A couple of hours in the garage tonight without interruptions and the engine is finally out.
From where I left of last night, crawl under the car and unbolt the U joints on the rubber couplers to the drive shafts
Not too terribly difficult, just dirty work. While I was under there, pull the shifter from the input box
Then pull the starter and alternator to lighten the load and give me some room to wiggle.
I had to remove the master cylinders to get the motor top brace out of the way.
Then unbolt the motor mounts and it's ready to pull.
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If it would only come out easily. I grabbed the hoist and went to work.
A 1000 lb static line rope tied to an exhaust bolt and the starter bolt. Start to lift, it comes straight up and..........
I can't tilt it enough to get the shifter extension box under the steering rack,
Lower it, move the rope to attach both ends on the exhaust bolts. Try again and........... nope. Still can't tilt it enough to get it out.
Lower it, move the rope to attach both ends on the front side, One on the starter bolt the other on the alternator mount. Try again and................. nope
It tilts too much and I can't control lifting it out.
lower it, move the starter end of the rope to an exhaust bolt, and.............. FINALLY
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I was careful, but still banged it against the slam panel. I'm not sure how I'll get it back in without screwing up the paint.
It's beer time
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Wet system is holding pressure. That was a deciding factor not to pull the front subframe. I need to learn more about the wet suspension before I start screwing with it.
