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Oct 25, 2015 10:35 pm
Oct 25, 2015 10:35 pm
Subject: Re: LG45 Engine Mountings: Assessment and Replacement
I am most grateful for all the advice and many thanks to Bill for his call earlier today. Davids suggestion to make up a jig to accurately position the engine upon replacement is something I would not have considered and a very sensible solution.
It proved very difficult to photograph (from underneath the car) the rear mounting outer bolt. I wanted to show how it is 'sandwiched' but I gave up. But it is evident that the mounting can only be freed if these two 'sandwiched' bolts are removed and this requires removal of the engine and then the rear chassis bracket on both sides. This has all the complications set out by David above and really needs to be done when it is planned to do work on the front wings.
This is something I will schedule for the future as I do intend to have all the wings and running boards off for refurbishment. It is 30 years since the body was restored so they are showing some battle scars. That said, the car still drives really well, as evidenced in the tours of Scotland I have previously written up in the club mag.
This thread brings home to me how helpful the forum is with such matters. Whilst the published handbooks produced by the club are excellent they cannot possibly go into the detail needed to address questions relating to dismantling and reassembly.
I will now focus on putting my 11.9 engine back together. How I wish there was the same level of knowledge for this model as the LG45 !
Thanks again to David and Bill
Best Regards
Mark
I am most grateful for all the advice and many thanks to Bill for his call earlier today. Davids suggestion to make up a jig to accurately position the engine upon replacement is something I would not have considered and a very sensible solution.
It proved very difficult to photograph (from underneath the car) the rear mounting outer bolt. I wanted to show how it is 'sandwiched' but I gave up. But it is evident that the mounting can only be freed if these two 'sandwiched' bolts are removed and this requires removal of the engine and then the rear chassis bracket on both sides. This has all the complications set out by David above and really needs to be done when it is planned to do work on the front wings.
This is something I will schedule for the future as I do intend to have all the wings and running boards off for refurbishment. It is 30 years since the body was restored so they are showing some battle scars. That said, the car still drives really well, as evidenced in the tours of Scotland I have previously written up in the club mag.
This thread brings home to me how helpful the forum is with such matters. Whilst the published handbooks produced by the club are excellent they cannot possibly go into the detail needed to address questions relating to dismantling and reassembly.
I will now focus on putting my 11.9 engine back together. How I wish there was the same level of knowledge for this model as the LG45 !
Thanks again to David and Bill
Best Regards
Mark