Hi all, I have a type 1 1648cc rebuilt engine which I am about to drop. I have read @Wonty s excellent post and then checked Bentley and Haynes and wondered why they both say to secure your gearbox. Can someone explain this please Cheers all Andy
The transmissions on the earlier busses weren’t supported by the chassis, so will fall on the floor when you pull the engine off. They need supporting with a jack or ratchet strap. Later bus trannies are supported by a hanger over the transmission. Not sure what year they added the hanger.
Mines a 73 I think, with a flap over the filler cap. I will have a look at the top of the gearbox in the morning. Thanks @snotty
If it is a late bay and post 72 it will have a gearbox hanger bar. Mine is a 1972 latebay. You almost certainly wont have to support the gearbox. The advice is for 68 to 71 buses.
Hi I've a 71 bus and the gearbox just drop but is held in place by the drive shafts, but it's not a good idea to put the strain in them, I just use some nylon rope to keep it level, Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk
Best supporting them any way Andy as they drop down a bit even when supported . And i think it helps taking pressure off the gear coupling . What was the outcome of your breakdown on the M 25 Andy ?
That is what I hope to find out when I finally get the engine out. Bit of interference from work and I'm rather slow
Oh bless you mate, thats very kind of you to say. Things have have moved on quite a bit with that engine and the rest of the bus for that matter... Learnt a bit in books and mags and a few folk on here who helped well beyond a few posts on here Just keep posting mate you'll get there - there is more panic in the first time you do anything so take your time mate - you've got this Picture of my engine bay now, and a pic of one of them legends I speak about above when we went down to Australia's biggest veedub show last year (technically a late bay meet up)... and a picture of a vee dub show I run here with another late bay member.... Nudge us if you need us mate. I read this forum on Tapatalk... I post mainly from my mobile...
Me too. Around Friday day too for a couple of hours. Short if any tools give me shout. P. Sent from my SM-A405FN using Tapatalk
Its just like CV joints. .. A sequence of simple steps. Get a jack which either has a big cup on the end or a motorcycle jack to hold the engine stable as you pull it out..
Well nothing happening today as it's a bit soggy out there I'll have a look in the morning and see how things go. Thanks all for the offers of help, let's see what tomorrow brings Cheers Andy
Am in the process of removing the engine too..dec 71 build..am sure I spotted two large bolts about 5” apart above the transmission through the bell housing into cross member chassis rail