ok so ive put the engine in ang virtually evrything ready to realise that ive forgotten the pulley before the spacer on my engine fan doh' , ive been told to take off all the shround screws and undo the piping... but i know IF i can get them undone i wont be able to get all of them back.. so i was thinking of undoing the engine bolts and jacking it up... will this work ? or is there a better way ?

i removed the shroud and made a spanner, cut down a spanner and weldeed it to a bar

that was once, second time i made one with a socket welded to a bar, it btroke and hurt

i also did the same thing, forgot the pulley

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

hm... i cant get my hand down to get the once closest to the windsheld so its really not an option.. (dont have a welder either)

Undo the two bolts on the top of the engine mounting bracket under the radiator. These hold the radiator support bracket to the shroud at the bottom (its got the rubber grommets in it).

This should allow some movement forward to get at the rear screws of the shroud for re-fitment.

Daniel

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Mafs waz not my strong subgeckt at skkol

already done that :

is it possible to undo the engine mounts on that side..and do it that way ?

seek(search) and ye shall find.

matt "the(mad)miniman" read knows what's going on..

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic ... 298#165298

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There is no way this would work in my car, the engine has too many mounts to undo to make enough room. I don't think it would get past the fan either, not that I take it out that often.

The way I do it is take off the top shroud and remove fan then pull out the whole s4!t. To take off the top of the shroud I have to undo the two bolts I suggested to get to the screws at the rear.

Daniel

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Mafs waz not my strong subgeckt at skkol

you think you cant get them undone, but i have done this job many times

the trick is once its apart to cut the rear quarter from the bottom shroud, this makes getting the bottom hose off less than impossible in future instances.

just be glad that you're doing this job on a clubman!

ive never done it on a clubby!

probably y my hands were so mushed u[p!

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar