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[Spitz]

It's been a long long time since I've pulled an engine from a remote shift car, and cannot remember.

What is involved to release/remove the shifter from the gearbox before engine removal?  ( I am asumming it needs removing )

 

Thanks

[nicklouse]

4 bolts.

[Spitz]

Lol...ok man of few words

 

Is there any fiddling with the actual shift mechanism.....does it need to be released at the shifter (driver) end?  Does the engine need to be lifted a little to get at the "4 bolts"?
At what point are the drive couplings released/removed?

[nicklouse]

well there is the rubber mount on the stick end that holds it up there but that only need attention if you wish to remove it from the car.

drive shafts dont come into it untill you get to the removeal.

as I said in reply to the question you asked 4 bolts.

[blacktulip]

When that is off and you lift the engine out, you need to tilt the engine a bit to clear the diff casing otherwise you will risk catching the front panel or bulkhead.

[Spitz]

Gottcha....same as rod shift...but a little more as I recall.

Nothing needing to be undone on the inside of the shifter at the diff?

[Stevie W]

^{No nothing else at the diff end apart from the 4 bolts.}

^{As blacktulip says you will need to tilt the engine back a fair old way so the tail of the diff that the remote housing bolts to, misses the subframe rear section and the bulkhead!!!}

 

^{Cheers, Steve.}

Edited by Stevie W, 26 May 2015 - 07:43 PM.

[nicklouse]

Gottcha....same as rod shift...but a little more as I recall.
Nothing needing to be undone on the inside of the shifter at the diff?

Just had a thought there may be (not that I have ever come across one) a bolt holding an exhaust bracket onto the shift housing.

[Gazp]

So maybe 5 bolts!

[nicklouse]

So maybe 5 bolts!

But only on the S if the info from Cooperman is correct. But like I said I have not yet found this mythical 5th bolt.

But if we want to go off on a tangent there could be 8 bolts if the 1100/1300 variant of the gearbox was used.

Here is a topic we had about some of the holes in the remote housing.

http://www.theminifo...te-gear-casing/

[mk3 Cooper S]

 

So maybe 5 bolts!

But only on the S if the info from Cooperman is correct. But like I said I have not yet found this mythical 5th bolt.

But if we want to go off on a tangent there could be 8 bolts if the 1100/1300 variant of the gearbox was used.

Here is a topic we had about some of the holes in the remote housing.

http://www.theminifo...te-gear-casing/

 

You can still remove the ADO Type remote with 4 bolts and leave the rubber sandwich plate on.

 

I always remove the rear mount too and remove the remote shift totally as the rear mount can shear if left unsupported. so 4 bolts + 1 nut