Ray advised:
>Removing the engine/trans as a package has advantages. The big
>disadvantage is that it may not be easy to get the back of the trans to
>mate up with the front of the driveshaft in these cars when you put the
>whole thing back. It is especially tough if you have a new seal on the
>rear of the tranny. Supposedly, you can unfasten the drive shaft at the
>differential, attach it to the transmission while the engine is out of the
>car, and feed the whole thing in through the tunnel. When I was using the
>rope hoist, I could not get it all to go in, perhaps because it was hard
>to change the angles. The second time, the rear seal was worn a bit, and
>it was not as hard to get the drive shaft to mate with the rear of the
>trans.
I had excellent luck with leaving the driveshaft laying in the tunnel,
disconnected from the diff. When I had the motor mostly into place but
still forward of installed, I stopped, reached through the shift lever hole
and inserted the shaft into the gearbox. From there it was easy, the whole
thing just slipped back into place. I was reusing an old seal, so I didn't
have any troubles there.
Oh yeah, I vote to do the engine/gearbox together too. I can remove and
reinstall the whole unit in a single weekend, and I've "only" done it 3
times. You don't have to hassle with the motor/gearbox bolts, and you can
do a good visual inspection. sf
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