Engine and gearbox removal

[diablo]

Hello
I have to take off the engine and gaearbox as a unit from my S4 ; I have denuded the engine of the head and all it ancillaries , but I don't see how to remove it as a unit with the gearbox because I don't find the connection between the rear of the gearbox and the final drive . The shop manual tell only to take of the rear gearbox mountings on the frame , but what about gearbox and final drive ?
Thank for your help
Diablo

[alan]

the propshaft slides out of the gearbox when you remove the assembly.
Don't forget to drain the oil from the gearbox

[AHM]

The gearbox has:
- just one mounting
- A reverse light switch
- The gearstick
- Speedo cable
- Propshaft
to remove or undo.

The prop shaft has a siding spline so will just slide out - But make sure that you have emptied the gearbox oil first!

You may find it easier to remove the engine and gearbox separately.

[diablo]

Thank you for these infos
A friend of mine who worked on Ford told me the same about the connection gearbox/rear drive .
I think in previous posts , I read it was easiest to remove engine and gearbox as a unit ???
Concerning my crankshaft , the big ends are at .010 , but the main shaft bearing are at .030 ( which is the last repair dim for the Lotus manuel ) is there a possibility to have one more size ?
Regards
Diablo

[alan]

maybe your bearings are in tolerance and can be polished.
Be careful to fit Vandervell Shells or QED good quality and not Cortina shells

[AHM]

As Alan says there is no need to regrind if they are within tolerance.

Measure North-South and East - West.

Depending on what you find, you could have them professionally polished, do it yourself I use a strip of fine wet n dry (using light oil), or you might not need to do anything.