I can't tell you how many times I have removed a VW engine with the standard hydraulic jack over the last 34 years. I have had 3 classic vans stolen. I currently have 6 bugs and 2 vans. Most are yard ornaments out in the garden. I will not sell my vehicles due to the 3 stolen. I got one back through the corrupt court system. I usually found the best deals due to people who THOUGHT they could own a Volkswagen yet didn't know the fuel filter had an arrow for direction of flow. Simple things would stump an inexperienced owner until the point they give up and sell the car. That was before RU-vid. I enjoyed watching you do that. Likewise, I have never had anyone help me with the task.
next time take one of the rear wheels off and slide it out through the fender well. you don't have to jack the car up as high and less risk of scratching things
I added a tilting table feature to the atv jack, that way I could keep the axis of the engine and transaxle aligned, that's why you had trouble getting the engine out.
Remove one rear wheel, that jack rolls sideways, there more clearance behind the drum.roll the motor sideways, less work one jack, No need for two expensive jacks, less highth
I don't have much to add, but I enjoyed the video. I'm glad you were able to get the engine out. Also, it's nice to hear that it is Springtime everywhere.
I never guessed I would watch a VW engine being removed. But this was an interesting video, it was great viewing. One man and two jacks for a cool job! Salute!
@@vintage76vipergreenBeetle Front wheels on the ground. Back wheels in the air, high enough to clear engine on a jack. Stands under car near left and right jack points to have stability. Remove rear cover plate from engine. Leave exhaust in place. Use tail pipes like wheelbarrow handles. Place garage jack undet engine, hooked in slot designed for this purpose. Jack up untill engine is stable on jack. Remove four mounting bolts = engine to gearbox. Undo all pipes, cables and electric wires. Second person operate jack. Jack up slightly while mechanic pull engine backwards by holding onto the tail pipes, and balancing engine on jack. Within five to eight seconds the engine is clear from the gear box. 2nd person carefully lowers jack while mechanic guides it clear from the body. Max 30 seconds to get engine down. Then mechanic pulls the engine on the jack from underneath the engine bay. The reason for using a garage jack instead of a rigid type of platform, is to have maneuverability, as if the engine is balanced on a ball. (Later years a four point car hoist eliminated the need for srands. It also made it easy to have the car horisontal while pulling the engine [still on the old type garage jack]. Not having to jack up and place stands saved some three minutes. Twelve minutes was the norm with a four poit hoist). I am not familiar with back yard methods. It took me way longer to type this than it ever took to "drop" the engine from the moment after all connections had been loosened. From parking the car to having the engine off the jack and on the floor takes no more than 15 minutes. 12 with four point hoist. I have done this prosedure hundreds of times, maybe thousands. From 1969 to 1998 I removed VW engines on a daily basis, from typy 1 through type 4. Type 2 was done on its wheels after removing the rear cross-member and bumper. It's a long time ago. Thanks for asking.
