What is the easiest way to change the engine and gearbox on my Toledo / Dolomite 1300 / 1500?
Disconnect everything associated with engine and gearbox in the engine bay, remove the carbs and remove the gear stick. Jack the car up as high as possible and support on axle stands at the body jacking points (use pieces of wood about 4 x1 about 12 long to spread the load and support car just behind jacking points). Remove road wheels, remove brake callipers from stub axle carrier (don t disconnect hoses) hang the callipers from the inner valance using string to remove the weight of the callipers from the hoses. Remove the front shock absorber units from the car, disconnect the propshaft from the gearbox, and disconnect the Speedo cable, if you have an auto disconnect the selector link rod at the gearbox and tie out of the way. If your gearbox is auto or man O/D use suitable sized pieces of wood to wedge between the gearbox and subframe then carefully remove the nuts holding the gearbox mount to the body ensuring that the wood wedged in earlier is taking the weight of the gearbox befo
