[urq] Engine removal

[Todd Phenneger]

Unless you want to cut your core support up you cant putt the assemply out
the top.  You MIGHT be able to do it if the Tranny is very far out and you
remove all accessories.

Honestly, its really Very Easy to remove the Tranny and Engine as one unit
out the bottom.  "easy is relative".  But I have don't both.
And it took me about 15-minutes to alight the Tranny with them both on
rollers.
10 min to slide the assembly under.
15-minutes more to lift it up and bolt in place loosly.

The other way, with the engine in the car, it took me like 2-hours of
wrestling with the damn tranny just to get it lined up right and in place.

So for me, If doing JUST a Clutch or tranny job, I"ll remove the Tranny only
and wrestle for 2-hrs.  But if the engien has to come out anyways you
already have to disconnect everything.  So I would go out the bottom
anytime.  Just make sure you get the big TRUCK Style Jack Stands.  You'll
need the height and wide base.

l8r


> From: Louis-Alain Richard <larichard at plguide.com>
> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:24:36 -0400
> To: <urq at audifans.com>
> Subject: [urq] Engine removal
> 
> As we approach the day of the swap, we now must figure a way to remove the
> old block from the car. According to Bentley, we must remove the subframe to
> pull the engine+transmission from behind the car in one shot. That means we
> also need to remove the bumper and the valance and find a way to jack the
> car and a cradle to roll the drivetrain out of the way. There must be an
> easier way, like pushing reward the transmission and pulling the engine
> alone from above.
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> What are the real BTDT ?
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> 
> Louis-Alain
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