<VV> 64 convertible motor removal.

[MarK Durham]

Bill, that's creative! We had such a setup we used for regular car engines,
butchering large animals and the like, since I was raised on the farm. As I
remember I blocked up the original car and dropped the engine/trans axle
balanced on a floor jack with Dad and Grandpa's assistance. Then we three
split off the trans and diff and hand lifted the engine up to the work
bench.
Interesting today is that if any major work needs to be done they raise the
car on a lift and lower the whole engine package like we do the corvairs.
Mark Durham Hauser Idaho
62 2Door Coupe 4speed Red/Red
On Jul 28, 2014 8:26 PM, "Bill Hubbell via VirtualVairs" <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Back when I was a teen we used to use a chain fall hoist.  The hoist was
> affixed to the rafters of our garage and the other end was attached to the
> rear bumper of the Corvair.  We'd lift the entire car, pull the wheels and
> axles (early model), loosen up the nuts attaching the drive train to the
> mounts, then lower car until the oil pan rested flat on the ground, reach
> under and remove the nuts, then raise the car back up again, leaving the
> drive train on the ground, which we would then drag aside to work on.
>
>  Installation was the reverse of the above procedure.
>
> Bill
>
> On Jul 28, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Bryan Blackwell via VirtualVairs <
> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>
> As others have mentioned, you don't need a lift to remove a Corvair
> engine.  There are a few variations on the motorcycle lift method, I saw a
> nice cart done by Al Lacki that functions as both an adapter to the lift
> and a cart once the drivetrain is out, perhaps he'll post a link to the
> photos.  The Sears lift he used appeared very well suited to pulling a
> Corvair drivetrain.
>
> A couple other notes:
>
> - HF has 6 ton jackstands, they are nice for getting the rear of the car
> high and stable.
> - Pulling the entire drivetrain is recommended over just the engine,
> especially on an early.
>
> --Bryan
>
> > On Jul 27, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Ignacio Valdes via VirtualVairs <
> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
> >
> > Pretty rusty and going to need a lot of welding of new steel. I am going
> to
> > take out the motor and have the whole thing welded and re-painted. Is
> there
> > a preferred procedure for removing the motor? I don't have a lift. I know
> > for many people on virtual vairs this will be hard to believe but the
> motor
> > is in the back! I swear it is! :-) -- IV
>
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