MT75 Gearstick Removal

[twinturbo]

How are you getting the engine out???

TT

[Matthew]

Hi Enoch

You don't need to lift the whole car any more than you can with axle stands and/or ramps to drop the engine and gearbox - once the crossmember and prop shaft is removed there is enough play to push the rear of the gearbox down and get at the parts you need to remove.

When you do come to remove the engine it's a lot easier if you cut out the front beam - that way you don't have to hoist the engine+gearbox over it.

Matt

[Enoch]

What I have done so far is to cut out the two cross members that were in front of the radiator. All I figure I have to do is to lift the engine / box a few inches so it goes over the cross member that has the steering rack attached to it. I have loosened all the bolts so when the time comes it should be straightforward. The only thing stopping me is the gear lever, I have soaked it in WD and hope that will free it off. I have lifting tackle installed in the roof beams in the garage but no engine hoist, hence the need to drive it in and then push the shell back out, it will still have wheels on at this point.

[Matthew]

Hi Enoch

I don't think you have any chance of pulling off the gear lever. It's all in one with the ball and held in with a circlip, as well as being connected at the bottom to the linkage.

What you need to do is undo the bolts shown here:



Then remove the spring clip on the linkage arrowed and push out the pin in the linkage from the side:



After you've done that you can just lift the whole assembly off the back of the gearbox (it locates on the 2 pins shown each side of the linkage in the second picture).

Matt

[twinturbo]

the roll pin does come out.

I have never bothered..


Now I think about it. the last time I pulled a twincam from a scrapper, I moved the engine forwards as far as it would go, unbolted the box and then that was easy to get out on it's own afterwards.

I was being lasy.



TT

[Enoch]

Well I have got the beast out now, I did not need to remove the gear lever in the end. Once I had dropped the back of the box down it became obvious that if I lifted the front of the engine high enough it would come out with no problem. The prop shaft was a nightmare, even the windy gun would not shift the bolts, took me nearly an hour just to get that off Still all's well that ends well, the engine and box are now sat on a little trolley I made, the rest of the car is at the bottom of the drive - happy days!
Thanks for all your help and especially to Matthew for taking the time to post those photos.
Best to all,
Enoch

[twinturbo]

is ther no sliding joint on the 2wd 75? it's a while since i paid much attention.

TT