Hey Guys,
I searched and couldn't find this issue, everyone just talks about how they pulled apart the engine and saw..blah blah.
I am doing a rebuild on a 00 outback (EJ25) and have got down to the point where I want to seperate the halves of my engine.
Can the halves be seperated with pistons still attached to the camshaft (ie do they slide out the internal side of the block). I can get good seperation of the halves but cannot get any further. The book I have says to open the hex key access port and (presumably) unbolt the connection rods (though it does not explicitly say what you do once the access ports are open).
I was trying to avoid buying the massive hex key.
Any tips I would appreciate.
Jesse
I searched and couldn't find this issue, everyone just talks about how they pulled apart the engine and saw..blah blah.
I am doing a rebuild on a 00 outback (EJ25) and have got down to the point where I want to seperate the halves of my engine.
Can the halves be seperated with pistons still attached to the camshaft (ie do they slide out the internal side of the block). I can get good seperation of the halves but cannot get any further. The book I have says to open the hex key access port and (presumably) unbolt the connection rods (though it does not explicitly say what you do once the access ports are open).
I was trying to avoid buying the massive hex key.
Any tips I would appreciate.
Jesse