So, I have some spare time at the moment. I refilled the current gearbox with oil a couple of weeks ago and now most of it has left the building so to speak.
I’d rebuilt a spare box a while ago and thought ‘time to follow
@harveyp6 method to pull the box without removing the engine’ (I’ve been waiting years to try it!).
This morning I put the front up on ramps and jacked the back up on axle stands. I have plenty of room under the car.
I remove everything ready to get the engine tilted and box off. A few things I noticed curtesy of being both a NADA and a LHD model.
(1) Unbolt remote brake fluid reservoir (thanks
@Demetris for the pointer)
(2) Remove dissy cap. The front brake servo (NADAS have two because Rover apparently) will foul the dissy cap as the engine tilts.
(3) Remove fan, it’s a six blades jobbie so you can’t make it horizontal like the four blades ones.
All went well, got to the point of pulling and rotating box to clear the transmission tunnel. Still couldn’t remove it. Remembered that I have the Mk.II Golf mounts and they might not flex enough. Loosened the bolts and the mounting bolts. Still no luck. Put jack under front of sump, engine tilted a little bit also lifted so no luck again.
Next step is to put up the engine hoist to lift the engine a little and remove the engine mount bolts completely. Of course car is immobile in one car garage facing in, engine hoist is dismantled in basement. So I’ve carried the parts up and carefully brought them past the car so as not to damage it.
Remind me, why do I like this hobby again? Hey ho....