JFS said:
Mickey, since you bought the engine hoist I assume you are pulling the engine out from the top. I used a Harbor Freight chain hoist suspended from a reinforced joist to drop the engine and tranny down the bottom as outlined in the shop manual. Is it easier to take it out the top?
Not having dropped the subframe to remove the assembly from the bottom, I can't compare. It's probably easier, if you can raise the body enough to get all that out from under it. I wasn't sure I could.
Rather than removing the engine and transmission together, I dropped the tranny first, then pulled the engine from above. You do have to support the rear of the engine when you pull the transmission, as it's the rear mounting point. I used a 2x4, turned upright, spanned across the rear of the bonnet opening, just ahead of the scuttle. (Didn't have special tool number XXXXX, as in the manual /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif ) Then, I attached a couple of ratchet straps to the rear lifting eyes to support the rear.
Getting it all back in wasn't too bad, but lining the tranny up and forcing it home was interesting! When it goes back in this time (hopefully soon!), I may try the other way round.
Mickey