B25SS Tacho Drive

[CLIVEDACKUS]

When fitting/removing a tacho drive the manual says you need to raise the engine at the front. My question is. How much dismantling do I need to do to enable me to lift the front of the engine up enough to allow the drive to slide out without hitting the frame?

Thanks in advance
Clive

[AWJDThumper]

I'm not sure how much you will need to lift the front of the engine to remove the drive but to give you the maximum lift possible you will need to remove:

1. Exhaust down pipe
2. Front engine bolt
3. Lower engine bolt
4. Head steady

You will then need to loosen the rear engine bolt and, perhaps, loosen the rear engine plates as well to allow the front of the engine to be rotated upwards. I think it should clear the electrics box, otherwise this would need to be removed. The amount of lift will be determined by the available clearance above the engine. You may also need to remove the head steady bracket from the top of the head to give you more clearance and lift.

If you find you still can't remove the tacho drive then there's not much more you need to dismantle to actually take out the engine!

[CLIVEDACKUS]

Thanks for that