When doing the work yourself, you can relieve the engine mounts by installing a sufficiently strong beam or channel on the folds of both mudguards. The engine is covered from below with a cable or wire, the ends of which are fed onto the beam and tightened onto the beam using a crank (see illustration 2.0).
2.0 Fastening the engine in the engine compartment when removing it from the suspension mounts using a self-made device
Removing the gearbox is performed as follows. It is necessary to keep in mind, however, that each gearbox model has its own characteristics that do not affect the general procedure.
1. Place the hood vertically. Depending on the transmission model, it may be possible to remove the hood to remove the transmission from the engine compartment.
2. Disconnect both battery cable terminals from the battery. To remove some models of gearboxes, you need to remove the battery tray itself, because it will interfere with subsequent work.
3. Raise the front of the vehicle and place it on jack stands. The height of the sawhorses must be sufficient for working under the vehicle.
4. Remove both front wheels by unscrewing the mounting bolts before placing the vehicle on jack stands.
5. Unscrew the engine mudguard mounting bolts and remove the mudguard.
6. Disconnect both wheel drive axle shafts (see the relevant chapter).
7. Disconnect the front engine mount by unscrewing the mounting bolt.
8. Unscrew the bolt securing the exhaust pipe to the gearbox housing, and also disconnect the wiring harness plug holder.
9. Release the wiring harness secured to the battery holder in the engine compartment.
10. Loosen the electronic control unit mounting bolts and remove the unit.
11. Remove the air filter. If necessary, you can also remove the air intake box on the intake manifold.
12. Disconnect the accelerator cable from the throttle lever. To do this, pull the cable forward and remove it from the lever and from the counter support.
13. Disconnect the gear shift mechanism or remove the gear shift cable ends from the gear lever.
14. Disconnect (if any) from the gearbox, the ground wire (-), the reverse light switch wire, the speedometer drive shaft, the speedometer sensor plug. Depending on the engine type and fuel injection system, there may be other wires on the gearbox. All of them must be disconnected.
15. Remove the starter mounting bolts and disconnect the starter. Place the starter aside without disconnecting the wires from it. Do not hang the starter by the wires connected to it, even if the wires appear strong enough.
16. Unscrew the drain plug on the bottom of the gearbox from underneath the vehicle.
17. Drain the oil from the gearbox housing into a clean container and screw the plug back in. The container must have a volume of at least 2 liters.
18. Remove the clutch housing bolts. If present, remove the flywheel cover.
After completing all the above work, lift the engine to relieve the load on its supports. The load on the supports should be minimal.
19. Secure the gearbox to the cable and lift it with a crane.
20. Disconnect the gearbox mounting bracket.
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21. Remove the bolts securing the gearbox to the engine. Two bolts secure the box at the top and three at the bottom.
22. Make sure the gearbox is securely fastened with a cable and disconnect the engine and gearbox. The box sits on dowel pins, so it needs to be pushed from side to side to clear it from the engine (see illustration).
2.22 Removing the gearbox and extracting it from the engine compartment
If, when pushing the gearbox away from the engine, one of the mounting pins comes out along with the gearbox, then put it back together with the bolts that secure the gearbox to the engine. If there is no crane to lift the gearbox, it can be removed by placing a mobile lift underneath it. When installing the box on the lift, place it on wooden slats.