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

[David Forgie]

Thanks.  I do have a small compressor and impact wrench but I don't know if its up to the task of removing flywheel bolts.  I'll try it tonight.  (At least the heads on the bolts are 17 mm, not something flaky like 16 mm like some of the trans bolts).

Dave F. 

----- Original Message -----
From: Gabriel Caldwell <gabriel at ts.bc.ca>
Date: Monday, December 10, 2007 10:31 am
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Need advice re: engine stand for AAN
To: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>, s-car-list at audifans.com

> Large thick screwdriver.  Flywheel teeth.  Done it 
> before.  Worked fine.
> That being said I have an electric impact you can borrow.  
> You could
> also drive back to the warehouse and we could use the pneumatic 
> on the
> bolts.  I cut the hose accidently after you left so I will 
> need to buy a
> new one first.
> 
> Gabriel Caldwell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of David Forgie
> Sent: December-10-07 6:55 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Need advice re: engine stand for AAN
> 
> 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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