"Dave G." wrote: > > Here's a real unqualified opinion,because I've never done this job,but it > seems to me that it would be easier to put both engine and tranny in > together. > I hope you get the real answer to this question!
There's much more to be done by pulling the engine and transmission together, than by pulling the transmission alone. Just consider the following: To pull the trans requires removing trans cover, removing the bolts retaining the slave cylinder to the clutch housing, blocking the rear of the engine to height and removing the rear trans mounts, and then removing the bolts to the driveshaft, and removing the bolts retaining bellhousing to engine. To remove the engine and trans combination requires disconnection and plugging of fuel lines, removal of the rear trans mounts and driveshaft connections, disconnection of the front engine mounts, removal of the exhaust system from the engine, and the bonnet, unless one can maneuver the engine/trans around the bonnet as it's removed. Removing the engine and trans will also require a hoist. So, the difference is, removing the transmission alone, with no hoist, requires an hour or so of labor, while removing engine and transmission requires a hoist, more items to be disconnected and four or five hours of labor. Seems obvious to me, having done it both ways, many times, over many years. If I'm rebuilding a car from scratch, yeah, I'll insert an engine/trans combination at once, but for ordinary repairs, it's a waste of time to remove the engine and transmission as a unit, just for trans/clutch repairs. Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] The gulf between content and substance continues to widen.... /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
