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V 8 ENGINE EXTRACTION ( PAINFUL !!!! )

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SPIKEY:
The job is finished !!

Rear prop off.
Front prop off.
Exhaust downpipes un-bolted.
2 engine mounting bolts off.
2 gearbox mounting bolts off.
Gearbox cooler pipes and loom off.

Hey presto, when all the bellhousing bolts are out, the job is done.

I have learned something to-day;

I know why they build the rolling chassis c/w engine + box etc. and THEN drop the body shell on .


Cheers,

SPIKEY.  ( Happy to have dismantled his first Disco by hand :lol: )

SPIKEY:
HELP !!

Has any-one ever taken the torque converter off a 3.9 ?

Looking at it, the bolts can only be accessed through a hole in the backplate.
Tough bolts.
Mighty strong torqued up bolts.

I have spun the fly-wheel to different positions, but with the best will in the world cannot get any grip on the 13 mm bolts.

Extensions, small sockets, etc. ?????

I need to get the torque converter , fly-wheel and back plate off before Friday.

Any Ideas ??


Cheers,

SPIKEY. ( Looking through the Snap - On " Special " catalogue  :oops:  )

muddyweb:
You can get to them by taking the inspection cover (half moon) off the bottom of the bell housing, or by taking the starter motor out and working through that hole.

It's a fiddle :-(

SPIKEY:
Thanks for the reply Tim.

The engine is currently sitting on the deck, minus gearbox.

The inspection plate and starter are off.

The only way I can see  is getting the sump off to get a socket on the bolt in a straight line.

HELP !

( this is a job where some-one comes along and says " You do it like this " - I hope !! )

Cheers,

SPIKEY.

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