[Spridgets] removal front engine mounts

[Jack Laird]

you just wait till you get to my age, 1.5 out and 3.5 back in. The extra 
time is rest stops.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Higgins" <higgs6 at cogeco.ca>
To: "David Lieb" <72spridget at gmail.com>; "Spridgets" 
<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] removal front engine mounts


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lieb" <72spridget at gmail.com>
> To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] removal front engine mounts
>
> Being a sprite owner for 38 years I have my own system  for engine and 
> transmission removal, it takes me 1 hour from start to finish. I take a 
> little longer putting the engine and transmission back in, I don't want to 
> scratch the paint work. It takes me1.5 hours, with the hood installed  and 
> engine running, all on my own, its just like piece work, and I'm good at 
> it.
> It just come down to what works for you.
> Just my 2 cents
>
> Greg Higgins
> 63sprite
>
>>>> I guess that must be one of the differences between Sprites and Midgets 
>>>> ;-)
>> I have only done it on Midgets. If I don't need the trans out, why
>> would I want to drain the transmission, disconnect the slave cylinder,
>> the speedometer cable, the driveshaft, the transmission mounts, and
>> the shifter boot, the shifter, the carpeting, etc. simply to have to
>> reconnect them later on? Yes, it is a pain getting all the bolts out,
>> but not that bad. Yes, it can be a little fidgety getting the
>> transmission input shaft back through the clutch, but I have never
>> needed the little plastic shaft to line it up close enough. Yes, I
>> prefer to do it by myself as well, but I use the HF strap method for
>> the added flexibility. Also nice having the air-powered hydraulic
>> cylinder on the cherry picker...
>> David L
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