Motor removal/Front clip removal
I gotcha. I think your getting confused because awd DSMs have big transfer cases with halfshafts that do just slide out. You're going to find that 1.8ts are far easier than what your used to. Our trans have internal t-cases and with the front clip off, everything is right there with plenty of room to work. I'll pm you my number now.
I have to put the wiring harness on my other motor. I also have to swap flywheels because that motor was from an automatic. Why type of bolts hold the flywheel on so I can go pick a set of sockets up like that?
Oh boy, the flange on the crank will not be compatible with a flywheel. I believe an auto crank can be machined to fit the flywheel, but I'm not positive. But flywheel bolts are like 17s or 19s iirc. If you don't have an impact then you need to use 2 breaker bars so it won't just spin
Oh boy, the flange on the crank will not be compatible with a flywheel. I believe an auto crank can be machined to fit the flywheel, but I'm not positive. But flywheel bolts are like 17s or 19s iirc. If you don't have an impact then you need to use 2 breaker bars so it won't just spin
Last edited by 99a4wagon; Nov 19, 2010 at 12:29 AM.
I just ran into the same issue with the flywheel not fitting on an auto engine I am installing. Can the flywheel be modified or is the crank the only way to fix this? It would have been nice to know this when I bought the motor. crap!
The od is the same, but it sticks out too far and the id is not large enough for the pilot bearing to fit in. I am swapping out a 96 2.8l. No one asked auto or manual so I guess I am a little lost on this one? I already returned the old engine for the core charge so I can't see what that was like. Maybe I will stop by and see if they have it sitting around.


