Before lifting the engine on there I had to remove the cylinder head, clutch, and flywheel. In my normal manor I managed to drop the old flywheel on my knee and as per usual it was the sharp tooth edge which graced my knee. Why does it always have to be the sharp side and not something blunt?
Best way to remove the mini flywheel is to place a flat bladed screwdriver on the teeth to stop it rotating as you undo the bolts, a friendly hand always makes life that little bit easier.
Next to remove was the cylinder head. The cylinder head on the mini is quite easy to pull apart, with very few bolts to undo, just make sure your crack and break them in the correct order or anti clockwise. By removing the head studs I then set about removing the chain guides and tensioner. Once off this allowed me to lift the head off the block, with the exception of some soot the head and block are in very good condition and I would say this was a relatively low mileage engine.
Then to get on with taking the engine out of the garage and into the shed to start the build. I bolted the trolley head to the engine using some m12 bolts through the gearbox side, then knowing there was no way I was going to lift this on my own we laid the trolley on its back and almost tipped the engine on the trolley and then lifted it up in one go. (Thanks to BG for the lift)
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