Re: [alfa] GTV-6 engine swap nightmare

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The driveshaft is jammed against the tunnel, and the center giubo is 
jammed against the (non-removable) crossmember since I unbolted it to 
let the front driveshaft section move around more.  In any case, the 
driveshaft won't rotate.  I've been prying like hell, with multiple 
people helping, and that's how I've gotten this far (engine clear of 
brake booster, steering rack, and frame members; driveshaft nose out 
flywheel; only a few threads worth of flywheel studs still in giubo). 
But now that I've gotten this far, I don't understand how the damn 
giubo can be hanging on to those threads so damn hard!

-Joe


>Try turning the drive shaft while pulling the engine away.  I have 
>been able to remove and install a 2L engine on an AlfettaGTV by just 
>undoing the front donut from the flywheel. (BTW, I found it 
>impossbile to do this on the sedan).  I am assuming the v6 would not 
>be that different since it isn't any longer than the 4cyl.  If all 
>else fails, you can gently apply a pry bar to pull the donut away. 
>-Farzan
>
>-------------- Original message from Joe Elliott : --------------
>>  Has anyone ever tried to pull a GTV-6 engine by only removing the
>>  nuts securing the front giubo to the flywheel? Because that's what I
>>  did, and now th engine is almost all the way out, with just a few
>>  threads of the flywheel studs refusing to come out of their
>>  respective holes in the giubo. The giubo is already worn out, so I'd
>>  have no problem destroying it, but just yanking on the engine with
>>  the hoist forces the driveshaft against the tunnel, and starts to
>>  lift the car. Are there any solvents or acids that will just
>>  dissolve the giubo? I think that would solve the problem.
>>
>>  Joe Elliott
>>  '82 GTV-6
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