Pro help for engine/drivetrain removal please!!

daverey · December 08, 2005, 11:19:17 PM

Dan
The nut is the one in the centre of the hub. Will call this weekend if I can get time.
Dave.

dandan · December 09, 2005, 08:19:23 AM

cheers dave,
I\'m going to look at a car someone from the forum is selling (not an RX7) on sat morning but any other time should be ok.

mattmaclennan · December 09, 2005, 08:56:58 AM

To remove the P/S pump pully:
Get the belt for P/S and the A/C
Get 17mm/14mm (can\'t remember) socket on ratchet and keep close at hand
Fit belt to P/S pully only
pinch belt together at bottom of pully to make 8 shape
holding the belt rotate the P/S pully anti-clockwise, folding the pinched part under
holding the belt tightly to the pully, slip the other end of the 8 over the idler pully
turn P/S pully anti-clockwise to lock the belt in place
holding the pully with one hand so it doesn\'t unwrap the belt, undo nut with ratchet

dandan · December 09, 2005, 10:14:46 AM

cool ill try that! might involve rummaging to find the belt though, it was a little worn so i binned it! oops.
Thanks very much though, any more of these tips appreciated!!

dandan · December 09, 2005, 12:36:13 PM

Right i\'ve borrowed a 3/4 inch drive socket set, holding it is like being in land of the giants! It has sockets up to 46(!!)mm so that should sort the hubs and i have an adjustable spanner for the oil cooler pipes, hope the p/s pump trick works, and figure out how to access the exhaust bolts and i\'ll be away!
sunday is good for me now dave, or anyone else for that matter

mattmaclennan · December 09, 2005, 09:17:41 PM

Leave the exhaust until last, disconect everything that attaches the engine to the shell/gearbox, then lift it up slightly with an engine crane and push it over to the passenger\'s side of the car. Stick a mallet or something similar between the engine and the driver\'s side suspension turret to stop the engine swinging back. You should now have all the access you need to undo the 4 downpipe nuts

daverey · December 09, 2005, 11:24:56 PM

Dan
next few days are out for me, will give you a call beginning of the week.
Dave

dandan · December 10, 2005, 08:07:37 PM

Quote from: mattmaclennanLeave the exhaust until last, disconect everything that attaches the engine to the shell/gearbox, then lift it up slightly with an engine crane and push it over to the passenger\'s side of the car. Stick a mallet or something similar between the engine and the driver\'s side suspension turret to stop the engine swinging back. You should now have all the access you need to undo the 4 downpipe nuts

thanks matt, all i need now is an engine crane! was going to jack it up and then lift it our with poles across the wings.

Can anyone give me hints for disconnecting the engine/clutch/gearbox assembly please? step by step would be good, assume i know NOTHING about it. (starter motor and lower clutch bolts are already out.

No worries dave, thats cool

dandan · December 12, 2005, 01:18:15 PM

oil coolers off

ps pump pulley off

(Thanks matt) can\'t seem to convince the ps pump to come out now though, will take another look.
i have a massive socket for the rear hubs, any hints on getting these mothers undone? i\'m doing the drivers side and a 2 foot bar braced against a crowbar couldn\'t open it! are they reverse threaded by any chance?

Still in despereate need of the physical presence of any experts out there!! Please I will pay good money for the help!!

nikp · December 12, 2005, 03:20:30 PM

Have you de-coupled the air-con? If not, remember to get a specialist in to do that, as it\'s illegal to vent it to atmosphere. Doesn\'t cost much - i know, just had it done!

dandan · December 12, 2005, 08:32:03 PM

Yeah, a bit concerned about that, can i get someone to visit me?
Lack of any wheels makes my car quite hard to drive.

nikp · December 12, 2005, 09:16:30 PM

Quotecan i get someone to visit me?

Yeah, i expect so. I managed to get someone to visit me on saturday. Most vehicle air con specialists don\'t have much work on at this time of year, so should be pretty easy to find someone to do that for you.

dandan · January 05, 2006, 01:19:51 PM

Gotta give this a bump for the new year, as I still need help, thats right the eengine and drivetrain are still in!

Please please please people i will PAY anyone for their time, travelling costs etc, I reckon a solid day of someone who knows what they are doing would have this sorted and I would be eternally grateful for all help, I just cant do it on my own!!

I must be able to tempt someone with something? a free part? there\'s lots to go round!!
Seriously aside from the engine anyone who helps can have any part from the car that they want, gratis.

pretty please? (do i sound desperate enough yet?)

Fish · January 05, 2006, 01:37:55 PM

How about loading it on a trailor and getting it taken to a rotary workshop?

Fish

dandan · January 05, 2006, 01:48:29 PM

Would be ideal fish, but probably much more than i can afford to actually do it.
i would need to rent a trailer AND something to pull it, TWICE (once there, once back) then pay for the removal work, gonna run into the hundreds easily, its just too much.
Plus if I give it to a garage they prob wont touch it for weeks due to having much more interesting jobs to do than dismantling a scrap rex, and I doubt they will take payment in spare parts!

If any garage peeps are reading this (carl, 20b boy dragon etc) and would like to tell me how much this might cost to have you remove engine/drivetrain combo i would be interested to know.