[Vwdiesel] Re:Weight of 1.6TD and trans?

[greg rich]

Hi Shawn
I would not bother with the chain hoist at all! Simply remove the front
grill, rad, front cross members, trans linkages, exhaust etc. put you jack
underneath the oil pan and remove the engine mounts, lower it to the ground
and slide into a corner. These vehicles are very servicable that way, easy
to drop the engine and trans together on the floor. You could also drop it
with the subframe and struts if you wanted too, but getting rid of the shell
is harder that way.
Greg

>Message: 4
>From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
>To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 07:35:03 -0700
>Subject: [Vwdiesel] Weight of 1.6TD and trans?
>
>I'm starting to think about pulling the 1.6TD and trans from my old '85
>Jetta, but am wondering what the total weight is? I'm thinking of securing
>a
>chain hoist to the ceiling of my garage so that I can lift it out, then
>also lift
>onto an engine stand at some later date (I don't have a stand yet). I will
>need to rebuild it at some point, but for now it will likely sit in a
>corner. My
>garage has trusses with very wide span (34') but they are resting on two
>24' girders to support a room above. I can't get access to the girders, but
>I
>do gave attic access to the trusses, so I'm hoping that if I spread the
>weight over several trusses with a 4x4 or 6x6, then drop a long bolt
>through the ceiling with a hook on it, it will support the weight.
>
>How does one remove and re-torque things like head bolts without a
>vehicle preventing the engine from moving? Last time I did a head, I broke
>a 1/2" breaker bar doing the final 90deg turn... Or is it best to do the
>final
>torque in the car? Is it feasible to remove the engine/trans together? (I
>will
>remove front apron, etc, and loosen engine/trans bolts first)
>
>Last thing - I want to get this old body out of my yard before the end of
>summer, hopefully a wrecker will pick it up, otherwise I'll have to move it
>somehow. If anyone needs any parts from an '85 base model silver Jetta
>with blue cloth interior, let me know. (near Victoria, BC).
>
>--
>Shawn Wright
>http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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