[JustJeff]

Originally Posted by RETed

Yep, once you get used to this procedure, you're always going to insist on doing it this way...

When lining up the splines, it really helps to have another body helping you.
Have the person push the engine from the front as hard as they can.
If you're underneath the car, shift trans in 1st or 2nd gear and spin the driveshaft with your hand.
(Make sure parking brake is off.)
If you're on top of the engine bay, crank over the front eccentric shaft or alternator - if you got the belts installed - to turn the engine over.

Good job!


-Ted

I had a helper but they had to leave partway through. We got the splines lined up by jacking the transmission up a bit and pushing the top of the engine back towards the firewall. We had to take the driver side engine mount off to allow clearance. Helper had to leave but it was good timing in that we got the splines lined up and the rest I was able to solo. We were turning the engine via socket wrench on the front bolt.

Originally Posted by Gregory Casimir

congrats dude hope to see it running again

Thanks, Provided I don't have to have spark plugs brought in from another location or a warehouse I should be driving it early in the week. Things got slowed down yesterday because I decided to move my MBC from the shocktower to one of the air pump bracket bolt holes. Problem being, I had the housing powdercoated so there is coating in the holes and on the threads.

Does anyone know if the thread on those holes is M8x1.25? Those are the only 12mm head bolts I have and with the powder in there I don't want to force matters if it's the wrong thread. And, I don't want to start running a tap through there to clean it up if it isn't the same pitch.