Sonett Models
- Disconnect battery ground cable, remove headlights and indicator light wiring harnesses, and remove hood. Drain engine oil and radiator coolant.
- Disconnect radiator and expansion tank hoses and remove radiator. Remove air cleaner. Disconnect all hoses and cables from engine and note their locations for reassembly.
- Disconnect throttle control and engine slide support at cylinder head. Remove flange nuts for exhaust pipes at cylinder heads. Remove lower clamps for exhaust pipe at engine mounts.
- Remove rubber cushions for middle exhaust pipe from under floor. Remove two front engine mounts, working from above. Remove spacers at cylinder heads and lower muffler as far as possible.
- Disconnect freewheel control from transmission. Remove rear bolt attaching clutch cylinder and hang cylinder aside. Note placement of brake light control.
- Remove gear shift rod from transmission by removing tapered pins. Disconnect speedometer cable from transmission.
- Lift front part of floor mat and remove right hand pedal plate so that center screw of rear engine bracket can be removed.
- Jack up vehicle and place stands to support front of vehicle. Remove large clamps from inner universal joint rubber boots.
- Attach lifting sling to engine and lift engine about two inches. Slide transmission stub out of rear engine bracket.
- Loosen inner universal joints, first right then left side. Do this with "T" shaped pieces of drive shaft located vertically and engine pushed over as far as possible in opposite direction.
- Lift engine out of vehicle and remove transmission, if necessary.