Re: Re: “Vinny” – Engine Out

[Anonymous]

Now it is time to undo the 4 nuts holding the drive shafts onto the output couplings. At this point it is better to jack up the car and put axle stands as far as possible towards the front wheels. This allows you to spin the driveshafts to ease the undoing of the nuts and also provides the best clearance to wiggle the driveshafts free of the gearbox. It also allows you to get the engine hoist under the car – mine would not fit under the bottom suspension arms unless it was jacked up.

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Rotate the driveshaft to remove each of the nuts.

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Next I unbolted the top gear box support. This was a little fiddly and I pulled one long bolt out from each side. I had to loosen the large nut (holds the front suspension assembly to the car and the bumper bracket). This allowed free movement of the support. I didn’t take out the other two long bolts (one either side) at this stage – I wanted to support the engine/gearbox with the engine hoist first. You also need to disconnect the two angled struts. I released the bottom two bolts on either side, leaving the struts still attached to the support brace.

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