Lifting a disco engine and box out in one go?????

hughesy · Mar 2, 2009

Anyone done it? Lifted a 200tdi and the gearbox out in one lump that is? It's coming out of a scrapper so I can cut the front panel out I'm just wondering how it'll balance on the crane? Trying to save a bit of time as I need to get the shell of it shifted sharpish to keep the peace.

buckshot · Mar 2, 2009

hughesy said:
Anyone done it? Lifted a 200tdi and the gearbox out in one lump that is? It's coming out of a scrapper so I can cut the front panel out I'm just wondering how it'll balance on the crane? Trying to save a bit of time as I need to get the shell of it shifted sharpish to keep the peace.

would'nt recomend it

easier to do it this way

Sean · Mar 2, 2009

easy - i've got a long reach engine hoist so it's quite easy to get it to topple forwards - but lashing a few bags of sand or some breeze blocks to the rear of the hoist helps keep it balanched - but make sure your hoist can lift the combined weight of both GB/tranny and engine

having the body off first helps if your having the gb and engine out in one

good excuse to buy a gas axe, not that an excuse should ever be needed to buy a tool

buckshot · Mar 2, 2009

sorry for the crick in yer neck but did'nt realise it was that way around on photobucket

edited; sorted rotated it on photobucket

hughesy · Mar 2, 2009

Sean said:
easy - i've got a long reach engine hoist so it's quite easy to get it to topple forwards - but lashing a few bags of sand or some breeze blocks to the rear of the hoist helps keep it balanched - but make sure your hoist can lift the combined weight of both GB/tranny and engine

having the body off first helps if your having the gb and engine out in one

good excuse to buy a gas axe, not that an excuse should ever be needed to buy a tool

Chers Sean. I've got a 2 ton engine crane so it should be ok. Gonna give it a go and see what happens

J.P.S · Mar 2, 2009

buckshot said:
would'nt recomend it

easier to do it this way

Christ that picture disturbs me!

Anyhow boot floor arches needs doin, maybe a patch on the sill etc etc

Pikey · Mar 2, 2009

hughesy said:
Anyone done it? Lifted a 200tdi and the gearbox out in one lump that is? It's coming out of a scrapper so I can cut the front panel out I'm just wondering how it'll balance on the crane? Trying to save a bit of time as I need to get the shell of it shifted sharpish to keep the peace.

Yep I pulled the engine and gearbox out of Stigs disco. but used a chainhoist and a trolley jack. to manoeuvre the gear box until it cleared the bulkhead. was a piece of ****.

Stickybackbob · Mar 2, 2009

I've done it to a couple of 300TDi's. Getting em out is easy enough as long as you can get enough height. If you only lift by the engine, then you've got another 3 foot of gearbox to follow. I used a JCB to lift - works for both in and out. If I was working on a scrapper, I'd say Buckshot has the best method.

hughesy · Mar 2, 2009

Shame I ain't got a JCB in me toolbox.

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