Engine only out

[jonno]

Hi i'm about to drop the engine out of my 1.9 petrol camper, to repair the gaskets and seals.

I have disconnected every thing i need pipes, wires and cables.

Do i need to lower the gearbox to remove the engine?

Hope some one can advise

Jonno

[Ian Hulley]

Disconnect the gearchange rod and startermotor, slacken the gearbox nose mount bolt and lower the gearbox to an angle where the engine can be slid out (I found 2 breeze blocks with a piece of ply on to be a good height ) supporting the box on said breezeblocks. Basically just so's you don't strain the driveshafts and clutch pipe.

Ian.

[jonno]

Cheers for that Ian.

How low can you go with the engine and box, as i'm having problems with splitting engine from box.

[Ian Hulley]

Methinks you've missed summat, there's only the 2 bottom nuts at the back of the bellhousing and the top left nut and bolt and the 2 starter motor fasteners ... top one should be a socket head and a nut and the other just a nut.

If it's that much of a struggle drop them out together (see manual or wiki) and split them on't floor ... many folks take them out together anyway .... is it manual or automatic ? The biggest job's the CV bolts IF they've not been out before OR someone's rounded them off

Ian.

[jonno]

Engine is out, i think it was just tight on bottom.

Its seems the problem was a broken inner stud. Few of the others look like they have signs of corrosion.

How do i get the broken stud out of the block?
I have tried a pair of vice grips but no luck.

Plus the sleeves have come off with the heads how do i seperate these?

thanks again

Jonno

[tezza]

tap very gently on all sides of liner it should come away from head (with something soft eg. hide hammer or plastic hammer)