<VV> Engine removal without disassembly

[Frank DuVal]

It can be done. Lots of wood blocks and keep your mind on saftey when 
jacking. I made many wooden jack blocks by (adjust for common metric 
lumber sizes) using scraps of wood. 2"x 6" set vertically like floor 
joists with 1" or 2" x whatever as the horizontal base and top. Say 
about a half a meter square top. Like building a floor joist assembly 
with subfloor on top and ceiling below. Use three or four "joists" per 
block. These work muck better on asphalt driveways (and dirt and gravel 
for those so inclined) than jack stands with sharp legs.

Using a series of these you can get the car up in the air enough to 
clear the turbo when removing the engine. I have done it with my Spyder 
several times.

The other tricky part is building something to remove the engine. I hear 
good things about the ATV lifts available now. I used a long reach floor 
jack and a wooden platform with wheels (looks like what we here call a 
moving dolly). Just roll the jack under the dolly and jack dolly up 
against drivetrain at a good balance point. Finish removing bolts and 
lower jack.  Look out for all those thing you forgot to disconect!

Remember saftey anytime the car is off the ground.

We lost a 17 year old high school senior last week when his car fell on 
him at home.

No "cinder" blocks. CMU's in current lingo. They disintergrate at bad times.

Frank DuVal

Guus de Haan wrote:

> I would like to be able to remove the engine of my '65 turbo-charged  
> without removing the turbo/carb/exhaust etc. Just want to remove it  
> as a complete package including transmission. I want to work on it /  
> run it without disassembling and reassembling things. Does anyone  
> have solution for this apart from using a real garage lift? Are there  
> smaller lifts that can lift a whole car say 3 to 5 feet of the floor?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Guus de Haan
> The Netherlands
> '65 Corsa Turbo-Charged Cvt
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