boulderbobo

After a pretty long day we gave birth today

Thanks to everyone who provided the much need support.


Special thanks to Toga for his excellent DIY. I really couldn't imagine getting this done even remotely as efficient without it.

Here are some pics of the event. All in all it took about 8 hours (2 people, the blind leading the blind) to get the engine out. Like all car projects, If I were to do this project again, I could probably do it in about 5-6 hours.



Bob-

ps the 22 yo nephew turned out to be a pretty decent wrench and and excellent second pair of hands.

Slow Guy

Congrats. Your garage is way cleaner than mine is.

jaholmes

Great job! You get a few extra points for using jack stands and removing the bumper cover.

boulderbobo

Bob, I don't see your new thread yet so one last hi-jack post

Too late but a couple of items (for next time):
You can disconnect the tail light harness at the connecter inside the engine compartment and pull it through the rubber grommet. This is easier than removing it from the bumper cover.

Labelling with letters is another way to do it. Same letter at end of each connection. A to A, B to B, etc.

Looks like you are pretty methodical, this is good!
Hope all is well!
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Mark




Thanks Mark. Maybe next time...


Bob-

murfysflaw

Halfway there !

boulderbobo

Yup....got a lot to do in the interim tho...




Bob-

curve lover

Bob-- Very well done; great photos, too.

... now go relax & celebrate with some highly-deserved cold beverages of choice

Hope you're ready to ride again soon!

Van1

Nice job! I did the same thing a few months back using Toga's write up. Very rewarding job.

BTW, no need to support the transmission with a jack. If the engine is set properly on your ATV lift (basically resting on the heat exchangers), the transmission will cantilever quite nicely unsupported.

Looks like you have it more than under control but feel free to give me a shout if you have any questions.

Mike

AOW162435

Awesome!!!!

It's 4:47 a.m. - Cactus & I just finished replacing all 12 plugs on his 993.


Andreas

NC TRACKRAT

"ps the 22 yo nephew turned out to be a pretty decent wrench and and excellent second pair of hands"

Well, how 'bout a little credit to the dog...Looks like a pretty good "supervisor" to me!

jhummel68

It looks like you did a lot of research before diving into this. I like the homemade workshop manual. Did you use pcarworkshop and p-car for those articles? Did you put those on a CD and have Kinkos print from the disc? Great idea!

tjangi

wow.... that is a respectful task.. you probably could give the underside a hose-down while you are at it? btw, what made you drop the engine? boredom?

Deadeye

So what's about to happen to this drivetrain?

larpy

Sent you a PM.

jaholmes

I think the dog is thinking WTF, when do I get the garage back, they are disrupting my 23 hours of nap-time.