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Dropping engine |
914-Kazoo |
Jul 16 2022, 06:19 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 19-August 20 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 24,609 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I'm planning on dropping the engine out of my 1974 2.0 liter 914. I've got my car on a BackYard Buddy drive on lift. I have a concern that the clearances between the ramps could interfere with engine removal.
Does anyone know the measurements across the engine? Thanks for the help. |
davep |
Jul 16 2022, 09:28 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,152 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
Here is one really good trick. I have done a lot of single handed engine drops with just a trolley jack, and the rear of the car on jack-stands or ramps. Get some sheet metal or similar material about 6" wide and a couple of feet long. These are fitted between the engine tin and the inner suspension consoles when the pivot shafts with nuts on the end interfere with the engine tin as it drops. The sheet metal helps to guide the engine tin over the ends of the nuts making for a smooth drop.
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