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

[chris chambers]

Pneumatic powered tools?

If not that a come along from the ceiling joists to lift it up and set
it on the floor. Very rednecky and should only be done with a long beam
slid over multiple joists to spread out the load....BUT could solve
your problem.




--- David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Thanks to all who responded.  I can see that removing the flywheel is
> the best solution . IF I didn't 
> there would be no way to remove the flywheel  later because of the
> arms of the engine stand would 
> block it.  On the otherhand, with the engine STILL in the back of my
> avant, how easy is it going to
>  be to break those (6? 8?) flywheel bolts free? 
> 
> Dave F.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: djdawson2 at aol.com
> Date: Sunday, December 9, 2007 9:09 pm
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Need advice re: engine stand for AAN
> To: forgied at shaw.ca, s-car-list at audifans.com
> 
> > 
> > I built mine on what sounds like a similar $59 generic engine 
> > stand.? However, I never put it on the stand with the flywheel.? 
> > It fact, I would ask why?? If you're going to tear down and 
> > rebuild, you certainly don't want the flywheel attached to the 
> > crank.? If you leave it on, you'll never be abe to remove the 
> > crank from the block.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Just an observation.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>
> > To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 6:41 pm
> > Subject: [s-cars] Need advice re: engine stand for AAN
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 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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