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Posted by: Headrage Feb 18 2005, 10:38 AM

I am getting ready to unbolt my motor from the stand and put it on the work benck to check the end play. How do you guys muscle yours around? Where do you lift at, especially after all the tin is back on? The easiest place to grab looks like the heads but I don't think that's a good idea. Fan housing and flywheel maybe?

Posted by: ! Feb 18 2005, 10:41 AM

Two people can lift a T4 easily....lift under the heads near the valve covers...

Posted by: Headrage Feb 18 2005, 10:42 AM

So no problem stressing the cylinder/head studs?

Posted by: Tom Perso Feb 18 2005, 10:54 AM

Nope, not at all. They take more beating from the combustion going on in the chambers.

Lift away!!!

Later,
Tom

Posted by: Root_Werks Feb 18 2005, 11:08 AM

They also slide across garage floors pretty easily too.

Posted by: Headrage Feb 18 2005, 11:18 AM

QUOTE (Root_Werks @ Feb 18 2005, 09:08 AM)
They also slide across garage floors pretty easily too.

No sliding allowed.

Posted by: URY914 Feb 18 2005, 11:23 AM

I built a little plywood platform on casters to move it around on. Sliding it on the floor isn't a real good idea. I got a tuna can under mine.

Posted by: Type 4 Feb 18 2005, 11:37 AM

Simple put your gloves on and pick it up.
I move them all the time by myself.

Posted by: Joe Ricard Feb 18 2005, 11:51 AM

QUOTE (Type 4 @ Feb 18 2005, 09:37 AM)
Simple put your gloves on and pick it up.
I move them all the time by myself.

SO how big a boy are ya??? Fully dressed motor is a bit heavy for my lite weight ass. 5'9" @ 154lbs.

I just get my son to grab the other end. I got a furniture dolly to do the moving around part.

Posted by: redshift Feb 18 2005, 11:54 AM

QUOTE (URY914 @ Feb 18 2005, 01:23 PM)
I built a little plywood platform on casters to move it around on. Sliding it on the floor isn't a real good idea. I got a tuna can under mine.

Paul has the only car light enough, where if he hits something with the tuna can, his car will bounce off..

BAHAHA!!! And he uses his 'chassis' as a roll around engine rack... oh my god. It's not that funny.

M

Posted by: Type 4 Feb 18 2005, 12:00 PM

6'3 270

Posted by: URY914 Feb 18 2005, 01:04 PM

QUOTE (redshift @ Feb 18 2005, 09:54 AM)

QUOTE (URY914 @ Feb 18 2005, 01:23 PM)
I built a little plywood platform on casters to move it around on. Sliding it on the floor isn't a real good idea. I got a tuna can under mine.

Paul has the only car light enough, where if he hits something with the tuna can, his car will bounce off..

BAHAHA!!! And he uses his 'chassis' as a roll around engine rack... oh my god. It's not that funny.

M

I roll the car over on the roll bar and work on the bottom side.

Paul

Posted by: balljoint Feb 18 2005, 01:32 PM

QUOTE (Type 4 @ Feb 18 2005, 01:00 PM)
6'3 270

Wow!

I'm 2'7 and 60.

I get by with a little help from my little friends.

Posted by: scruz914 Feb 18 2005, 01:41 PM

QUOTE (Type 4 @ Feb 18 2005, 11:00 AM)
6'3 270

Wimp.

Posted by: redshift Feb 18 2005, 02:04 PM

Steve is the biggest little 914 guy in showbiz.

M