[alfa] Re: GTV6 engine swap

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Joe,
>
> I am pretty sure that you have to pull the driveshaft to get the 
> motor out.  If you undo the slip yoke at the front guibo, the 
> driveshaft will pull out of it, and you can wait until the motor is 
> out to get the donut off the flywheel. The splined portion of the 
> front of the driveshaft will only go back into the slip yoke one 
> way, so there are no alignment issues. I don't think you can slide 
> the motor forward far enough to completely disengage the bolts from 
> the donut.  I have done several engine swaps on my GTV6, and have 
> always pulled the driveshaft first.  Now, if you undo the back and 
> center attachments and let the driveshaft "lie down," it will assist 
> in pulling it off the flywheel.
>
> -Al

It's taken a long time, and a lot of prying and pulling and jacking 
and wiggling and cursing, but the motor is clear of the brake booster 
and the steering rack and the frame, with plenty of room before it'll 
smash into the AC condenser.  It's only hung up on the damn giubo. 
Now that I think about it, I don't know why the spined yoke hasn't 
come off though--I loosened the pinch bolt, and it was definitely 
moving on the splines.

-Joe
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