Well I have to pull it apart now I did have one pitfall pulling it apart it was a oil hose I forgot to unhook but thatās pretty much it
Thatās an awesome sight! Good job!
Any idea how much the engine and trans weigh? Iām thinking about getting a cart for when I do my drop, but donāt know the load rating I need.
Keep posting pics!
I have no idea Iām using a engine hoist that was previously used on removing boat engines
According to Audi and ZF published specs, you are looking at a combined weight of approximately 700# for the engine and tranny. You would need to add the weight of the subframe, mounts etc to that figure for your gross weight.
I used a 1000# motorcycle lift to lower mine down out of the chassis and it could just lift it back up to working height on 120psi air
Great info, eng92. I was thinking about getting this cart:
Cart
Then I could use it for other things around the garage.
Thoughts?
It says 1200# āoverallā capacity. To me, that implies a uniformly distributed load over BOTH trays.
How about this? You would think the 1000# rating is for the top surface alone?
The whole thing only ways 148# so the formed top is most likely fairly light gauge steel. I would definitely use wood blocking to transfer the load to the corners.
Are you planning on separating the engine & tranny?
Yes was going to separate to at least do rear main seal while I was at it
Hey when do the rocker arms and lifters usually go bad Iām wondering if I should change them when I get to that point
They rocker arms and lifters shouldnāt go bad. Itās rare that they doā¦ Am I remembering right that you had a bad arm failure on the cylinder headā¦
The one thing that can go bad is the cam cradle gasket seal. This causes oil to leak into the spark plug tube location.
Thanks Justin I was a bit worried about that and price to replace them and Iāll definitely be changing that gasket Iād be a fool to not to change them and another good thing was since starter died on me it helped me find that coolant was going into oil and Iāll be changing those gaskets in the back. Still to be honest for paying 4k for this car from an auction Iām still saving a lot of money. They literally totaled this car out from the oil filter housing gaskets leaking lol
I have another question should I get the tensioners for the car from Audi itās self or aftermarket versions of them
I solute your bravery in doing this. As I own the car longer and longer, things like cats, O2 sensors and power steering pumps come to mind.
Driven over 30k miles since October 2019. Sheās been (overall) good to me.
Awesome!!!
Congrats!
How much time did it take?
a couple days due to it being outside and freezing with snow and rain but it probably would of took me a couple hours if it wasnāt for that and it being first time i pulled it apart
