 

Oops!

 

dave cos4x4


ask him .. he is an expert at it

 

i've done engine out of top once, and engine out of bottom 4 times on my fiecos,

And by far the engine, box, sub frame out of the bottom is alot easier and faster.

i had to remove zorst, steering uj, driveshafts, prop, TCA's, steering rod ends, and gear stick.

 

can disconnect gearstick at the box tho if you can't get the roll pin out..

 

Easier to strip it off from inside the car then drop the box with the shaft still attached.

Less time under there the better i say!

 

Right ok i'll stick with what i said earlier as doing it any other way is just as much if not more grief!

You will need to remove the exhaust and the rear propshaft
Disconnect the speedo and clutch cables as well as un-plugging the reverse light switch
Remove the gear lever from within the car
Un-bolt the gearbox crossmember and front arb from the car.
Disconnect the front brake lines
Undo the top mounts for the front suspension
Support the engine with a hoist and undo the front crossmember bolts
Lower the lot to the ground.

The above is assuming you have already removed all the plumbing and wiring from the engine.

If i have forgotten anything which i no-doubt have i'll add it later

After it is all out use the hoist to lift the front of the car to enable you to drag the engine etc out from under. Please do it SAFELY though!!!

 

Knew i forgot something!

Ps Spadge i hope i'm not being charged storage

 

If you mean for that front diff i didn't know you had paid me!
No worries about storage if you have though as i binned it last Friday

 

Nah it deffo went through the second time mate!!!

 

Its here still so don't fret

 

as spadge mentioned is the easiest way

but ive done this, just get a trolley like this from homebase tesco or somewhere and chp the handle off

makes life so much easier as once that engine and box is on the floor is a pain t move from under the car

 

 

Good idea mate but i like doing things the hard way and using a bit more muscle

Another quick point for Paul you will need to do it outside of that garage or you are going to struggle like fook mate!

 

i couldnt get the pin out of mine now matter how hard i twatted it

 

I took mine out form the top but it was a right pain
if you can lift the car high enough take it out from the bottom

Dave.

 

Thanks for the advise peeps esp Spadge

Looks like today is going to be a proper mission

 

Good luck Paul! Has the original engine sold??

 

how did you aquire that trolly?

 

Paul,

make sure you drop it onto a trolley so you can wheel it out,makes things a lot easier.

same goes for putting it back in.

 

just borrowed it mate

need a van though

 

thats the ones dave

 

 

Out;



dropped subframe ect off using a cradle to hold block (head removed) from above, then lowered bottom end onto the deck lifted car slide it out

In;

 

marks and sparks have some good trollys
they interconnect, 4 totally independant wheels, made from plastic and have a loading of 150 kg per unit would need 3 or 4 for an engine and gearbox tho....