Most of this week has been spent in preparing the engine for removal. First job is to get the driveshafts out. The Haynes manual wants you to do rather more than is necessary. I loosened the nuts in the engine bay that secure the suspension strut then removed the nut and bolt clamping the lower suspension arm ball joint. Removing the hub nut (32mm) took quite a lot of effort on the end of 1m socket extension bar. The slot at the bottom of the hub that forms the clamp for the lower ball joint needs opening up a bit with a chisel. Prise the suspension arm off the hub. This again needs considerable effort, a long lever and a lump of wood under the subframe. Once the hub is free then its just a question of using a hub puller to separate the hub from the drive shaft.
The nearside shaft is then levered out of the differential/gearbox casing. The offside shaft needs the intermediate shaft bearing cap to be removed before the shaft is just slid out.
A little tip here is to either drain the gearbox oil before you start or have a suitable container under the gearbox.
The shafts out of the car!
Spent sometime disconnecting stuff from the engine in readiness for its removal. The gear selector cables, clutch hydraulic hose, the heater hoses, air con hoses etc.
Here are the gear selector cables.
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