<VV> Removing engine and wheels

[MarK Durham]

Not sure there is one. People normally take the engine/transaxle out first,
then the suspension.  I am not sure it is a good idea because you will be
placing a lot of weight/torque on the front engine mount to transmission
bolts and on the transmission mounts them selves.

So, my opinion is to remove the transaxle first. It's easy to do.

1. Jack rear of vehicle.
2. remove wheels.
3. disconnect anything connected to the engine in the engine bay. This is
wiring, fuel line to fuel pump, air cleaner set up, and so forth.
4. Remove side and rear seal retainers from under the car rear and sides.

Under the car: disconnect anything that comes from the tunnel to the engine
package.
Take the time to look and see what sticks out far enough to also involve
the cross member.
This is throttle, clutch, backup light switch,

The balance point of the engine/transaxle is about at the forward sump and
bell housing, so figure out how you are going to lower the transaxle.
I used a harbor freight motorcycle jack.

Locate the aft single mount point, and forward two mount points, and pull
the cotter pins.

Remove the rear wheel drums. Take off the four bearing nuts using a socket
wrench through the one hole in the axle flange, per side.

Pull the axles u joints and all out of the differential.

install jack, and loosen nuts, make sure its stable and take nuts off and
lower out engine.as a unit.

Locate and loosen all 4 cross member mounts, disconnect brake lines and
emergency brake cable at tunnel attach point.

Look around and check for anything else in the way, then remove the bolts
holding the crossmember in place. It is installed with mounts like engine
mounts.

If you haven't looked, go to Clark's catalog. I can also send you some
pictures of my removal/install on the 62 I had.


Mark Durham
Hauser, Idaho
62 Monza coupe Red/Red 4 speed

On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Otb Customs via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Can anyone point ne to.a video or tutorial on removing the powertrain and
> wheels as a unit. On a early model.
>
> Thanks ,
>
> Cody "Spike"
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