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1971 Ea61 & 62

  1. Disconnect battery cable. Remove spare wheel from engine compartment. Disconnect horn wire. Remove nuts beneath hood stay, and left and right hinge bolts. Leave hinges attached to hood and lift off hood.
  2. Remove front bumper by removing two attaching bolts. Remove two screws on each side and remove grille. Remove three bolts from hood lock, leaving cable attached, set lock aside. Remove 10 bolts around edge of front skirt. Slide front skirt down and away from vehicle.
  3. Remove air cleaner assembly. Disconnect fuel line from fuel pump intake, allow fuel to drain into a suitable container. Drain radiator and engine block. Disconnect radiator hoses at engine.
  4. Disconnect the following electrical wires: Two alternator connectors, starter positive cable, negative when starter is removed, thermostat, oil pressure switch, high tension from coil and blower motor.
  5. Pull out three harnesses, distributor primary and two thermo switches. Remove harnesses from four clamps on sub-radiator.
  6. Remove starter and heater duct casing. Disconnect heater control cable from blower fan motor.
  7. Remove radiator, sub-radiator, shroud, blower motor and reservoir tank as an assembly by removing two bolts mounting blower casing and four screws and two bolts on left and right sides. Do not remove center bolt. Withdraw assembly toward front of vehicle.
    NOTE: Do not separate blower motor from shroud. Reassembly is difficult.
  8. Disconnect wiring and tubes from windshield pump. Remove windshield washer tank. Pull hand brake lever to lock brake drums. Remove three bolts attaching brake drum to double offset joint. Lower double offset joint and axle. Disconnect brake line. Brake fluid will be drained into a suitable pan.
  9. Remove accelerator and choke cable from carburetor. Disconnect speedometer cable at speedometer and pull out of engine compartment.
  10. On column shift, disconnect gear selector cable from top of transmission. Disconnect hand brake cable inside of vehicle, and arrange so cable can be removed with transmission.
  11. On floor shift, disconnect gear shift rod from inside of vehicle. Disconnect right and left hand brake cables at turn-buckle inside of vehicle.
  12. On column shift, remove nut and pull shift rod upward. When doing this, connector on shift arm should remain in position.
  13. On right-hand drive, loosen nuts attaching clutch cable to bracket on engine. Remove cable end-nut and withdraw from clutch release fork. Screw end-nut back on cable to prevent loss.
  14. Remove two bolts from ball stud (torque pipe) on crossmember side. Disconnect exhaust pipe.
  15. Remove left and right bolt from rear rubber engine mount. Leave mount attached to transmission housing. Remove nut, lock washer and flat washer from front engine mount. Leave mount attached to engine.
  16. On Sports Sedan & Station Wagon, remove forward nut from torque stay and pull shaft rearward.
  17. Attach a chain hoist to front and rear hangers. Lift engine enough for brake drums to clear crossmember. Carefully pull engine forward so that front crossmember and torsion bars do not damage exhaust manifold. For reinstallation, reverse removal procedures.
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