First job of the day was to put the new engine hoist together.
Start of day picture:
Had to disconnect a few remaining hoses & connections. There was one connection I couldn't get enough force to remove on the rear of the engine. It held the wiring loom going down the transmission tunnel and the clutch cable. There was enough slack that I decided to leave connected and remove during the engine removal.
It took some time to remove the transmission power plant frame. I was unable to get the bolts holding the prop shaft to the diff off. The diff flexed enough on its rubber mounts that I couldn't get enough torque. I decided to remove the engine first.
Removed the engine mount nuts and the engine came out easily (removing the last connection on the way).
(My friend Mike checking out the engine immediately after removal.)
Started to work on the diff & drive shafts. The drive shafts didn't look like the service manual! There were no bolts to remove at the diff end:
Tried to remove the locknuts at the hub end but found they were 29mm - a really odd size! Will have to order a special socket.
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