<VV> Corvair motor removal.

[Seth Emerson]

Since I dropped out several motors using a floor jack. Some only partially in control, I decided to really invest in the proper methods. I do use an ATV lift to drop out and roll away the power train. It can also be used to drop the power train down, and pull off the engine, leaving the transaxle still partially restrained.  (late model) but the most important thing is how the car is lifted and supported. If you use jack stands, go with the heavy duty ones and be careful about how the car is balanced on them. Stick a couple of wheels/tires under the car after it is up on jack stands for your extra protection. I bought an EZ car lift to raise and support the car. It is virtually impossible for that to come down on you. I raise it on the lift, slide the ATV lift into place and raise it to the engine (with all the connections - except the motor mounts - undone. Pull the final bolts/nuts and drop the power train down until the wheels of the ATV lift are on the ground and can roll. If the car isn't quite high enough, I raise it up more with the lift to clear the top of the motor. Being able to vary the height of both the engine -with the ATV lift and the chassis - with the EZ Car lift, solves many issues and adds a large measure of safety. -Seth Emerson



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On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:36 PM, MarK Durham via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> 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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