B-Series swap help

[Benefit]

well im just about getting ready to take out my b18 out of my DC2....so far its extremely simple compared to my old sr 240

ive taken out the wiring harness completely, unbolted the exhaust , took out the coolant hoses and all these other vacuum lines , pretty much everything connected to the engine is now disconnected...ive also unbolted the driver and passenger mount and now im SORT of stuck.


there are these 2 extra mount type things by the passenger and driver mounts, what do they do?


oh and how do i take out the shift linkage? ive unbolted one and the other one is like a pushy pully thingy...

and i need to push the car around and the transmission is in gear...****.

oh and where should i hoist the engine from?


any help is appreciated and will yield reps

[Batlground]

1) Mounts are TORQUE mounts, inbolt them from the motor and unbolt them from the chassis.

2) Welcome to what we in the industry call the "***** pin". You need a 8mm punch and a happer. you hammer the pin out from the bottom, you MUST MAKE SURE WHATEVER YOU USE TO HIT THE PIN OUT DOESNT GO INSIDE OF IT. the pin will expand and almost become impossible to get out.

Make sure whatever you use it doesnt go inside the pin.

good luck

[Benefit]

so i just hammer it out?

[Batlground]

yup

[Benefit]

and where can i hoist it from?

[EmminoDaGreat]

Yup hammer it out, to make it easy leave the tranny side upper mount on and the driver upper on when you hook the chain up, as they are the easier ones to remove.

[gtikid]

When I tried to remove the bitch pin, I found it easier to use a flat head screwer and bang it out. Use a flathead that is small enough to clear where the bitch pin goes in to, but not small enough to actually go inside of the bitch pin itself. It really is a bitch to get that pin out.

Oh and just pull on the shift linkage to get the car out of gear to push it out :goodjob:

[EJdm]

hoist to where ever is strong enough...thats what i do...

[green91]

i hoist it from the alternator bolt and there is usually a hanger on the trans i use

[Benefit]

alright well wiring harness is out and all other hoses connected to the engine. all i have to do now is take out the axles and the ***** pin and i should be good to hoist it out?

[EK Hotch]

Throttle cable and clutch slave cylinder line, other than that, it sounds ready to come out...ground wires?

[Barefoot]

this is what i got perfect every time. takes less than a sec to get it out.

mst6565
http://matcotools.com/ProductImages/MST6565.jpg

[iNsTuN nOoDoH]

Use the ac compressor bolt. By far the easiest way out when you don't have a punch.

[Benefit]

can anyone tell me why it just took me 3 hours to take out an axle...and fail at trying to get the ***** pin out

how the hell do you take out the bolt that go through the ball joint in the upper control arm? (i instead just unbolted the entire assembly from the bay)

[Benefit]

and this doesnt pertain to anything but what is the little sensor that chills by the axle ridges? what does it do?

[green91]

to remove the ball joint from the LCA or even tie rod ends buy one of these:
http://oem-tools.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=1750&osCsid=l7stlnjk6g3hi1m0trob4itur2
they are about $15 at autozone.

the ridges on your axles are the exciter rings for your ABS sensors. those rides are used by the ABS sensor to detect wheel speed.

[gsrteg]

What ever you do, do not use a hammer to hit the joints out, it WILL, let me repeat, it WILL mess up your ball joint threads. Use a ball joint puller, it will save you time and money.

The tool looks like this:

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x45/whoasnoopy/balljointpuller.jpg

Put the tool on like this, (this photo has a different tool,but the tool above works the same way): And when removing the cotter pin, you remove by pulling on the looped end outwards!!!

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x45/whoasnoopy/balljointremoval-1.jpg

Then remove your axles with a pry bar, or big flat head screw driver...as illustrated:

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x45/whoasnoopy/removalofaxle-1.jpg

Hope this help clear up some questions...

[iNsTuN nOoDoH]

I knock out ball joints 24.7 with a hammer haha. no damage yet. If you don't want to damage the threads leave the castle nut on, but not tight.

[Benefit]

alright well im just about ready to hoist out the engine but i dont know where to put the chain...

i have already put a bolt through one of the links on the back of the head...where do i put the other one?