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[SA MINI]

Basically I've rebuilt parts of my auto gearbox & fitted all the correct gaskets & what not
& painted it B L green.

& Basically when I removed the engine. I removed it whilst the subframe was still on the car rather than how I did previously.
The engine mount under the torque converter seemed extremely hard to get to the bolts. I ended up cutting them as I had new bolts & mounts coming from M-S

Should I remove the subframe to refit the engine then refit the lot onto the car as one.
Or is there any way of squeezing a spanner on that mount nut with the subframe already on the car?

Seems drastic to me to to have to remove the subby

[MRA]

Absolutely not, there is no need unless you have the hands of a ... very large person !

you can get the front bolt from slightly below the convertor cover centre and from the front, with a long 1/2" straight (ish) ring spanner, a combination spanner will often do it.

The rear is a little harder to do and requires that you fit your hands down the rear side of the convertor cover with a short ring spanner.

It isn't easy but perseverence will see you through, and possibly cutting up a couple of combination spanners

[SA MINI]

Cheers Martin. Yeah it was that rear bolt that was a pain for me

[MRA]

I never have any issues with that one..... I just wait till the kids get home form school

I have also wrapped wire around the shank very close to the head of the bolt and fed it in that way.

I use the green garden wire as it does ok, I have had the same roll for a few years now, just wrap a few strands together.