remove 1hz engine (1 Viewer)

[AdventureRider]

Hi,
hope i am right here. i couldnt find anything in the search. I am removing my 1HZ engine to replace with 1HDT engine. I came to an issue removing it from transmission. Is there any way pros remove the engine without dropping the transmission? There is that one bolt up in the corner on the left which is the only one cant be removed without lowering the transmission. Any tricks?...or do i really have to drop the transmission?
Any suggestions are appreciated.

Kind Regards
Reini

 

[mudgudgeon]

Unbolt the transmission cross member and lower it with a jack 4 to 6" I create space to access the top bolt
Use two or three long extension bars and a flexible joint to attack the bolt working from beside the trans.
I would leave a couple of lower bolts in whole you do this.

After you have the bolts out, jack the trans back up and re bolt the cross member and support the front of the trans

 

[AdventureRider]

Thank you mudgudgeon,

We exactly did it like this. Worked great!