How do people take there mk1 motors out? top or bottom?

[thestu]

just wondering what way people take out there motors or put them in...

through the top or bottom?

i used to go the top...but then dad showed me its 1000 times easier from the bottom!

Stu

[Oneofthegreats]

I alway's take the main stuff ie. engine & gearbox out the bottom.

From memory my record is around 10-15min's to have the engine & box on the deck. I still reckon I could go faster.

I had a few member's here alittle while ago & it took a relaxed 25mins from memory.

I love air tool's!

[thestu]

I alway's take the main stuff ie. engine & gearbox out the bottom.

From memory my record is around 10-15min's to have the engine & box on the deck. I still reckon I could go faster.

I had a few member's here alittle while ago & it took a relaxed 25mins from memory.

I love air tool's!

NICE!!!

my boss could pull a bug motor do the rear main and chuck it back in and run it in 25 mins...was insane!!!

i wish i had tallent...im too lazy..

[WABIT]

22min to be exact tim hehe

wabit

[itsbazza]

Mine went out the bottom.

[gtimk5]

Always out the bottom with them here. The very first one that we did in the late 70s was an auto and we went out the top. it was a hassle. @ jacks and out these days. Easy!!!
Andrew

[Peter Jones]

OK, now how complete is the motor and where is everything disconnected for fastest removal?

Exhaust off from head, manifold (if you're not running extractors) or first join?

Inlet manifold on or off?

Carb on or off?

Drop complete with gearbox?

What's your prefered technique for dragging the motor out from under the car?

• Tip it over and drag it out, scratching it and the concrete?
• Use a piece of carpet to drag it out
• Lift the car so high that you can wheel it out on the jack
• You have your own 2 post hoist and don't understand what all the fuss is about?

Etc

For me, the last one I did from above, all manifolds off, gearbox still in car! ( The hardest way possible!) Next time I'll go out the underside with the box attached.



Pete

[gtimk5]

Drop complete with box. Remove the driveshafts first. A hoist is great to get the car up high enough to drag it out on the 2 jacks.

[static1800]

I pulled off the extractors and the inlet manifold and dragged it out the bottom on a piece of plywood. Couldn't quite get the car high enough so we had to lay it right down to get it out, but it was fairly easy.

[thestu]

wow i must have done it terribly wrong the first time i did it...manifold on...gear box on...through the top :O and then trying to get those extractors on was a b1tch!

ok so the bottom is the way to go...after taking off all the extra crap from the top.

the last motor i did i undid everything from on top then dropped the motor onto carpet then lifted the car...with the engy crane :S it worked ok ten pulled the motor out...that worked a treat...

but what will i do when my engine bay is all shiney and freshly painted and i'm putting in my nicely new painted block back in?

[Jarred]

...
For me, the last one I did from above, all manifolds off, gearbox still in car! ( The hardest way possible!) Next time I'll go out the underside with the box attached.
..

Thats pretty much what I did. (well you've all seen the pics...)

Well actually, I droppped it from below, and dragged it out, but went back in over the top, with the block+head in both cases, no box manifolds etc.

I didn't have the torx bit otherwise I would have ust taken the box off.

[Oneofthegreats]

I leave just about everything on.

eg. for a carb'd, manual engine

Jack the car up as high as it can go & then some

Disconnect battery neg. & remove positive lead from starter along with starter motor wiring & starter & also removing starter motor along with the front engine mount, disconnect alt. wiring, unbolt the exhaust at the bottom flange, remove the driveshaft's complete (aid's in getting exhaust manifold out), undo the geabox shift linkages (only two of them), speedo drive, clutch cable, reverse light switch, ign. coil lead, dizzy neg. wire, fuel supply & return hoses, air inlet pipe, coolant heater hoses, top & bottm rad. hoses, rear tran's mount & left & right engine/trans mount's

Lower engine onto a skate board with a bit of maneuvering & bob's your uncle.

Please add something if I've forgotten anything.

[thestu]

I leave just about everything on.

eg. for a carb'd, manual engine

Jack the car up as high as it can go & then some

Disconnect battery neg. & remove positive lead from starter along with starter motor wiring & starter & also removing starter motor along with the front engine mount, disconnect alt. wiring, unbolt the exhaust at the bottom flange, remove the driveshaft's complete (aid's in getting exhaust manifold out), undo the geabox shift linkages (only two of them), speedo drive, clutch cable, reverse light switch, ign. coil lead, dizzy neg. wire, fuel supply & return hoses, air inlet pipe, coolant heater hoses, top & bottm rad. hoses, rear tran's mount & left & right engine/trans mount's

Lower engine onto a skate board with a bit of maneuvering & bob's your uncle.

Please add something if I've forgotten anything.

nice that would work very well!

[velly_16v_cab]

out from the top....

[Peter Jones]

Just remember to undo the engine mounts or the whole front of the car comes off.




Pete