removing your gear box

wackos00 · Padawan Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 53

anyone got any tips for removing the gear box with rjes bell from an ej22?
I have undone everything I can and have the box supported so as the weight isn't on the threaded studs / interferance fit studs. But I can not seem to get the two apart??
cheers,
Jack

ElusiveStranger · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:52 am Post subject:

Stoopid Q time. Have you still got the box in the van?
If so there's two bolts right at the top of the bellhousing that need to come out
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wackos00 · Padawan Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 53

Yep the box and engine are still in the van. I have taken out the two bolts at the top, one long one that goes through the starter motor and one shorter on the other side of the engine. I have undone the two nuts on the studs at the bottom. Undone the bolts holding the gearbox mount to the chassis. Have I missed something?
Thanks, jack

wackos00 · Padawan Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 53

its all good, I got it off, just took a bit more force than I was expecting.

ElusiveStranger · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject:

hehe. Think we've all been there.
Glad you've got it sorted
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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more Grin

Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"

doppelganger · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject:

i was going to ask what clutch you had cos it makes a dfference Wink

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ElusiveStranger · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject:

doppelganger · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:31 pm Post subject:

ElusiveStranger · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject:

Ta, does that make it harder to mate/pull apart or is it the same?
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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more Grin

Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"

doppelganger · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject:

wackos00 · Padawan Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 53

ok I am only now fitting by gear box back in after it going to cogbox being rebuild, me half decapitaing my arm and so on. The engine is still mounted in the van, I have raised the box up, I have to two studs at the bottom lined up and engaged into the bell, drive shafts connected, but I am about 12mm from the box being home to the engine, and I can not get it there. Does anyone have any top tips? I have tried turing the engine over whilest I wiggle the gear box forwards and all sorts but I am propper stuck. I have removed the starter motor.
Cheers,
Jack

wackos00 · Padawan Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 53

It's cool, got it on, just had to take it off, re-align and try agian, so got it back on ok.... now though it wont start!! I'm not getting a battery light on the dash, and so not getting the fuel pump priming, or anything!!