2. Fix the lid in the upper position.
3. Apply the handbrake and jack up and support the front of the car so that there is at least 60 cm between the bumper and the ground. Remove both front wheels.
4. Drain the fluid from the cooling system.
5. Using a hex key, unscrew the drain plug and drain the oil from the gearbox into a suitable container (see photo). When finished, replace and tighten the drain plug.

6. If necessary, drain the oil from the engine.
7. Remove the air cleaner (see chapter 3).
8. Disconnect the wires from the battery, unscrew the clamp bolt and remove the battery and its platform (see photo).

9. Remove the radiator (see chapter 2).
10. Disconnect the upper hose from the thermostat housing and the expansion hose(s) from the expansion tank and thermostat housing (see photos).
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11. Disconnect the heater hoses at the engine compartment bulkhead.

12. Where applicable, remove the power steering pump without disconnecting the hoses from it and place it aside.
13. Working under the right wheel arch, remove the engine shield. Where applicable, disconnect the front brake pad wear sensor wiring (see photos).
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14. Disconnect the lower hoses from the cylinder block and remove the metal tube (if any) from the inner surface of the right wing (see photos).

15. Disconnect the heater supply hose from the rear surface of the cylinder head (see photo).

16. Disconnect the bypass hose from the water pump inlet and the front surface of the cylinder head (see photos).
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17. Loosen the bolts and remove the expansion tank to provide more space to work.

18. Disconnect the engine wiring harness near the battery and remove the harness retaining clip on the gearbox (see photos).
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19. Disconnect the wiring from the following equipment:
- a. starter
- b. generator
- in. cooling system thermal switch (see photos)
- oil level sensor (see photo)
- d. oil pressure relay (see photo)
- e. reverse light switch (see photo)
- glow plugs
- z. shut-off solenoid on the fuel injection pump
- and diagnostic sockets (see photo)
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20. Remove the bolts securing the ground wires to the gearbox (see photos).
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21. On Horizon models, remove the bolts securing the clutch slave cylinder and place it to the side so it does not interfere (see photo).

22. On other models, disconnect the clutch cable and remove the push rod (see photo).

23. Disconnect the speedometer cable from the gearbox.
24. Disconnect the gas pedal cable from the fuel injection pump and place it to the side so that it does not interfere.
25. Disconnect the vacuum hose from the vacuum pump and brake booster. Disconnect the pressure hose from the pump and intake manifold.
26. Disconnect the supply and return fuel hoses from the high-pressure fuel pump (see photo).
27. Unscrew the nut (where available) and disconnect the reverse gear lock cable from the top of the gearbox (see photos). Place it to the side so it doesn't get in the way.
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28. Disconnect the gear shift rods from the gearbox. To disconnect the rods you will need a small open-end wrench (see photo).
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29. Loosen the bolts securing the exhaust downpipe to the manifold and remove them along with the springs and rings (see photo).
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30. Remove the bolts and nuts securing the front lower arms to the hub holders (see photo). Remove the bolts securing the anti-roll bar support.

31. Using a lever, move the suspension arms down one by one until the ball joints move away from the bottom of the hub holders. Remove the ball joint boots (if provided).
32. Have an assistant pull the left hub outward while simultaneously lowering the left drive shaft out of the differential axle gear (see photo). Wedge the hub in this position with a wooden block.

33. On models produced before July 1984, support the left differential axle gear with a wooden dowel or stick. If you don't do this, the axle shafts may become misaligned when you remove the right drive shaft.
34. Loosen the 2 nuts securing the right-hand drive shaft intermediate bearing to the lower engine support bracket bolted to the cylinder block and turn the bolt heads 90° to release the bearing (see photos).
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35. Have an assistant pull the right hub outward while simultaneously removing the right drive shaft from the differential axle gear (see photo). Wedge the hub in this position with a wooden block.

36. Remove the nuts from the bolts of the splined joint of the lower engine mount (near the pillow and near the crosspiece), paying attention to the position of the spacer pads (see photos).
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37. Loosen the bolts and press the lower engine support bracket off the pins on the cylinder block (see photo).

38. Remove the bracket, rotate the right drive shaft forward and tie it to the front towing eye (see photos).
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39. Connect the hoist to the engine lifting brackets (see photo) so that the engine and gearbox could be fixed in a horizontal position, removing their weight from the cushions.

40. Loosen the nuts and remove the right engine support bracket (see photos).
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41. Remove the bolt and nut from the left engine mount. Unscrew the nut(s) and remove the support rubber (see photo).

42. Lower the engine and gearbox to the ground, taking care not to damage the equipment remaining in the engine compartment (see photos).
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43. Remove the engine and gearbox from under the car.
44. If after removing the engine with the gearbox you need to roll the car, you should connect the suspension arms to the hub holders, install the wheels and fix the drive shafts in their normal position with wire so that they can rotate freely.




































