Front gearbox mount replacement

[andrewblackwell]

Is it possible to change the front gearbox mount on a 1970 bay without gearbox/engine removal?

Under ours at the weekend doing the gearshift front bush and coupler. Our coupling cage had the telltale signs of the gearbox not being supported during an engine out task, and I noticed that the flat plate within the rubber bonded gearbox mount is not horizontal as it should be.
It’s skewed up on one side, and the steel bracket bolted into nosecone is buckled slightly to match.

I suppose because of this, the nosecone might not be too well aligned with the gearshift linkage, although I got it connected and it drove better through the gears.

If I can support the front end of the gearbox with a jack stand or bottle jack, is there room to undo the mount from the chassis & bracket from the nosecone, to then refit a new set?

 

[Bluesnailman]

I think so, would be straightforward to try if you have a jack and tools

 

[andrewblackwell]

I have the tools and jacks.

Just don’t know if there is room to pull the old parts out/ get new ones in place without having to slide the gearbox and engine backwards i.e. needing to uncouple moustache bar, cables, fuel line wiring etc.

 

[andrewblackwell]

Anybody actually been & done this before?
Looking for detail pics of that front mount area to scope it out, if nuts/ bolts can be gotten to with sockets etc.
I’ve got some curved spanner’s & socket drivers etc to get into awkward spots too.
(Just a bit of a chew to jack our bus up on blocks just for the sake of grabbing a quick look, since it’s a bit low to look under & while it’s in a tiny garage)