Recap of what I did so far.
Remove rear bumper - Lots of great posts on this forum how to do this and YouTube videos
Remove roof (easier access) - Lots of great posts on this forum how to do this and YouTube videos
Remove Exhaust - Lots of great posts on this forum how to do this and YouTube videos, 101 projects, etc
Remove gearbox - Lots of great posts on this forum how to do this and YouTube videos, 101 projects, workshop manuals, etc
Remove engine - Lots of great posts on this forum how to do this and YouTube videos, 101 projects, workshop manuals, etc
With all the resources online, dropping the engine is not as daunting as first thought with the bike lift and going slow and checking and double checking it came out with little stress. It took about 3-4 hours start to finish.
That all said, the caveat to this is that I have already taken the gearbox off so all those seized and rusted nuts, bolts etc had already snapped and I went through the stress and time previously. As an example, I was going to reuse the original cats, but the flange bolts refused to come out and I had to sacrifice the cats to get them off. With Hindsight, if you want to reuse many of the items then plan for extra time to deal with the poor quality fasteners. If you plan to replace, then do what's most time effective
If there is anything specific someone would like to know then please do ask
Here are some of the tools I used
- Bike Lift - to support and lower the engine
- Trolley Jack
- Jack Stands
- Floor transmission jack
- Various sockets
- Camshaft holder tool
- Impact Wrench
- Impact Driver
- Electric Ratchet
- Engine Stand
