RE: Engine Pulling

["Henrik Hasager Johansen" <hjohansen@domain.elided>]

The guibo bolts are supposed to be mounted 3 having the nut pointing to
the rear of the car and 3 having the nut pointing to the from of the
car. Take the 3 off where the nuts are pointing towards the front,
removing those should leave the guibo on the driveshaft. 

Or it is the other way around, I haven't done it in a year or so....

IAP, and possibly others, sells a puller for about $35 to pull those
tierods.
 
Have fun. 

Henrik Johansen
74 Spider
83 GTV6
99 156 Berlina

-----Original Message-----
 Subject: Engine Pulling

Finally getting around to pulling the engine from my 86 spider to
replace it
with the engine from the low mileage wreck that I stripped.
It's been a while since I pulled the engine from the wreck (slept since
then),
but I did OK until I got under the car.  Two problems:

1.  Can't get the inner tie rod end to let go.  Tried every loaner tool
that
Auto Zone had, none fit.  Beat the little devil with a pickle fork and
BF
Hammer until I can't lift my arms anymore.  Tried BP Blaster several
times,
letting soak until tomorrow.

2.  Can't get the guibo bolts out.  Manual said to remove the three
bolts that
held the tranny to the guibo, then slide the shaft back and out of the
way.
Yeah, right!  Got the three nuts off, however, I can't figure out how to
get
the bolts out of the front.  They are too long to come all the way out
without
hitting the tranny.  And the shaft didn't just slide back.

Anyone done this recently enough (or often enough) to understand my
ramblings?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Kevin Smith
Nashville, TN
86 Spider
87 Milano
00 S2000
--
to be removed from alfa, see /bin/digest-subs.cgi
or email "unsubscribe alfa" to majordomo@domain.elided