[s-cars] Will the engine/trans drop out easily

Theodore Chen tedebearp at yahoo.com
Sun Apr 8 16:01:53 EDT 2007


i've pulled engines through the hood and dropped them below the car.
after doing the timing belt on my UrS4 and seeing how much room there is
after opening up the radiator support, i vote for removing through the
front of the car.  the only issue is the AC lines and whether you can
move that stuff out of the way without having to disconnect the lines
and discharge the system.

-teddy

--- Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu> wrote:

> I just dropped the engine/transmission/subframe/suspension out of a 
> Subaru that way.  I think it would generally be the easiest way with 
> longitudinal engines.  The Subaru's flat engine made it a lot easier 
> though...I didn't have to raise the front of the car all that much.  
> With the Audi's engine being much taller, you might need a lift to raise 
> the car high enough off of it.  The really limiting factor on the Subaru 
> was the height of the struts, which I think are less of an issue in an 
> Audi, since the driveshafts unbolt from a flange...the suspension 
> doesn't have to come apart to disconnect the axles.  If you don't have 
> access to a lift, I'd strongly consider pulling the bumper, radiator, et 
> cetera out and pulling the engine out the front of the car.  I think 
> going up through the hood area's just silly though.
> 
> -Cheers!
> Mike
> 
> chris chambers wrote:
> > Gentz,
> >
> > Will the engine/trans drop out easily from the bottom 
> > with the subframe?
> >
> > Searched but haven't found any write-ups on dropping
> > out both the engine/trans, is it easiest to do them
> > both at the same time?
> >
> > Any and all information appreciatted!
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris
> >
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