Under the car
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Undo exhaust, 2x 13mm bolts holding exhaust down pipe to the manifold. One of these has a securing bracket on. Further along the exhaust there are 2x13mm bolts holding exhaust to a securing bracket. By removing the exhaust it will give you more room to work. It is not a necessity but makes things easier.
Remove the 4x 17mm nuts from the sump support plate which sits under the exhaust across the sump. This will allow the exhaust to drop down. I put this back on after the exhaust was clear as you will need an axle stand on the sump and this strengthens the sump.
Place a jack or axle stand under engine, I placed mine with a chock of wood on the edge of the sump support plate. Next to the main sump section. Be careful not to damage the sump as they are fragile.
Remove rear engine steady (mount) remove single bolt where it passes up into the chassis. And 2x 13mm bolts. going into sub frame.
Drop sub frame, there are around 8 bolts 2x 19 where the sub frame bolts at the furthest ends in the wheel arch. Then there are 2x18 as it bolts under the bulkhead and the rest are 15mm two of these 15mm bolts are long and secure the steering rack. The sub frame might need a tap to drop down.
Remove starter motor, there are 3x 13mm bolts. The starter motor is placed on the back of the gear box in the most awkward place you could imagine. It is difficult to see yet alone remove. To remove the lowest of the bolts I went underneath the car.
It is possible I think to remove the other 2x 13mm bolts from underneath however would be tricky. One bolt even more so than the other. It would be getting them back in that would cause the headache.
For this reason I removed the throttle body from the car. I undid 4x Allen key bolts, this separates the throttle body from the induction manifold, I then undid a hose, the throttle cable an air hose and a couple of electrical pin connectors. Only enough to pull the throttle body out the way. With this out the way you can now get your hand through the newly created gap and access much more easily the 2x 13mm Starter bolts. With these removed pull the starter motor back and out the way, tie it up if need be.
Remove gear linkage, there are 3 arms at the back of the gear box next to the bulk head.
You can 1: pop the ball and cup joints apart. Or if awkward 2: you can undo the front 2 balls with a 13mm spanner. Once loosened you will need a second open ended spanner to stop the whole lot spinning. Should make sense when you look for yourself Tie the linkage out of the way to prevent damage to them.
Undo exhaust, 2x 13mm bolts holding exhaust down pipe to the manifold. One of these has a securing bracket on. Further along the exhaust there are 2x13mm bolts holding exhaust to a securing bracket. By removing the exhaust it will give you more room to work. It is not a necessity but makes things easier.
Remove the 4x 17mm nuts from the sump support plate which sits under the exhaust across the sump. This will allow the exhaust to drop down. I put this back on after the exhaust was clear as you will need an axle stand on the sump and this strengthens the sump.
Place a jack or axle stand under engine, I placed mine with a chock of wood on the edge of the sump support plate. Next to the main sump section. Be careful not to damage the sump as they are fragile.
Remove rear engine steady (mount) remove single bolt where it passes up into the chassis. And 2x 13mm bolts. going into sub frame.
Drop sub frame, there are around 8 bolts 2x 19 where the sub frame bolts at the furthest ends in the wheel arch. Then there are 2x18 as it bolts under the bulkhead and the rest are 15mm two of these 15mm bolts are long and secure the steering rack. The sub frame might need a tap to drop down.
Remove starter motor, there are 3x 13mm bolts. The starter motor is placed on the back of the gear box in the most awkward place you could imagine. It is difficult to see yet alone remove. To remove the lowest of the bolts I went underneath the car.
It is possible I think to remove the other 2x 13mm bolts from underneath however would be tricky. One bolt even more so than the other. It would be getting them back in that would cause the headache.
For this reason I removed the throttle body from the car. I undid 4x Allen key bolts, this separates the throttle body from the induction manifold, I then undid a hose, the throttle cable an air hose and a couple of electrical pin connectors. Only enough to pull the throttle body out the way. With this out the way you can now get your hand through the newly created gap and access much more easily the 2x 13mm Starter bolts. With these removed pull the starter motor back and out the way, tie it up if need be.
Remove gear linkage, there are 3 arms at the back of the gear box next to the bulk head.
You can 1: pop the ball and cup joints apart. Or if awkward 2: you can undo the front 2 balls with a 13mm spanner. Once loosened you will need a second open ended spanner to stop the whole lot spinning. Should make sense when you look for yourself Tie the linkage out of the way to prevent damage to them.
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