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| Retired Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Guelph Ontario 
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				First engine drop
			 
			Today was the day that I dropped the engine. I read alot of posts on this topic, read Waynes book ,and the Bentley manual. I used a piece of plywood on a pallet truck and placed it under the engine so once I loosened the engine and transmission mounts they would rest on the plywood. I then raised the car until the fan cleared the bottom of the bumper. The only snag I had was the input shaft of the tranny got hung up where it passes through the body at the shift rod.It took a bit of adjusting with the pallet truck and another jack and it slipped out. If it wasn't for this board I never would have attempted this. Here are the required pictures.      
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|  10-31-2007, 05:54 PM | 
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| Registered Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern CA 
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			perfect....re. the shift rod.. if you disconnect and push it in the tranny the whole thing can come straight down...  the last time I dropped I raised and lowered the car instead of the engine as you did.. works fine and doesn't need as many people...just did it myself and moved things slowly... my car is a 3.2 so could be a bit different.. but anyway great job.  No question this is the best car forum out there from what I've seen....
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|  10-31-2007, 06:48 PM | 
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| Registered Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SWEDEN 
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				First engine drop
			 
			Great job !! What are you going to do with your engine ?? I did my first engine drop last week and now I will tear it apart for a broken head stud  Best regards Hans (Sweden) 911 3.0 SC -79    | ||
|  11-01-2007, 09:45 AM | 
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| Retired Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Guelph Ontario 
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			Hans, the car used to be red. I removed the engine to replace the sound pad, paint the inside of the engine compartment, and detail the motor.  I've got until March to finish it. 
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