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Originally Posted by freebeard
I've always thought the hardest part of designing a car would be accomodating servicability after the fact. Bolts where you can't get a wrench on them and stuff.
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Things like timing belts that require removing an engine mount to get them off as the engine mount goes through the loop of the timing belt.
Or heater cores that require the removal of the entire dashboard to remove them.
Fuel pumps that require the removal of the entire fuel tank (it's never empty) to get access to replace them.
Etc, etc.
Things that are going to fail fairly commonly should be easy to access.
But i think the designers design to make the car easy to assemble on the production line, with custom tools. Even if that means the car will be a nightmare to service later. Saving a couple of minutes on each car on the production line saves a lot of money.
Like this MX6, the engine transmission, axles, etc. were probably put together outside the car then just raised up from underneath the car as a single unit. There would be no consideration given for somebody who wanted to remove just the motor at a later date.