<VV> ANY model engine removal question

[Mark Corbin]

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> [Original Message]
> From: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> ANY model engine removal question
>
> >Only broke one snout once - ONCE, when I was inexperienced. Never bent
an input shaft.
> >
> After one has gained the experience to not break the snout, one no 
> longer needs to ask opinions on the best way to remove an engine and/or 
> drivetrain, as one has already formed those opinions.  Seems to me that 
> it would be easier for a person of little experience to pull the 
> drivetrain intact to reduce the chance of gaining the additional 
> experience & expense of replacing a snout (aka overhauling the  
> differential).
>
Experience is the best teacher. Or so the saying goes. LOL Anyone breaking
a snout for the first time will probably not break another one..... (G)
>
> >But I'd still rather contend with the LM's axle hardware than the
infernal
> >EM perimeter seals. 
> >
> Again, personal preference -- I don't find the early seals difficult, 
> maybe it has to do with where one lives?
>
> Bill Strickland
>
Maybe it's because all the daily driver EM's I've ever seen around here had
perimeter seal screws rusted on/off, retainer strips rusted into pieces or
worse, staples rusted away, and more. The EM system is only good if it's
pristine, and doesn't weather winter salt baths very well.

-Mar