@panterapatt posted:Maybe I am missing it as I have never done the install, but how do you destroy the bushing or for that matter, a bearing? I want to learn as much as I can before I do mine. thanks
The position of the ZF in the first photo will not harm a pilot bearing. It's the angled position in the second photo that could damage it. I don't think a bushing would be harmed. It is fairly easy to install the the ZF when the engine is out of the car. When the engine is in the car it must be angled upward at the back just so to allow a smooth ZF install. It is when the ZF is tilted upward that damage can be done to a pilot bearing.