Hi all;

Going to buy the bits tomorrow to fit new clutch and the cam belt, will have to hire a engine crane and then me and my brother will spend next week fitting that, along with the LPG kit. (30p a litre woohoo)

Can i disconnect the engine from the gearbox in the engine bay and just lift out the engine, or do i have to lift out both gearbox and engine? as i have never done such complicated things (im not stupid tho..)

If its a both then is it easy to do the drive shafts? should i get the proper tool or just use a makeshift tool?

Thanks,
Steve

 

undo the lower arm balljoint bolts on your hub (torx t45 and 17mm) remove balljoint from hub the pull the leg outwards and remove driveshafts at the halfshaft point leaving the inner part still in the gearbox far easier and saves hours!

 

Hi andy;

So you mean i do have to remove the gearbox... Doh.

I didnt really want to do that aswell. Oh well i guess if it cant be removed without the box, then its gotta come out together!

How do you lift the front of the car up to get the engine out the bottom of it!? I can hire an engine crane to drop the engine from its mounts onto the ground, should i then be lifting the car with the crane? And where would i attach the crane to on the car?!

Thanks again,

Steven Caine