Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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Do it the propper way, all out the bottom for christ sake !!!!
... It was a bad weekend 
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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u didnt try and get the engine out the top with the geabox attached did u?
why do poeple say this is easyer?
took me 1 hour to drop the old engine and bolt in the new one....
you also probably belived all them people who said " you dont need an engine crane"
[Edited on 24-01-2005 by Siberia]
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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had the crane... just didnt want to disturb the box... how exactly do you drop it from underneath, what needs undoing/ moving out of the way, help me please
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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jack the car up onto axel stands
wheels off
theres 2 bolts on either sidethat hold the balljointsand tiebars to the wishbones.. undo them
undo the tie bars up at the other end (the front of the car) and take the tie bars off out of the way.
pull the brake disks/wheel hubs towards you to disengaged the driveshafts from the gearbox(watch for oil spilling)
tie rope to the engine and gearbox and support its wieght with the crane
undo the engine mounts(theres 3)
lower the engine to the ground
tie rope to the chasis of the car and lift the car up with the engine crane(its will be about a metre and half in the air its looks funny and the neighbours will think your mad )
drag the engine and gearbox out(becarefull the car doesnt fall on your head
lower the car back onto the axel stands untill your ready to put the new engine in.
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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lol took mine out the gsi from under it altho when i put it into mine im putting over the top and gearbox under as can prob wont lift that high with the kit
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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quote:
Originally posted by boyracer2002
lol took mine out the gsi from under it altho when i put it into mine im putting over the top and gearbox under as can prob wont lift that high with the kit
can the rear bumper come off with that kit?
i'll tell you there will be tears putting it in the top
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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hrmmm no
[Edited on 24-01-2005 by Siberia]
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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i know tell me bout it - hoping to have engine bay painted put engine in then send car for full re-spray, should be ok getting it over the top just hope the chain/strap dont snap when doing so
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stevenford_uk
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Registered: 6th Dec 04
Location: Wrexham
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dropped lump out of bottom of the cav yesterday, fook me! without a crane, 4 of us to shift the cav off the lump and box, 2 to lift the front, 2 to stop it rolling back too fast, fooin heavy sod, i was liftin the front and put my soddin back out, lol
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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i did my engine swap through the top woth the box still in place!
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