Thrust Bearing & breather plate

In order to convert the engine from front wheel drive to rear wheel drive you need to insert a thrust bearing into the crank end in which the gearbox shaft locates.

In all fairness you don't need to remove the clutch and if you are careful you could insert it carefully with a suitable sized drift and careful knock into position. As I need to change the clutch it was just as easy to take the clutch off and knock into position.

The spigot bearing has a right and wrong way - as you can see from the two pictures the rubber seal needs to face OUTWARDS in order to stop rubbish, dirt etc being ingested into the engine.

so taking a suitable sized piece of dowel or equivalent drift, place the spigot into the crank end and gently tap in with a hammer.

Using the clutch alignment tool, I also took this opportunity to replace the clutch, gently lining up the clutch with the x6 holes and securing back in place.

Nice quick job but an essential job in order to ensure drive to the rear of the vehicle

Breather blanking plate

Another very quick job, three screws and a nice piece of machined "ATR" blanking plate which covers the hole left when the flame trap is removed (not needed). 

  

Engine Part 1

Well, I finally bit the bullet and ordered myself a brand new Ford Zetec engine from Kitspares, after much deliberation and shopping around plus hearing rumours that supplies of Zetec were drying up I placed my order and a shinny new engine was duly delivered on a pallet.

To make life a little easier I built a simple dolly on castors to move the engine around the garage floor, this was more useful for gaining some space back as the pallet took up alot of room preventing the wife's mini being parked in the garage!

A few pictures:

Before it can be installed some prep work needs to be carried out namely:

remove the inlet manifold / injectors

remove the exhaust manifold 

remove the fire trap

Fit spigot bearing

Replace filter with short filter

In addition to the above removal / replacement the following will also need fitting:

Alternator kit

Water rail kit

Throttle body (Single body plenum)

Gearbox!

Replacement inlet manifold to accept the GBS throttle body