engine removal - final stage questions

[Matty]

hey guys

so my motor is coming out as some may know and im at the final stages of removal.

the only thing keeping it in the bay now is the tranny, half shafts, motor mounts, and drive shaft.


the mounts will be easy enough once im ready to go there but i am concerned about the tranny (will be leaving it in, so i want to unbolt it from the bellhousing) and the half shafts. reason for leaving the trans in is because i have a stone driveway and wil not be able to back the jack up when lifting the motor out - the car was have to slowly be pushed back instead.

ive read a few tips on the half shafts but nothing that agve me much confidence to pull them out sicne i either couldnt understand what they were saying and just didnt find the help useful.


can anyone here lend me some advice on the half shafts? and any tips on getting the upper bolts on tha tranny?

the lower bolts are very easy since they are in plain sight, but the upper ones seem in-accessible. is there a way to get at them?

pictures would be greatly appreciated so i can see what im looking at - especially for the half shaft removal

[mcfly]

you won't get the engine in with the trans hanging there.
or so people say anyways

[APL]

Leave the tranny on the engine when you pull it. Wayy easier.
Drive shaft has 4 nut-bolt's attaching it to the rear diff, and a steady bearing in the middle.

[Wingnut]

I left my trans in, no real problems. Lined up resonably quick when we put it back together.

Pull out the front axles (I'm asumming thats what your calling half shafts), they come out easy, just break free the LBJ, and pull the knuckle outwards. Driver side can be removed without draining the front diff, but since you'll want to drain it, go that route and push out the axle.

It's best to get at the top trans bolts by lower the trans mount and working from underneith the car. You can get at them from the top, but it's nasty.

[cpgtr]

left my tranny in when i did the r33 swap donno why some say it cant be done

[Matty]

thanks guys

ill take some pics asim finishing up - i know the axles will give me problems.

[kelaog]

The front axcels are easy

one of them just unbolts, the other one, get two crowbars on either side and pry up at the lip(becareful of the boot) and it pops off in a second.

[nismo-152]

When you remove the trans bolts do the top ones first. Use a 2 1/2 or three foot extension and a 14 flex on a johnson bar. The tops will be harder to break with weight on them if you undo the underside first.

[Matty]

thanks again boys

how come i keep reading a lot about guys having probelms with removing the front axels saying there a huuuge pain in the ass and it takes them hours to do?

[Wants_a_GTR]

inexperience?

[Southie]

inexperience?

i second that notion! exactly right, i had the axles out of my gts4 in 20min a side. well little longer on left side because its bolted in...

[Terrh]

when I did mine, the trans was in the car.

the biggest problem I had was with the clutch plates not wanting to line up properly.

[Matty]

the tranny will come out, just not attached to the motor

ill be dropping it afterwards

sicne im on a stone driveway and i need to push the car back as i lift the motor little bits at a time, i dont have the room

[Matty]

i am so gawd dam frustrated


been out there for 2 hours and odnt have a single thing accomplished today :hit_head:


those stupid axles are killing me, im about ready to have the car towed to a shop to get it done


first things first, i cannot remove the passenger side front wheel due to a snapped lug nut (been working at it for over an hour and its not coming out any time soon)

so as such, i cant get it off correct? since i need to sldie the hub in order to get the axel to slide off the stud?

as such...

[Matty]

grrr

rookie mistake made - such an easy disassembly

i was so frustrated this morning from trying to get the snapped lug nut off that i overlooked the most obvious thing