Gearbox

[boostin32]

can i get the gearbox out without taking the engine out ??? it dosent look like there is enuf room to get a spanner on the top bolt.

It mite sound a bit stupid but iv never done it b4 n thought id ask b4 i started

the car is a r32 gts-t im changing the clutch

any help would be great

[RubyRS4]

If you have access to a hoist it can be done. Remove tailshaft and undo gearbox crossmember. It will tilt the engine back enough to get a socket on a long extension bar to the bolts at the top of the bellhousing.

[kidafa]

easily do-able.

For top bolt just get a heap of socket extensions and come from the back of the box and over the top of it

[chef_stagea]

ull need a ghetto extension bar set up... as kidafa is bout to tell u...

yes i can be done... yes it can get a bit ghetto... yes it is good fun

[RubyRS4]

Yeah, as mentioned in post #2, long extension bar and an engine hoist will make job easy. LukeENR34 might have a hoist you can use. Give him a PM. He knows what he's doing.

[tm_r33]

i just dropped the box out of my 33 in my drive way with nothing but a trolley jack.... would i recommend this..... FARK NO. 33 is trickier than 32 (bigger box bit less room) but chuck it on a hoist if u can mate. i undid the top bellhousing bolts from the top with a spanner lol. yes i was out in the cold for 2 long nights. get under neath it if ya can tho mate.

[boostin32]

yeah i thought if i pulled the shaft out the engine would tilt back. ok thanks guys ill give ya's an update on how it goes.

[kidafa]

dono if id bother with trying to use a hoist

4 stands and a trolley jack and ull be set. At least its not an R with a transfercase on the box alot less room and more weight!

[chef_stagea]

lol at a hoist... undo... pry... stand back... drink beer

[dark.sky]

try having a 33 box in a 32, now thats tight! haha

I did my entire engine and gearbox conversion with 4 axle stands and 2 trolley jacks. Just make sure you get a good aligner for the clutch. I mounted my gearbox to the motor out of the car, had an aligner, and it was still a bitch to actually get it in there - took 3 go's. Dont tighten up the bolts on the bellhousing if it doesnt slip in on its own. If you do the bolts in an attempt to get the input shaft into the spi-got, youll crack the bellhousing. You will feel when it slots in properly.

The R32 gearbox weighs 45kg from memory.

[RubyRS4]

lol at a hoist... undo... pry... stand back... drink beer

Using a hoist is the smartest and easiest thing to do. Don't like your idea of a haphazard way of doing things. Jamie, get access to a hoist and the right tools.

[Luke_ENR34]

I'll do it for $250, got a hoist and bunch of tools. Also I would replace the rear crank seal while u got the flywheel off and get that machined to. Also replace the thrust bearing to. Do it once do it right.

[KISIN]

took a lil effort an improvising with tools for the top bolt, but its not overly hard.

[Fabs_32]

When I did it, I also loosened my engine cross member bolts so it drops the engine a bit lower. makes it easier to get to the top bolt. Just dont forget to tighten them up after!

[craig R33]

who are you? ^^^

[mad-mk1]

i welded a bar to a ring spanner to get the top bolt from ontop of the engine easy peasy,

[boostin32]

Who is who??