"fire in oil" ??
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "Bill Hunt" <Billh@aaai.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: Mini questions
> Bill Hunt wrote:
> > Trying to figure out how to pull the driveshafts out so we can get the
> > engine out of the Mini. Anybody have any tricks and/or tips?
>
> Bill
>
> I used to do this every Saturday when my son had his Mini.
> We made up a short chain and used 2 fire in oil spark plug extenders.
> Screwed them into #1 and #4 plug holes, to yank the engine at the
> correct angle.
> We also welded the nuts to the motor mounts, that saves a lot of time
> when dropping it back in.
> And I think we used to pull the axles out from the wheel side not the U
> joint side. After a couple trys, we would pull it out and stick it back
> in sometimes in an hour or so. Just DO NOT drop any tools, nuts, bolts,
> etc down the carb side of the engine, it always gets lost somewhere in
> the shifter and jams it up. At least it did on the set up we had.
> Good luck
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