im trying to take out engine for the tubs to be done with help of people on here witch has been great but im now stuck, lwb man tt the cars on ramps and ive done a aerch but cant find an idiot guide to take out the gearbox because ive can get to 6 of the eight bolts needed to remove but can i get to the top two ,No i can just about touch them theres no way i can get in there any clues please and how dose it come away from the engine?

Get a lot of extensions, to make up about 1meter long, with socket on the end, and you can reach the top two bolts by standing behind the gearbox and undoing them from there.

Get a lot of extensions, to make up about 1meter long, with socket on the end, and you can reach the top two bolts by standing behind the gearbox and undoing them from there.

 

sorry im being thick standing behind the gearbox? i have long enough extention oppro4 foot quater drive

Standing behind it if the car is above you, if it's on stands, then lying on your back. Your best off with half inch drive and a pnuematic (I can't spell that :-) impact wrench, makes life alot easier, if not, then good old elbow grease. Lower the back of the box so ya can see the bolts as your looking above the top of the box, a torch helps alot with this, then ya can get your ridiculously long socket on the bolts, then you'll be laughing mate, just mate sure as your lower the box, the engine will tilt, so don't crush anything, another person helps make this job alot quicker....

Also, when ya put the box back on, don't forget the ground cable that goes on one of the bolts, also, mine is an auto, and another on of the bolts holds a fixing for the dipstick, I mad the mistake of forgetting about that, not much fun, make sure you put the dipstick on earlier rather than later. Hope this helps mate.....

Edited October 16, 200817 yr by zx-eyes
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