To those who have removed the tranny... - Page 3 - LotusTalk

choi0706 · 09-16-2008, 08:45 PM

Total time to this.. 4-5hrs ish..

SweetDaddyD · 09-16-2008, 09:01 PM

Nice write up/pics. Thank you. I'll be doing the clutch some day.

Link to Uberthread?

choi0706 · 09-17-2008, 06:13 PM

not much of an update today, waiting on the engine hangers from toyota..

Matt in Houston · 09-17-2008, 06:27 PM

I hope you will be done before Friday...

Looking good, I'll need a clutch soon anyway!

ZAMMY1 · 09-17-2008, 06:38 PM

great write-up!
i hope i don't have to need it but if i do, it'll help a lot.
thanks, sam

choi0706 · 09-17-2008, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt in Houston

I hope you will be done before Friday...

Looking good, I'll need a clutch soon anyway!

yeah, just waiting on those toyota parts..

all that is left is removing the mounts and pulling the gearbox out.. but for this one, I'll need to do it at my place..

choi0706 · 09-24-2008, 11:10 PM

whew... geez, removing that sucker was difficult.. folks remember to remove the 3 mounts (LHD, front , rear) COMPLETELY.. Should of gone much more smoothly if I had removed the LHD mount completely..

Some pictures..

Secure engine to a Hoist with balance bar..

I used the OE lift locations on the cylinder head (one on the left side of the exhaust, other one is next to the VVTI)

2 bolts found at Home depot.
M10 x40MM
M10 x30MM
Use washers around chain

Ohh, and grab a friend, neighbor, family member when pulling out the gearbox..

choi0706 · 09-24-2008, 11:24 PM

Remove the coolant expansion bottle off to the side and remove the bracket to acess the LHD mount.. Remove it completely..

choi0706 · 09-24-2008, 11:32 PM

remove two bolts for RHD mount,

choi0706 · 09-24-2008, 11:32 PM

Remove rear mount completely

choi0706 · 09-24-2008, 11:34 PM

Recap on bell housing bolts and their location..

Upper two bolts..17MM I believe
One bolt missing from a dealer install..

choi0706 · 09-24-2008, 11:35 PM

two exhaust side bolts, head faces RHD side..

choi0706 · 09-24-2008, 11:36 PM

two lower bolts, face RHD side

two starter bolts lower one faces the RHD the other faces LHD..

tesprit · 09-25-2008, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choi0706

Recap on bell housing bolts and their location..

Upper two bolts..17MM I believe
One bolt missing from a dealer install..

Yes, they are 17mm. heads. Thanks for the photos and descriptions! Bummer about the missing one, as bolts with that thread seem very hard to find. I just mounted my spare engine on my engine stand and needed longer bolts for those holes. They are some kind of strange very fine thread metric bolt that my local hardware store doesn't carry. The metric coarse thread bolts they had in the correct size were way too coarse and their fine thread bolts were still too coarse.......ended up mounting up the engine with the through holes in the block flange.

choi0706 · 10-09-2008, 08:10 PM

this will save you putting the gearbox back in..

choi0706 · 10-09-2008, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tesprit

Yes, they are 17mm. heads. Thanks for the photos and descriptions! Bummer about the missing one, as bolts with that thread seem very hard to find. I just mounted my spare engine on my engine stand and needed longer bolts for those holes. They are some kind of strange very fine thread metric bolt that my local hardware store doesn't carry. The metric coarse thread bolts they had in the correct size were way too coarse and their fine thread bolts were still too coarse.......ended up mounting up the engine with the through holes in the block flange.

m12x1.25

LordZ · 10-10-2008, 06:50 AM

So you using those engine hangers currently?

MaineLotus · 10-10-2008, 08:14 AM

Great writeup, thanks for posting! Removing mine shortly to either... install an LSD in the C60 or experiment with a E153 5spd tranny.

choi0706 · 10-14-2008, 09:01 PM

5spd? if you can wait I'm working with a few guys on a stronger gearset and synchros..

MaineLotus · 10-16-2008, 08:27 AM

Very interested once you know how you can make it stronger.

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choi0706 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 4,225	whew... geez, removing that sucker was difficult.. folks remember to remove the 3 mounts (LHD, front , rear) COMPLETELY.. Should of gone much more smoothly if I had removed the LHD mount completely.. Some pictures.. Secure engine to a Hoist with balance bar.. I used the OE lift locations on the cylinder head (one on the left side of the exhaust, other one is next to the VVTI) 2 bolts found at Home depot. M10 x40MM M10 x30MM Use washers around chain Ohh, and grab a friend, neighbor, family member when pulling out the gearbox.. __________________ Jay-05' ST, HT, Touring Red Rally Ready Last edited by choi0706 : 09-25-2008 at 12:04 AM.

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choi0706 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 4,225	Remove the coolant expansion bottle off to the side and remove the bracket to acess the LHD mount.. Remove it completely.. __________________ Jay-05' ST, HT, Touring Red Rally Ready

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SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,644 Images: 2	Nice write up/pics. Thank you. I'll be doing the clutch some day. Link to Uberthread?

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ZAMMY1 ZAMMY Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington, pa, (near PGH.) Posts: 1,557	great write-up! i hope i don't have to need it but if i do, it'll help a lot. thanks, sam

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choi0706 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 4,225	remove two bolts for RHD mount, __________________ Jay-05' ST, HT, Touring Red Rally Ready

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choi0706 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 4,225	Recap on bell housing bolts and their location.. Upper two bolts..17MM I believe One bolt missing from a dealer install.. __________________ Jay-05' ST, HT, Touring Red Rally Ready

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choi0706 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 4,225	two exhaust side bolts, head faces RHD side.. __________________ Jay-05' ST, HT, Touring Red Rally Ready

09-24-2008, 11:36 PM	#53 (permalink)
choi0706 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 4,225	two lower bolts, face RHD side two starter bolts lower one faces the RHD the other faces LHD.. __________________ Jay-05' ST, HT, Touring Red Rally Ready

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choi0706 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 4,225	this will save you putting the gearbox back in.. __________________ Jay-05' ST, HT, Touring Red Rally Ready

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LordZ 06 S280 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,306	So you using those engine hangers currently?

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MaineLotus Parts scattered about... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 1,382	Great writeup, thanks for posting! Removing mine shortly to either... install an LSD in the C60 or experiment with a E153 5spd tranny. __________________ My car is modified. Last edited by MaineLotus : 10-10-2008 at 09:00 AM.

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10-14-2008, 09:01 PM	#59 (permalink)
choi0706 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston/Austin Posts: 4,225	5spd? if you can wait I'm working with a few guys on a stronger gearset and synchros.. __________________ Jay-05' ST, HT, Touring Red Rally Ready

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MaineLotus Parts scattered about... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 1,382	Very interested once you know how you can make it stronger. __________________ My car is modified.