If its a Vec c there are little arrows on the side of the skirts pointing to the jacking points. Cut little blocks of wood to fit inside them so they sit proud of the cup as the skirt can flex and crack if you jack or use stands direct on the jacking point.Maybe a dumb questions, but where do I put the axel stands? I thought that normally you place them under the subframe, But if you need to remove the subframe and driveshafts, where should I place the stands?
I also read somewhere that it would be possible to just lower the subframe on the gearbox side (and only unscrew the other side a bit). Could that work? Should I then still need to support the engine? Also. Do you think I need to remove/ other components/cables/hoses/pipes, etc when moving the engine a few inches the exhaust or other (non flexible) lines?
You need to drop subframe.if the same as 1.8 veccy then gearbox comes off without havin to touch subframe
did a 1.8 in a day
Missed a fair bit out there lol.i could start the step by step now then finish it by next friday lol
theres far too much to type out
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You need to:
1) Undo the upper bolts holding the gearbox onto the rear of the engine
2) Remove the front subframe and support the engine from above, preferably with a hoist
3) Undo the front and rear engine/gearbox mounting brackets
4) Support the gearbox from below
5) Undo the left hand engine/gearbox mounting bracket from the gearbox
6) Lower the engine by about 2"
7) Undo the rest of the bolts holding the gearbox to the engine and then pull the gearbox clear of the engine.