<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"> I have assisted in engine-only engine removal, and know those who have done it both ways. I have done only engine&gearbox together, a one-person job. </div><div dir="ltr"> If friend really can remove all bolts, then the engine is slid forward off the input shaft to the gearbox, taking car that gearbox and engine are on the same plane, else clutch disc gets bent.. Installation requires similarly careful alignment. </div><div dir="ltr"> To do engine & gearbox together, it is not necessary to remove carpet, and I have seen it done with console sections left in place. Gearshift lever is held in with three bolts, easily accessible after the knob, boot and the chrome ring are removed. </div><div dir="ltr"><br>On May 16, 2021, at 8:09 PM, S.Carr <<a href="mailto:britfan1@epix.net">britfan1@epix.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">The workshop manual recommends removing the engine and gearbox as one unit. Has anyone had success removing the engine while leaving the gearbox in place? All bell housing bolts appear accessible, and a friend would love to <i>not</i> have to remove the console, carpet, gearshift, driveshaft, etc., to get the engine out--the head has serious problems, and he fears the block will too.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Carr</p><p class="MsoNormal">‘71 B/GT in PA<i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net">Mgs@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span>Suggested annual donation $12.75</span><br><span></span><br><span>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mgbobh@gmail.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mgbobh@gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>