Remove engine out top?
02-10-2014, 04:42 PM
#31
Hmmm. Interesting. I would think that fighting to get the motor off the TT without sliding it back would be more hassle and frustration than it's worth. I'm not a super speedy guy but I can usually have the trans out within an hour. Sliding the TT back is another 15 minutes or so. Then you'd be able to just go straight down with the motor, vs. jiggling it forward... no?
I've never gone out the bottom before, just the top, and it was a pain - though IMO the "pain" part had very little to do with the trans/TT and had everything to do with having to disassemble the entire motor before removing it (turbo, accessories, heat shields, etc). I was going to try the bottom approach this winter to swap in my fresh motor but decided to take the hit against my "car guy frequent flyer card" and pay someone else to do the physical motor swap. I'll do the rest of it (fluids, wiring, etc) after he puts the new motor in the hole.
I've never gone out the bottom before, just the top, and it was a pain - though IMO the "pain" part had very little to do with the trans/TT and had everything to do with having to disassemble the entire motor before removing it (turbo, accessories, heat shields, etc). I was going to try the bottom approach this winter to swap in my fresh motor but decided to take the hit against my "car guy frequent flyer card" and pay someone else to do the physical motor swap. I'll do the rest of it (fluids, wiring, etc) after he puts the new motor in the hole.
02-10-2014, 05:48 PM
#32
Hmmm. Interesting. I would think that fighting to get the motor off the TT without sliding it back would be more hassle and frustration than it's worth. I'm not a super speedy guy but I can usually have the trans out within an hour. Sliding the TT back is another 15 minutes or so. Then you'd be able to just go straight down with the motor, vs. jiggling it forward... no?
I've never gone out the bottom before, just the top, and it was a pain - though IMO the "pain" part had very little to do with the trans/TT and had everything to do with having to disassemble the entire motor before removing it (turbo, accessories, heat shields, etc). I was going to try the bottom approach this winter to swap in my fresh motor but decided to take the hit against my "car guy frequent flyer card" and pay someone else to do the physical motor swap. I'll do the rest of it (fluids, wiring, etc) after he puts the new motor in the hole.
I've never gone out the bottom before, just the top, and it was a pain - though IMO the "pain" part had very little to do with the trans/TT and had everything to do with having to disassemble the entire motor before removing it (turbo, accessories, heat shields, etc). I was going to try the bottom approach this winter to swap in my fresh motor but decided to take the hit against my "car guy frequent flyer card" and pay someone else to do the physical motor swap. I'll do the rest of it (fluids, wiring, etc) after he puts the new motor in the hole.
02-10-2014, 06:41 PM
#33
Rennlist Member
came out the bottom a few times and just used a carpet to pull from underneath. When installing a load level with help out a ton to get the correct angle to engage the torque tube shaft.
02-10-2014, 07:26 PM
#34
Three Wheelin'
I pull the engine out from the bottom, and leave the pressure plate in the car the way Thom does. Why? I have access to to a lift, and its much easier that way.
