Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 02:56:00 -0700
From: Dave Edge
Subject: [imps] Re: Flywheel clearance
Hi All,
No it was far more stupid than that, I forgot when putting the clutch back in last time to check which way around to put the friction plate - hence problems with it not clearing.
Did however achieve a new record for clutch replacement - 2hrs and 20 mins. Mainly thanks to the fact that we built a proper trolley for the engine in the morning. Taking the engine out just meant undoing the crossmember, cables and bellhousing bolts - pull the engine off - work on it and push it straight back in.
A couple of points are worth noting about this - there is no need to work out the height that the body will rise to without the engine because the gearbox won't move with it. Our design is an A frame with three trolley wheels, one under exhaust, front of engine and the sump, joined by three pieces of 3x2" with wedges to hold the exhaust and sump to stop it twisting. With no clearances when the engine is at normal position, when it is pulled out it can be worked on and the most important bit is that the angle of the engine is dead right when it goes back in.
I also managed to avoid injury - definitely a first.
Dave
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 11:23:17 +0000
From: Genesis Marketing
Subject: [imps] Re: Flywheel clearance
Would there be any chance of getting a better description and dimensions of your trolley. I have to remove an engine in the not too distant future and would be very pleased if there were some kind of trolley design that I could copy.
Cheers
Andy Greenshields
From: Gary and Carol Henderson
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 01:02:53 +-1300
Subject: [imps] Re: Flywheel clearance
Hi Andy
Mine beggars description, being made of timber scraps just nailed up to suit. Mostly 4x2.
I still advocate matching the height to where the car ends up with weight of engine not taken by the rear member. Things will still change a bit more as the engine comes off the bellhousing, but not by much.
The worst feature of my trolley is the castors. They make it impossible to run an exact reciprocal course without messing around. Better to use a pair of simple straight axles, but provide up to an inch of possible sideways movement, to take up any slight mistracking which may occur. More elaborate, a tricycle trolley would give less obstruction to under-side access. (Two wheels in-line under the sump-joint line, with an outrigger-wheel supporting the exhaust-manifold.) Easier to stash too.
Good luck
GaryH