Swapping engines

[Gilles]

IMHO, if you disconnect the drive shafts from the tranny, and unbolt the gearbox mounts (to lower the complete assembly), it would be way easier than trying to install the engine with the tranny still attached into the car.
Good luck, and looking forward to your pictures! :-)

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by Gilles

IMHO, if you disconnect the drive shafts from the tranny, and unbolt the gearbox mounts (to lower the complete assembly), it would be way easier than trying to install the engine with the tranny still attached into the car.
Good luck, and looking forward to your pictures! :-)

Sounds logical. Anyone else care to chime in on this question?

[spinjockey]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Sounds logical. Anyone else care to chime in on this question?

Yes dropping the whole unit is the way to go. It ensures that you can properly torque all of the bolts in the bell housing. You can leave the slave cylinder attached to the line in the car.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Sounds logical. Anyone else care to chime in on this question?

Dropping it as an assembly is both easier and much faster.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Dropping it as an assembly is both easier and much faster.

Thanks, JFP. The more I work on my 986, the more I'm realizing that my experience working on conventional engines is often not applicable to Porsches. It's humbling. Luckily, more experienced folks are around to set me straight.

[LoneWolfGal]

Finally! And it's a heavy mother, I kid you not.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Finally!

Awesome!

Now start spraying PB Blaster on all of the exhaust hardware, to help loosing any rusted nuts and bolts..

It is going to be a fun project, if you were closer I would volunteer to help you out at my house (have all the tools), but risking getting jinxed by my wife, as any time I start a project and I tell her it will be two hours, turns out to be 8 hours.. , but it will be a fun project none the less..

[LoneWolfGal]

I love tools the way most girls love jewelry. To me they're equally lovely. Have a look at the torque wrench in the bottom drawer. It's a thing of beauty! This is but a fraction of my tool set. Since I bought the 986 my selection of exotic tools (tamper-proof triple-spline bits, for example) seems to have grown exponentially. But I'm not complaining.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by Gilles

Awesome!

Now start spraying PB Blaster on all of the exhaust hardware, to help loosing any rusted nuts and bolts..

It is going to be a fun project, if you were closer I would volunteer to help you out at my house (have all the tools), but risking getting jinxed by my wife, as any time I start a project and I tell her it will be two hours, turns out to be 8 hours.. , but it will be a fun project none the less..

Gilles, I'd take you up in a hot minute on that offer to help. I have a feeling wrestling this 570 lb. motor will be a challenge. I do have a beefy engine dolly and a sturdy bar for hoisting it, but I would love to also have a low-profile transmission jack, which might come in handy for this project. That's good advice about PB Blaster. I've always used WD-40, but I've heard good things about PB Blaster.

[elgyqc]

Originally Posted by Gilles

... Now start spraying PB Blaster on all of the exhaust hardware, to help loosing any rusted nuts and bolts...

Good luck with the PB blaster or Kroil (or 50% auto transmission fluid with 50% acetone) but have your dremil (or equivalent) ready. Its nice if the exhaust manifold bolts come out without breaking, but I have had to drill out a few and install helicoils. For the rest of the system be ready to cut the bolts if they won't come loose... and replace them with stainless steel bolts and brass nuts for reassembly. I install SS studs for the exhaust manifolds with the brass nuts.

[LoneWolfGal]

I spent the entire day yesterday with my nose pressed against the window, waiting. But 6 pm came and went with no engine forthcoming. What kind of cruel hoax was this? A quick check of tracking revealed that the delivery date had been changed to the 19th. No stranger to disappointment, I merely shrugged. But if TForce Freight lets me down again, there's gonna be big trouble.