It was a warm day in Minnesota, and we mean 37 degrees.
Fired up the heater, and got to work on removing the oil pan.
The parts even came in after 3 days from VB.
After several hours, pan is out. Yay.
Problem: I can't seem to get the rearmost big end bearing cap off. I can wiggle
it forwards & backwards a tiny bit, but it won't budge in any other direction.
Looking at the diagrams and such, I don't see how this is possible. Should
I tap gently on the crankshaft a bit rearword? It seems from the tiny view
I have, thrust bearings are in there.
Talk about irony. On my drive home, my MINI's battery is super-low on charge,
not enough to start. I had to get a jump start home. I try to start the engine
again in the garage, and it's back to its insufficient charge state. Ugh.
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