Right I cant keep making excuses now.
Need to get this dam 4wd engine out and get it sorted.

I have all the head off, alternator/power stearing pump/exhaust/inlet manifold out of the way.

How long is it going to take to get the rest of the bottom end out of my saff.

Will be on the floor will have no rampp and probably be little old me on my own.

Thansk
Lee

 

i'd say 2 hours if you know how, or 5 maximum if you haven't the slightest clue

 

1\2 hour

 

no ramp or pit it might take you a while, you dont know anyone with a ramp? or even a local garage you can use there ramp for a fee?

 

Had planned to take out from top, or underneath. I dont know to be honest.
Would love a ramp but its the issue of getting it to the garage, to then get the car and engine back seperatly.

 

i never use a ramp or pit....

the whole lot lot comes out in a couple of hours....start to finish

 

yeah but how many time have you done it!!!! lol

 

cool, thanks

 

lots of times, but its just as easy now as it always was

 

20 mins if you know what your doing.no problem.

 

You must be talking with a ramp surely.
I have a cosworth manual here, not read through it yet but if I take from the top, I will still need to brake all the bottom wishbone joints to get drive shafts and stuff out.

 

i would drop it....

gearbox, suspension, the lot...


just undo prop, strut tops,box mount and crossmember....and its on the floor

 

never used a ramp ever,iam a rally man remember,even M-sport dont use lifts.

 

looking at it like that, naff all work really.

The 2 things I am then concerned with.
Lifting the fooker high enough.
Getting the fooking thing back in my garage.

 

you will easily lift it high enough if you have no head on....it slides out from under easy... mine came out when on axle stands....

 

Get someone to help, where exactly are you in suffolk ?
tabetha

 

escos engine and gearboxes are basically held up with 8 bolts? (not including the prop)

i'm guessing the way forward would be to drop the lot^^?

 

when are you planning on doing it? i may be free for a short while on saturday afternoon if you need a hand?

 

funny you mention it, Probably Saturday afternoon