Mazda MX-5 Miata Sport 2007 Manual page 1141

using wire or rope so that it is out of the way. (See CLUTCH RELEASE CYLINDER
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the shift lever knob. (See TRANSMISSION REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [M15M-

D] .)
19. Remove the engine, transmission, and crossmember component using an engine lifter in the order
indicated in Fig. 68 .
WARNING:
2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Sport
2007 ENGINE Mechanical - MX-5
Remove the engine, transmission and crossmember carefully,

holding it steady. If the transmission falls it could be damaged
or cause injury.