Yes.Is there a way to safely move or tow a Fiat X19 with the engine out of the engine bay?
THX DanIf the engine is out but the transaxle and half shafts are in, and the transaxle is still secured to the north-south crossmember, then put it in neutral and off you go, slowly for a short distance. The weight of the transaxle will be levering the lower mount awkwardly like this, so for anything more than a driveway's length, I'd either remove the transaxle and halfshafts, or at a minimum find a way to support the weight of the driver's far end of the transaxle with strong rachet straps or similar.
If engine and transaxle are out but the halfshafts are still in, unfasten the half shafts at the hubs (6 allen head capscrews per outer CV joint), remove the half shafts and off you go.
That's the answer for a five-speed.If engine and transaxle are out but the halfshafts are still in, unfasten the half shafts at the hubs (6 allen head capscrews per outer CV joint), remove the half shafts and off you go.
That's the answer for a five-speed.
For a four-speed, you remove axle shafts completely by undoing the big staked nut at the end and pulling them out of the hub. Chances are you'll have done that as part of removing the transmission, but if instead you've removed the A-arms, struts, hubs and carriers, transmission and axle shafts together you'll have to separate the shafts from the hub and then reinstall the suspension bits.
It’s ok if you’re just rolling it around the shop, which is how I’m understanding “moving” here.My apologies if I am asking a stupid question but won’t doing this as you describe destroy the rear wheel bearing? My recollection was that doing it this way would cause the bearing to separate as the outer CV is the ‘clamp’ for the bearing.