16-04-2014, 08:09 AM
Both of those techniques work.
Rotating the engine forward is 'easier' if you don't have the facility to raise the car up nice and high and drop the subframe down. You need to be very careful though, because from memory when you rock the engine forward it gets very close to the radiator. Get a block of wood between there to brace the engine against the slam panel rather than the more delicate radiator.
And yes, it's still very, very tight and you will have a lot of fun loosening those nuts. It was recommended to me that you run the car for a while to heat the manifold up, but in the end I took mine to a mate who had a ramp in his garage and did most of the work for me!
Rotating the engine forward is 'easier' if you don't have the facility to raise the car up nice and high and drop the subframe down. You need to be very careful though, because from memory when you rock the engine forward it gets very close to the radiator. Get a block of wood between there to brace the engine against the slam panel rather than the more delicate radiator.
And yes, it's still very, very tight and you will have a lot of fun loosening those nuts. It was recommended to me that you run the car for a while to heat the manifold up, but in the end I took mine to a mate who had a ramp in his garage and did most of the work for me!
Disclaimer: The above is not to be taken to heart and is probably a joke, grow up you big girl.
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