1st engine drop (and I did it single handed).

HFR_Racer · HFR_Racer's Garage

Like a walk in the park everyone..

Now I'm wondering if I can get it back in myself as well. Sorry.. No pics yet..

Enjoy,

HFR_Racer

Hugh R · 10-11-2006, 07:02 PM

Let me be the first to say congrats! I pulled mine for the first time by myself last xmas break. Not terribly hard, but not like any other engine I've ever pulled. I used an engine hoist to lift the rear of the car versus getting it way up in the air with jackstands. Much safer I thought, and I had the engine hoist so I didn't need to buy the RV jackstands. Gotta love them Targas!

Evans, Marv · 10-11-2006, 07:52 PM

I'll be the second to congratulate you. Putting it back in solo isn't as easy, but doable.

MattAlpha · MattAlpha's Garage

Congrats!

I have this looming in my future...sometime in the next year.
All of the threads here will help guide me through it along with the Bentley manual and Wayne's books.
-Matt

sww914 · 10-11-2006, 11:43 PM

Just don't be afraid. Even if the next to worst thing happens- you drop the engine on the ground- usually nothing gets very messed up. If the worst thing happens- you drop it on yourself- things get more messed up.

JohnJL · 10-12-2006, 01:06 AM

always throw the wheels under the car when jacked up for xtra safety. I put mine back in, awkward but nothin' but leverage involved.

spikesdad · 10-12-2006, 02:57 PM

Wow Hugh!!
That's a great idea.
I have a engine hoist.
But I have a question.
Where exactly did you pick up the rear of the car?

Hugh R · 03:22 PM

Take out the engine mounts and make a plug with a lifting eye hook that is bigger than the engine mount holes and mount underside. DON"T lift through the mounts themselves, they'll probably rip out.

HFR_Racer · HFR_Racer's Garage

Thanks everyone for the congrats...

I have a helper to put it back in tomorrow.. I just dropped it to clean it up, check for the common leaks, adjust the valves, etc..

I think I may need a shifter shaft seal and that's about it. I'm not seeing any leakage between the jugs and block so I hope this means no broken head studs on the exhaust side.

Enjoy,
HFR_Racer.

Shuie · 10-12-2006, 07:56 PM

If you didn't already use one to do the drop, go buy an ATV jack for the reinstall.

HFR_Racer · HFR_Racer's Garage

No broken head studs found at 60k miles. Valves adjusted. Engine and transmission cleaned up and shifter rod seal installed.. Time to re-install..

HFR_Racer

Zeke · 10-15-2006, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hugh R
Take out the engine mounts and make a plug with a lifting eye hook that is bigger than the engine mount holes and mount underside. DON"T lift through the mounts themselves, they'll probably rip out.

I think I understand you, but could you say that again differently? Are you saying you held the motor up while you replaced the bolts with forged eye hooks and then put a chain between them to lift the rear of the car? If so, did this not put an undue lateral strain on the mounts?

Maybe I'm lost here.