Personaly. Engine if all you have is a drive way / hard standing and an engine hoist / block and tackle / tractor fitted with dung loader. Gearbox if you have access to a proper garage style 4 / 2 post ramp and a gearbox cradle. If all you've got is a driveway and a trolly jack, then it's the gearbox, and good luck!
I've always gone the engine rout myself.
Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.
Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.
I have done two sportrak (feroza) clutches on my drive, I removed the gearbox and only had a trolly jack at the time.
Getting the box off is the easy bit. but it refused to go back on. its no fun without the right tools, I ended up winding the box back on using the engine to gearbox bolts. It took a whole day and saved a small fortune.
If I ever do it again I'll hire an engine crane and use it to lower the gearbox by putting in through the passenger door (avoiding steering wheel).
I used two trolly jacks and took my time. The box and transfer box are heavy but their is sufficient clearance to get them out. The first supported the engine and the second supported, lowered and raised the bog. A proper trasmision jack would be better but they are not cheap and a godd trolly with a good sixe cup on it will do the same with care. Drain the boxes firat of oil.
Watch how the thrust bearing is held in place as the attachment clip is flimsy and doesn't look that secure.
I spread the work over a few afternoons and had no toruble either getting off or back onto the splines. Mark the positions of the two props before removal so the go back on the flages in the same position.
Working from above is just so much nicer than lying on your back struggling with tight fasteners and dried mud falling in your face every time you touch something. There might be more to disconnect (rad out etc) but re-aligning a suspended engine on a crane is much easier than trying to lift and align a heavy and awkward gearbox from below.
Personaly. Engine if all
Personaly. Engine if all you have is a drive way / hard standing and an engine hoist / block and tackle / tractor fitted with dung loader. Gearbox if you have access to a proper garage style 4 / 2 post ramp and a gearbox cradle. If all you've got is a driveway and a trolly jack, then it's the gearbox, and good luck!
I've always gone the engine rout myself.
Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.
Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.
I have done two sportrak
I have done two sportrak (feroza) clutches on my drive, I removed the gearbox and only had a trolly jack at the time.
Getting the box off is the easy bit. but it refused to go back on. its no fun without the right tools, I ended up winding the box back on using the engine to gearbox bolts. It took a whole day and saved a small fortune.
If I ever do it again I'll hire an engine crane and use it to lower the gearbox by putting in through the passenger door (avoiding steering wheel).
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I used two trolly jacks and took my time. The box and transfer box are heavy but their is sufficient clearance to get them out. The first supported the engine and the second supported, lowered and raised the bog. A proper trasmision jack would be better but they are not cheap and a godd trolly with a good sixe cup on it will do the same with care. Drain the boxes firat of oil.
Watch how the thrust bearing is held in place as the attachment clip is flimsy and doesn't look that secure.
I spread the work over a few afternoons and had no toruble either getting off or back onto the splines. Mark the positions of the two props before removal so the go back on the flages in the same position.
It save a lot of money and is worth the effort.
OLDMINIMAN
M J Young
Engine every time
Working from above is just so much nicer than lying on your back struggling with tight fasteners and dried mud falling in your face every time you touch something. There might be more to disconnect (rad out etc) but re-aligning a suspended engine on a crane is much easier than trying to lift and align a heavy and awkward gearbox from below.
That's my opinion at least.
Alastair.