Ready to drop the engine

Well, I finished up unhooking everything from the motor and tranny tonight, I think Im ready to drop it. I want to do the motor and tranny together. What is the best way to get them at the same time? I picked up an moving trolly to move the motor around the garage.

I just did a tranny job a couple of week ago. I wish I had taken some before pix, it was only black with gray and brown all over,but I didn't.

I have an '81 SC and the job I did was on an '82 SC. While waiting for parts to come UPS, I detailed the engine. I have a lot of very good pix if you can use them for reference. I can email them to you, I don't know what your model is, so they may not be helpful.

Now for your questions. You will have to pull the engine and tranny as one unit. No way around it.

I will try to add some pix. Here is the engine detail, without the tranny.


I have a bread rack, I'm sure it is like your moving dolly. Place your dolly under the engine. Place your floor jack under the dolly and raise the dolly to the engine until you slightly raise the engine. Remove the bolts holding the engine mounts, one in each rear corner, you should also be able to remove the front two bolts on either side of the tranny. Now lower the jack allowing the engine/tranny ro rest on the rack. Move the floor jack to the front of the tranny and raise the tranny just enough to keep the shifting rod from binding in the tunnel.

Now is the trickey part, I'm not sure how you are going to lift the car, I have a very unique old time end lift, that I use.

To be successful at this point you must be patient. Slowly begin to raise the car, I only go a few inches at a time, now check the floor jack, and raise it accordingly. As the rear of the car is lifted, the front of the tranny must be lifted. As some space developes at the rear of the engine you will have to start moving the engine rearward, SLOWLY, until the shifting rod clears the tunnel. Other vital concerns to watch for are anything that could hang on the engine/tranny unit that are still attached to the body, such as the cables that control the flapper boxes, and anything that could have been overlooked.

This picture is not coming out, but going back in, Blue car so I painted the fan blue.


My best advise is be patient, and be careful. If you find something overlooked, that must be undone under the car, you can find yourself in a very dangerous position. My old end lift is pnuematic, but it has saw toothed stops on the underside, before I get under the car I bleed out the air until it hits a stop, so it is very safe, but I know you don't have one like this. I wonder if anyone does. Good Luck, and be careful.

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GT911
GordonTaylor@ev1.net
'81 911 SC very very fun
'84 BMW 318i very very economical

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Thanks for the info, that lift is very cool. I may and try to do it this weekend if time permits. Im ready to have my car on the road.

Tom