DIY 7afe motor swap 56k killer lots of pics, taken a newer 7afe and putting it in your 94-95 celica Options

[nik]

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my project
reason bought the celica knowing it had rod knock

donor car a 1997 toyota corolla 7afe manual (( price $250 )) (( i sold parts off the car to make $325 back ))





project car 1994 toyota celica 7afe manual ((price $400))




this is just the order i did it in

step 1 pull the 7afe motor from the corolla ( completed )




step 2 go threw and label all the clips on the celica harness then remove from sensors etc ( completed )




step 3 pull the 7afe motor from the celica (in process right now)

park car let it cool down before working on
set ebrake!!
disconnect the battery
jack up the car and place jack stands on both sides of the car
label and remove harness
drain coolant, oil , power steering fuild, tranny fuild and any others i forgot to mention

remove radiator and fans
remove all lines going from the motor to the car
remove exhaust i did the headers 1st and mid pipe
unbolt hubs 1 17mm bolt and 2 17mm nuts
unbolt end links from hub to torque bars
remove cotter pin , cover and 30 mm nut
remove axel from hub and tranny
repeat both sides
remove any pieces that are block the motor mounts like the air box and cruise control if you have one
you have 4 motor mounts one on each side of the motor and one front and back ones
now you should be ready to remove motor and tranny

This post has been edited by nik: Oct 26, 2009 - 6:08 PM

[nik]

I drained my tranny first
unbolt the brake line to get more slack
then unbolted the hub 2 17mm bolts and 1 17 mm bolt
then unbolt the swaybar link just one side like a 14 mm plus an allen head
pull the pin at the end of the axel
remove the cover and use a 30mm to remove the axel nut

move the hub out to push that end out but watch out not to stretch your brake line

then use a pry bar to pop out the axel by the tranny