series 3 cant get engine back in
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jamesmartin
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have you checked theres no dowels or excess studs series boc bellhousing is a tight fit and does need gear box hold up firmly and engine pushing up square to it ,removing engine mounts helps
crashbox
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Have you centred the clutch with the gearbox shaft?
Sirus
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Just keep trying... Jack the box up, Mess about with levelling the engine. Then when your really ****ed off it usually just drops straight in and laughs at you.
crashbox
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You will mess about all day if it aint centred. It only has to be a baw hair out, also try turning the engine/gearbox slightly as the splines have to match up as well.
Ferret123
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Another possibility is that youve got an imperial gearbox bellhousing and the 2.5 N/A will be metric which the treads are a tiny bit too big my bellhousing had to be drilled for a 110 2.25 petrol, let us know how you get on
samc88
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We just use an old half-shaft as an alignment tool.
mikebeetle
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Helped someone from this forum who had the same problem yesterday (albeit a 200tdi). The clutch plate was out of line so we sorted that with an alignment tool i had made up a few years ago.
The wading plug on the flywheel housing was also catching on the gearbox crossmember so just jacked the 'box up a bit. Check for that too.
After that it went in ok
The wading plug on the flywheel housing was also catching on the gearbox crossmember so just jacked the 'box up a bit. Check for that too.
After that it went in ok
Vagrent
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Have you tried opening the bonnet?:lol:
