I've been told the same thing but I don't believe it. The factory shop manual certainly doesn't say that you have to remove the engine, only that you need a tool to remove the flywheel nut and a puller for the flywheel or auto trans balance weight. Racing beat sells replacements for all of the factory tools.

I'd still like to know why people suggest that removing the engine is a requirement.

 

well removing the engine isint hard to do at all... i would prefer to remove the engine... it maked thing WAAAAY easier to work on....

my first engine pull ever was done on a GSL-se BY MYSELF with only 1 person there to half assidly get me the toold i needed... i did it in under 2 hours..

im not worried about having to pull the engine causing a shitlad of more work.. it may be a little more work.. but it will make the process less painfull...

ive been told the pedal assembly is the hardest part of the swap... so im not quivering over pulling the engine and tranny

-greg

 

Well I've pulled and installed engines (okay, one of each) on a first gen too and it wasn't too much fun without access to a real engine hoist and stand. If you've got one, great, I guess, but it'd be much easier for me just to put the car up on stands. How are you planning to get the flywheel locking nut and the auto balance off?

 

if your serious about it, if got most of the parts you'll need...the clutch pedal, clutch master and slave posibly some other parts ive forgotten.

 

I never heard of that. I took mine off without removing the engine. As long as you buy a heavy duty puller, or make it yourself, then it's not too hard.

Here's what I used to pull it, 2'' thick steel. I tried just using 1'' thick at first, but it just bent the sh*t out of the puller.

 

How did you get the flywheel locking nut off, and how did you put it back on? How did you know that it was torqued enough?

 

Flywheel stopper, impact gun, torque wrench

 

is the flywheel nut 54mm?.. i gotta get the right size socket before friday...

and where can i get a flywheel stopper.?

-greg

 

How'd it go, Gregs?

 

I know this is a very general question, but how much would I expect to pay to swap my auto to manual? I have an '85 1st Gen. (Seperate the parts, and the labor cost.) Just a ballpark figure is fine.

 

i will be finishing the swap monday and im sure it will drag over to tuesday... i got the pedals and clutch master in...

im woorying about having enough leverage to get the flexplate off and torque the flywheel down with just dropping the tranny (ive decided on not pulling the engine)

when i get the flexplate off... will it just slide off? or will it need to be pried off?

-greg

 

Do it yourself. If you have a shop do it its gonna cost more than the car to begine with.