[Spridgets] removal front engine mounts

[Jim Fournier]

Hey Jack, I'm almost your age but I think during your rest stops you are 
certainly entitled to a cold one, to relax, admire and marvel at the work 
you've accomplished. :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Laird" <jlaird237 at cox.net>
To: "Greg Higgins" <higgs6 at cogeco.ca>; "David Lieb" <72spridget at gmail.com>; 
"Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] removal front engine mounts


> you just wait till you get to my age, 1.5 out and 3.5 back in. The extra
> time is rest stops.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Greg Higgins" <higgs6 at cogeco.ca>
> To: "David Lieb" <72spridget at gmail.com>; "Spridgets"
> <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] removal front engine mounts
>
>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Lieb" <72spridget at gmail.com>
>> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] removal front engine mounts
>>
>> Being a sprite owner for 38 years I have my own system  for engine and
>> transmission removal, it takes me 1 hour from start to finish. I take a
>> little longer putting the engine and transmission back in, I don't want 
>> to
>> scratch the paint work. It takes me1.5 hours, with the hood installed 
>> and
>> engine running, all on my own, its just like piece work, and I'm good at
>> it.
>> It just come down to what works for you.
>> Just my 2 cents
>>
>> Greg Higgins
>> 63sprite
>>
>>>>> I guess that must be one of the differences between Sprites and 
>>>>> Midgets
>>>>> ;-)
>>> I have only done it on Midgets. If I don't need the trans out, why
>>> would I want to drain the transmission, disconnect the slave cylinder,
>>> the speedometer cable, the driveshaft, the transmission mounts, and
>>> the shifter boot, the shifter, the carpeting, etc. simply to have to
>>> reconnect them later on? Yes, it is a pain getting all the bolts out,
>>> but not that bad. Yes, it can be a little fidgety getting the
>>> transmission input shaft back through the clutch, but I have never
>>> needed the little plastic shaft to line it up close enough. Yes, I
>>> prefer to do it by myself as well, but I use the HF strap method for
>>> the added flexibility. Also nice having the air-powered hydraulic
>>> cylinder on the cherry picker...
>>> David L
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