[s-cars] Need advice re: engine stand for AAN

[Joe Pizzimenti]

Remove the flywheel.

On Dec 9, 2007 8:41 PM, David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca> wrote:

> For reasons not entirely justifiable, I have acquired a spare AAN from
> Gabriel Caldwell who is parting a pearl on black 93 with significant rear
> end (body) damage.  We got the engine out of the 93 and into my 98 C4 Avant
> on Saturday:
>
> http://forums.audiworld.com/s4s6/msgs/200632.phtml
>
> I purchased an assemble-it-yourself engine stand (1250 lb max) and was
> going to retreive the engine from the avant today.  However, despite
> removing the clutch to get more clearance, I still need more "stand off" and
> longer bolts than what I have (4" long 3/8" bolts) for the attachment arms.
>  Looks like I need 4.5" bolts (at least).  I used washers to get more
> standoff with the engine stand arms but I need more or I need to cut some
> pipe to create spacers so I can clear the flywheel.
>
> The 3/8" bolts seem to be the largest size that will clear all the holes
> in the "bell housing" area of the block.
>
> Anybody with BTDT photos of something they have rigged up to do this (with
> the flywheel on)?
>
> TIA
>
> Dave F.
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