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ENGINE MECHANICAL AND MOUNTS
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a. Attach left chain to alternator support rear bolt.
b. Bolt right chain to existing threaded hole at lower
right front of engine.
2. Assemble loose ends of chain to support device
bolts and adjust to remove engine weight from motor
mounts.
3. Remove the two motor mount bracket to motor
mount retaining nuts.
4. Remove the two front suspension to frame rail bolt
retaining nuts.
5. Remove nut and bolt at lower end of steering shaft
U-joint.
6. With a floor jack under the center of the front
suspension cross member, raise car high enough for
wheels and suspension assembly to be rolled from
under car.
7. Position jack stands under both front jack brackets
on underbody to support car in this position.
8. Remove both front cross member support to frame
attaching bolts.
9. Remove brake pipe to brake hose retaining clips
at frame rails and disconnect brake hose from brake
pipes. Use an absorbent material or suitable con-
tainer for the brake fluid that will drain out.
10. Lower the front suspension assembly and remove
from under car.
11. Drain engine oil and remove oil pan and gasket.
Installation
(Opel 1900 and Manta)
1. Apply a light bead of sealer to the clean sealing
surfaces of the oil pan and affix a new gasket.
2. Bolt oil pan and gasket assembly to engine block.
3. Roll front suspension and floor jack under car and
raise into position careful to pilot the cross member
to frame rail attaching bolts and steering shaft to
their respective locations.
4. Install cross
to frame attaching
bolts and torque to 22 lb.ft.
5. Connect brake hose to brake pipes and install
retaining clips.
6. Bleed front brake system. Maintain brake fluid
7. Remove jack stands and lower car.
8. Install suspension to frame rail bolt retaining nuts.
9. Release and remove engine supporting device.
10. Install motor mount bracket to motor mount
retaining nuts.
11. Install steering shaft U-joint lower bolt and nut.
12. Replace engine oil.
Removal
Series)
1. Support engine in vehicle using Tool J-23375. See
Figure
15.
Figure
Engine Holding Fixture
Install tool by removing upper engine mount nut and
installing fixture. Replace nut and tighten. The en-
gine will now be supported by the tool, between the
frame rails. The front suspension need not be
removed on GT Models.
2. Drain oil.
3. Remove oil pan bolts and remove oil.
Installation (GT Series)
1. Replace oil pan and bolts.
2. Remove engine holding fixture and replace engine
mounts.
3. Replace engine oil.
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