Larry you don't have to remove the steering rack although the manual says
you do. Mount the passenger side to the engine and the drivers side to the
frame then lower the engine in. Sounds simple but it may take you several
hours! To mount the drivers side put some grease on the washers that go
inside rail, this will hold them in place while you start the nut with
your fingers. Instead of turning the nut, hold it in place and turn the
engine mount. When you can't turn it any more(you may not be able to turn
it at all)use a very thin short wrench and finish tightening it up. You
can either grind a cheap wrench down or use a 9/16" tappet wrench and cut
it to 4" long. Leave it just a little loose, but even two turns can take
you 1/2 hour once the engine is back in the car. Before you tighten
everything up be sure that your shifter is straight inside the car.
...Art
On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Larry Pitts wrote:
> Dear list:
>
> I pulled the motor from my 76 B this weekend. I
> noticed while removing the bolts that the rubber motor
> mounts were cracked. Well sure enough when the motor
> was hoisted both mounts fell apart. At first I figured
> I screwed up and caught the engine on the mounts when
> I pulled the motor but upon examination of the mounts
> it looks like the near side mount was fully cracked
> through and the opposite mostly cracked through. The
> far side mount is easily changed. MY question is how
> is the driver's side mount changed? Does the steering
> rack have to come out as the steering shaft passes
> through the frame member? Also, the mounts installed
> were not indexed would the mounts be mounted to the
> engine first then the engine lowered in place? Seems
> like things would get real tight trying to tightend
> motor mounts to the frame with the eng installed. Any
> sugestions on the easiest method of replacement would
> be appreciated.
>
> AS far as the engine hoist, I used a cahin hoist on an
> "A" frame. However the list consuensus to my eng hoist
> question was a 1 ton hoist would be adequete for most
> jobs. Thanks for everyones input.
>
> Larry Pitts
> fuzzy95687@yahoo.com
>
>
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