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Post by paddymk2 on Aug 27, 2019 3:25:22 GMT
Hi All So I'm part way through removing the engine to give access to the gearbox. In the BW35TA manual (down loaded from the Austin NSW Club site) it indicates "Remove the self-lock nuts 8" Now is that all there is to get the shafts off or is there something more to do to get access? Or is there any other tricks or traps I need to be aware of? Drive shaft.pdf (92.77 KB) Thanks for the support! Paddy |
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Post by snoopy11 on Aug 27, 2019 9:51:40 GMT
I have found that removing the engine is easier if you remove as many of the ancillary items as you can. (Carbs,manifold, alternator, radiator etc)
My method it to put the car on stands.
Get underneath and undo the spider joints, exhaust, tie bar and gear selector
Remove the front wheels and break the top ball joints. This allows the hubs to be swung down in turn pulling the drive shafts back and out of the way. Be careful with the break flex pipe. You will need to make sure you don’t stress those
I assume you will have all the fluids drained etc but make sure the drain plug is put back. That half pint that gets left in there gets everywhere if you don’t.
Remove battery tray
Put a trolley jack and block under engine for support
Attach lifting straps to engine
Trick now is to attach a ratchet strap from the diff, under the engine and to the upright part of the engine crane.
Remove the top engine mount / cross bar completely
Make sure all electric connections are out of the way and earth strap removed
Lift the crane to take out any slack in the straps
Remove front and rear mounts
Lift away
The trick now is the ratchet strap. As the engine comes up it will foul on the displacer tube. By tightening the ratchet it will rotate the engine and pull it around.
Lift engine clear.
Easy isn’t it.
Alternatively I believe it will all come out as one assembly but I would not like to try it.
When it’s out we will await your post of the back plates stuck. How do I get it off / where is the secret bolt.
Oh and there is the springs. 😂
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Post by Penguin45 on Aug 27, 2019 10:53:47 GMT
Speedo cable.... Remarkable how far you can lift an entire car with a speedo cable.....
I would suspect that the 8 nuts are four on each side to release the inner drive shaft from the outer section. Automatics originally came with the Hardy Spicer universal joint type shaft, so removing the nuts and bolts will simply allow the flat flanges to separate. The outer shafts have sliding joints, so can be levered away from the hairy rubber spider if later type shafts have been fitted.
Chris.
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Post by paddymk2 on Aug 27, 2019 13:31:43 GMT
thanks very much guys!
I've got the benefit of having it on hoist.
I must say its been fun working on it - you want to get it done but its nice to do it right.
Cheers
Paddy
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Post by Penguin45 on Aug 27, 2019 14:24:17 GMT
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Post by paddymk2 on Sept 15, 2019 12:24:23 GMT
Thanks Dave- well the engine and transmission are out as one unit and delivered carefully to the transmission guy. It was one of those things where doing it the second time (I hope note!) would be a lot easier :Just how to jiggle and what to hit hard.
Looking across the site the BW35TA seems to be reported as mostly the same as the BW35 standard as using here in several locally made cars.
For the unique TA gaskets, there are some PDFs with scaling factors at the AMVCNSW 1800
(site.http://www.amvcnsw.com.au/austin1800/Service_Gaskets.html)
I was wondering if any of these gaskets are directly available in the UK?
Or if anyone has translated the PDF image into a dxf cad file that could be sent to a local laser cutter with a sheet of gasket material?
Best regards
Paddy
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