Tools needed for 348 Major

David. Have you ever performed an engine out major? What is your level of mechanical expertise? Just looking for some insperataion. I look forward to seeing your project. So, please don't forget about us out here in F-LAnd!

 

lol I will add knuckle guards (not sold) for hands...

 

The most helpful tool for my engine out service was a checkbook.

 

Add a 36mm socket for the crankshaft bolt.

 

Lol

 

I'm afraid you may be stuck with some fabrication, but it's pretty easy stuff. A standard 3 jaw puller was fine for the crank drive wheel. The 2 jaw puller for the driver's side tensioner bearing had to be modified a little by grinding the jaws a bit thinner because the clearence between the back of the bearing and the plastic cover behind it is damn tight. All the other removal/installation tools kind of have to be custom made because you're trying to use existing bolts and bolt holes on the various parts as leverage or attachment points, so you have to drill holes to match up with the spacing of the holes you're going to use. There's no welding or anything. Just get some square steel bar (as seen on the video), some threaded rods with bolts and washers to fit, and a decent drill and bits. Finially, best tool ever: angle grinder with a couple of cutting wheels and maybe a flap disk sanding wheel (get one a Harbor Freight for 20 or 30 bucks at the most). That will make a piece of cake of any metal cutting. Just be sure to wear goggles, and rememeber anything you cut or grind will be smokin' hot, so do wait for it to cool, or chuck it in a bucket of water. I'm sure the Ferrari folks have specific tools for that kind of work, but you're not going to find anything at Autozone that will meet your needs.
If you don't have that 4 pin socket for the cam drive wheel ring gear, you can make one with your angle grinder and a 15/16ths socket.
Here's one more thing I thought of after I did mine, and will probably be ridiculed by all, but here goes: I spent more time then I want to admit trying to get those 12 bolts back in that connect the front of the sub-frame to the bulkhead behind the seats. It seemed if the holes were off alignment by 1 Angstrom, they would not thread. I'm thinkin' that when you have the cradle out, if you drill out the holes in the frame to enlarge them by a millimeter or so, it won't screw up anything, but may make getting those bolts back in a whole lot easier

 

It does wonders. Do be carefull the first time you use it. When you hit the button there's a surprising amount of torque, so be prepared
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Give Ricambi a call, I'm sure he'll know of any comercially avalable tools for the job. If they do exsit, I'm guessing they will be made by the prancing horse folks and will cost a bit. On the other hand my experiment with the increadably cheap spark plug wires works perfect and looks perfect, so you can save yourself $500 there if you were going to replace those.
Good luck with your service!

 

So what is/are the cheap & perfect spark plug wire solution for a 1995 348 Spider?

 

me wants to know too ...

 

try this: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4Td2HV5E0[/ame]

 

Don't be so sure about that.

 

Like Ernie's Ferrari tool especial #veintitreis
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Degree wheel, tdc guage, 2 dial gauges and mag-stands, base plates for stands. This tensioner tool is great (hill engineering); http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FERRARI-355-360-TIMING-BELT-TENSIONER-WRENCH-95972938-/290458609191


A Few assorted sized punches to wiggle the engine frame slightly helps line up the bolt holes when she's going back together.

 

Handy lil' tool that one is.

And no the fatman is not joking about especial tool "#23". It's pretty much mandatory during a gearbox rebuild. Right Chubba?