Caledonian Posted 17June, 2014 Report Share Posted 17June, 2014 I'm only around the corner and willing to come and give advice Not that I have any Porsche engine removal experience. I did make 1 VW beetle out of 2 a very long time ago though. By the time it was finished I could get the engine - gearbox out of that on my own in about 15 minutes. Be careful I might just take you up on that offer, although if i do anything wrong my wife usually points it out... I'm torn between going on the run on Sunday or sacrificing it to get started on the drop, so far there more reasons to go on the run then not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk111 Posted 17June, 2014 Report Share Posted 17June, 2014 Where and when? I know I have seen info on here about it but it's easier to ask! Canberra, exact date tbc. Send any expression of interest to Michel or AC78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 17June, 2014 Report Share Posted 17June, 2014 Canberra, exact date tbc. Send any expression of interest to Michel or AC78 Talk to me....though am waiting again for confirmation from Mike in the US on availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted 18June, 2014 Report Share Posted 18June, 2014 Put me down as very interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 19June, 2014 Report Share Posted 19June, 2014 I'm going to pull mine to rebuild the gearbox soon. Has anyone raised the rear, put the stands under the torsen bar ends and left the front on the ground? Is it just easier to raise the whole car nice and high? When I did my engine last year this is the approach I started with. However, I found that it was difficult to get the rear high enough with the front on the ground. Leveling by lifting the front a little also helped to clear the gear change linkage from the body when sliding the eng./trans back. I still had to remove the rear bumper assembly to get the required height over the engine once it was dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslappy Posted 25June, 2014 Report Share Posted 25June, 2014 When I did my engine last year this is the approach I started with. However, I found that it was difficult to get the rear high enough with the front on the ground. Leveling by lifting the front a little also helped to clear the gear change linkage from the body when sliding the eng./trans back. I still had to remove the rear bumper assembly to get the required height over the engine once it was dropped. Yes when I removed my engine & gearbox I left the front end on the ground. It was tight but I managed to slide both engine & gearbox out. 1 Thing I did slightly differently was use an engine hoist connected from above the motor, to drop it onto a trolley on the ground. I had to take the deck lid off to get access. The below link was most helpful. http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/911_engine_drop/911_engine_drop-1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted 26June, 2014 Report Share Posted 26June, 2014 When I did my engine last year this is the approach I started with. However, I found that it was difficult to get the rear high enough with the front on the ground. Leveling by lifting the front a little also helped to clear the gear change linkage from the body when sliding the eng./trans back. I still had to remove the rear bumper assembly to get the required height over the engine once it was dropped. Thanks, good advice. Hopefully I won't have the rear bumper issue being a 67, but I suppose I'll only know once I'm there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 26June, 2014 Report Share Posted 26June, 2014 an early 911 must be getting close to the point where you can drop the engine and use a few mates to lift the car while you drag the engine out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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