Engine removal- from above or below?
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Even with lifting the body off the engine, you would still have to attach an engine hoist to lift the motor to put on a stand. To me it just seems like a ton of extra work with zero benefit.
#16
I have done out of the top with trans attached, and I have now done it out of the bottom. Personally I found it easier to pull it out of the bottom with everything attached, however I will be replacing a vast majority of those components when I reinstall so for me it was the best solution to bring it all out together. I used a hoist to lower the engine/ subframe and everything down onto a rolling dolly and then used the hoist to lift the front of the car up while i slid the rolling assembly out of the bottom. From start to finish was just under 4 hours with me and a friend. I think ultimately its persona preference. When i pulled it out of the top and attempted to put it back in it was a bitch getting the motor mounts lined up. Just depends on what you're pulling it out to do, and what tools/ resources you have available.
#17
Swapping the inspection engine in once every year I start to get quite used to pop it out over the fender (no space in front) with the trans still in the car.
Pulling things out the bottom is faster when you don't care about subframe alignment. So for stripping Dow to scrap, sure.
But I have a tendency for doing things in the wrong order, like changing a 6speed without taking down the propshaft (yes, the engine was out), transmission in one hand and the yoke in the other
Pulling things out the bottom is faster when you don't care about subframe alignment. So for stripping Dow to scrap, sure.
But I have a tendency for doing things in the wrong order, like changing a 6speed without taking down the propshaft (yes, the engine was out), transmission in one hand and the yoke in the other
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Swapping the inspection engine in once every year I start to get quite used to pop it out over the fender (no space in front) with the trans still in the car.
Pulling things out the bottom is faster when you don't care about subframe alignment. So for stripping Dow to scrap, sure.
But I have a tendency for doing things in the wrong order, like changing a 6speed without taking down the propshaft (yes, the engine was out), transmission in one hand and the yoke in the other
Pulling things out the bottom is faster when you don't care about subframe alignment. So for stripping Dow to scrap, sure.
But I have a tendency for doing things in the wrong order, like changing a 6speed without taking down the propshaft (yes, the engine was out), transmission in one hand and the yoke in the other
#19
i drop mine out of the bottom. iv'e done it so many times, it can be removed in under an hour. 20 min of i don't care about a mess.
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