Tips on backyard engine removal
lalunette
familEE
I'm looking for tips on backyard engine removal.
I'm picking up my Lada wagon in about 3 weeks, I need to accelerate the scraping of my 90 Civic wagon parts car in order to make some room.
The biggest components left to pull from the wagon are the engine and tranny, which I want to keep as spares.
I welcome any tips, hints or recommendations about doing this in my backyard on a gravel driveway.
I was thinking of jacking the car up higher and lowering the engine and tranny onto a dolly. Comments, suggestions ???
Thx !!!
I'm picking up my Lada wagon in about 3 weeks, I need to accelerate the scraping of my 90 Civic wagon parts car in order to make some room.
The biggest components left to pull from the wagon are the engine and tranny, which I want to keep as spares.
I welcome any tips, hints or recommendations about doing this in my backyard on a gravel driveway.
I was thinking of jacking the car up higher and lowering the engine and tranny onto a dolly. Comments, suggestions ???
Thx !!!
Comments
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Funny you should ask because the car is parked under a tree... and I was also considering using the item below to remove the engine from the top.
http://members.barriedirect.info/Prince ... I/website/
It has a 1,000 lb. capacity and I doubt a Civic engine weighs that much. :twisted:
I could use one of my fancy scouting knots and tie the hoist to one of the main branches over the car and hoist the engine up that way... and then lower it onto the dolly.
Cheers !!
: )
ps. check link url
pps. pics would be nice ...
At least my wife doesn't complain about the knots I use. :twisted:
As for the URL, sorry about that... copied the wrong one
Try this one...
http://www.princessauto.com/_osn.cfm?CT ... PE%20HOIST
Cheers !!
what happened to the furry handcuffs ey ?
: P
Those are for wimps...
other end nice and dangling....
: )
And Eagle Beagle, enough about the furry handcuffs. :twisted:
Now THAT's the Dutch spirit !!!
other than dig a hole in the ground, im out, without tools or gadgets...
as a suggestion, be carefull ...
Ya, that's a given... I plan to be around a long time and continue using those knots we discussed earlier. :twisted:
As a safety precaution, I had my son (18 years old and built like a linebacker) spotting me when I removed the exhaust in one single piece. On the plus side, the exhaust it pretty pristine, except for a small hole I'm going to ask my big 'bro to weld up.
Cheers !!
Edit: Another thing u could try is getting a buddy to pull it out with a winch off of like a truck. Take winch go through a pulley and connect to engine.
The flip flops are a nice touch too
my neighborhood is slightly different :oops: and a good 45 minutes from this place.
as far as the 2x4...well.... we used what we had
other tips would be, buy a roll of blue shop towels from canuck wheel. those are worth their weight in gold. a white paint marker for labeling parts is also a really good idea. nothing worse than coming across a tranny in your shop and not having any clue what year (88-91) it came from. having a few empty ice cream pails around comes in really hand as well. drink lots of beer .
Kind of redneck but I prefer Appalachian American…
that's some funny sh!t right there.