firemn131

Well, it has been several months. My Son (13) and I have been gradually pulling the engine out of my 87 S4 auto. It has been a slow process. Teaching him all the way thru. Was at the point to start hoisting it out today, and I decided to back off and start fresh the next chance we get. I was only able to get the tranny to slide back a little bit. The shaft is still in the center of the flywheel by about 1/4". I think we can maneuver enough to get it by. The only thing i cant find is the infamous wire bundle clamp on the bottom cross-member. will i see it as i start to lift?.

Most of my wiring connections are toast. So i will be looking for info on sourcing or better alternatives to the originals.

Found lots of wires that were snacked on by mice. I cant believe it ran as good s it did!!!!

Once the engine is out, i pull the car out of the garafge and bring his 968 in. It was a
$2K junk yard find that had T/B fail. Head work and valves were done. Hopefully correctly. I put new chain and tension pads. Going to do the TB/WP and cam timing and see what happens.

John

newworld

87s4 aut.

did the engine pull awhile back. that bundle is not exactly on the bottom of the crossmember, but as i recall it is on the side of the engine and top of crossmember....if memory serves correctly it is on the drivers side. that bolt is impossible to get to. what i did was pull out that wiring in toto thru the clamp.

another hint, if you read my posts, make sure tabs on flywheel are at 6 oclock not 12 oclock, makes the pull easier.

davek9

Yes the front wiring harness can be pulled through the Loop on the cross member after disconnecting it from the starter, use a stiff "pull" wire to pull it back through during install.

Note: I have NEVER moved the trans (auto or Stick) doing an engine removal, no need for this added work. But do jack up the bell housing to maintain a proper angle to remove the engine from the bell housing.

Hope this helps,

Dave