Tonight I removed the power steering pump, air-con compressor and alternator (and both belts) to give some more room to move the engine around in the engine bay. The 3 engine mount bolts were removed and then the whole thing lowered. This is yet another advantage to having the front cut up on stands rather than sitting on a pallet. It is much easier to drop the engine down - the reverse of the way it was fitted at the factory - rather than try and move the engine around and raise it out of the frame.
Firstly the engine crane and chain was hooked up to the supplied hooks on either side of the rocker cover. The centre of balance is not actually half way between the two engine hooks. To account for the offset weight of the gearbox, the hook on the crane should be in line with the throttle body when looking from the front. This was a bit of trial & error (3 times) to get it so the engine was not tipping to one side.
After lifting the engine just slightly to take the weight off the mounts, the three mount bolts are removed and the gearbox side of the engine dropped before shifting the whole engine to the right and lowering it (You can see the MDF blanking plate I made up for the turbo outlet in this pic)
I made up a simple stand from some scrap MDF and a semi-circle cut out so weight sits on the pulleys and not the sump.
On the gearbox side, the gearbox sits on the ground with a block of wood to stop the engine leaning/tipping towards the front of the car.
Next is to strip the frame of the steering rack, all the remaining brakes lines, nuts & bolts. Then get the grinder and cut the frame apart around the engine.
Firstly the engine crane and chain was hooked up to the supplied hooks on either side of the rocker cover. The centre of balance is not actually half way between the two engine hooks. To account for the offset weight of the gearbox, the hook on the crane should be in line with the throttle body when looking from the front. This was a bit of trial & error (3 times) to get it so the engine was not tipping to one side.
After lifting the engine just slightly to take the weight off the mounts, the three mount bolts are removed and the gearbox side of the engine dropped before shifting the whole engine to the right and lowering it (You can see the MDF blanking plate I made up for the turbo outlet in this pic)
I made up a simple stand from some scrap MDF and a semi-circle cut out so weight sits on the pulleys and not the sump.
On the gearbox side, the gearbox sits on the ground with a block of wood to stop the engine leaning/tipping towards the front of the car.
Next is to strip the frame of the steering rack, all the remaining brakes lines, nuts & bolts. Then get the grinder and cut the frame apart around the engine.
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