engine not in, now busted the gearbox mounts

[srowlandson]

grr, i should have bought gearbox mounts the same time as the engine mounts, tried to lift the gearbox a bit to help ease the engine in that refuses to line up, and both mounts went pop.:(

is it going to be easier to remove the bulkhead, remove engine and gearbox, fit the 2 together then lift the entire unit into the car, tried 3 times to get the engine to mount to the gearbox, and it is about 1/2 inch away and not going together :( engine turns over so it should be lining up with the clutch etc :(
:mad:

[Dinty]

G'day All, An old trick to help with lining up engine 2 G/box, buy 4 3/8" whit bolts approx 4" (100mm) in length, cut of the heads, file a radius (or grind it) on the end where you have removed heads, undo 4 of the bolts (pick 4 that will be easy to get at i.e. like the clock 12 3 6 9 or whatever remove the studs and screw in your 4 x 4" whit bolts now re-swing engine line these up into the G/box bell housing and provided you have aligned your clutch properly it should go together with no fuss, hope that is of some help and get a mate to help as sometimes it is a PIA cheers Dennis:wasntme:
PS have a trolley jack as well to lift the front of the G/box as it helps to have them both in the same plane if you know what i mean.:angel:

[Blknight.aus]

even easier is a plank about an inch thick and about 4 wide by about 10 or so inches long.

sit that under the gearbox on the cross member with about 3 inchs of it hanging out on the engine side.

sit the adaptor on the engine onto the plank of wood slide it back untill the 4 locating dowls (from the previous posts)engage the bell housing and when they just engage check all 4 for length and then if they are within a mm or so insert 4 of the normal studs+nuts or bolts and do them up 1/2 a turn at a time in the same pattern youd use for doing up a 4 stud wheel and your set.

If youve already had major issues getting it in check the spigot bearing for damage.