1990 SC was totaled (owned it since it was new Oct. 1990, was rearended at 50 mph by a Tbird LX, what irony!) Need to remove engine ASAP. Here is my plan. please offer any suggestions in addition to my current plan.
I will remove the top strut bolts from the inner fender, seperate the upper ball-joint pinch bolt and seperate a-arm from spindle. Then I will seperate the rag joint(steering coupler at the rack). I will jack up under K-member subframe, then remove the transmission mount, seperate the driveshaft at the transmission output shaft. Next i will loosen all eight E18 inverted torx K-member subframe mounting bolts, then at that time lower the whole subframe, engine, and tranny a few inches and decide what wires and harnesses to remove. Once i am sure all wires, hoses, and lines are disconnected or cut, i will lower the assembly the rest of the way, then i will use a forklift to lift the front of the car up high enough to allow me to slide the whole subframe/engine/tranny assembly out from under it. Is this the easiest way to quickly remove this engine? Any addition info or insight into my plan would be greatly appreciated. thanks for taking the time to read this.
I will remove the top strut bolts from the inner fender, seperate the upper ball-joint pinch bolt and seperate a-arm from spindle. Then I will seperate the rag joint(steering coupler at the rack). I will jack up under K-member subframe, then remove the transmission mount, seperate the driveshaft at the transmission output shaft. Next i will loosen all eight E18 inverted torx K-member subframe mounting bolts, then at that time lower the whole subframe, engine, and tranny a few inches and decide what wires and harnesses to remove. Once i am sure all wires, hoses, and lines are disconnected or cut, i will lower the assembly the rest of the way, then i will use a forklift to lift the front of the car up high enough to allow me to slide the whole subframe/engine/tranny assembly out from under it. Is this the easiest way to quickly remove this engine? Any addition info or insight into my plan would be greatly appreciated. thanks for taking the time to read this.
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