I think you may very well be right. But I speculated you could disconnect
all the engine accessories (and radiator?), and push the engine forward
and up slightly (supported by a floor jack), and actually pull it off. Of
course, then you ask, where is the advantage? I don't know if there is a
good rejoinder for that. Possibly if there was nowhere nearby to rent a
hoist, or it was a holiday, or you didn't have adequate overhead room in
your shed, it might be worth attempting. Or perhaps merely as an
experiment, for the adventurous and not-easily-daunted. Maybe he can
settle the question once and for all!
Charley & Peggy Robinson had this to say:
>
> I flat don't believe it will work. Fisher Jones, who has worked on
>every LBC known to man, says he tried it once, just to see. The tranny
>wouldn't come out. By the time you move it far enough back to clear the
>clutch it won't tilt down because the larger diameter of the tailshaft
>housing is engaged within the fixed crossmember.
>
> Anyway, think about it. You'd still havre to remove the driveshaft,
>rear mounts and crossmember. Also the slave cylinder. A bit more work
>and the whole thing is out on the bench. A pox on the whole idea!
>
> CR
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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