Affordable Aircooled 911 Project: How to Drop the Engine & Transmission

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08/28/2020 at 11:22 • Filed to: Porsche 911, DIY Porsche, wrench every day, wrenching, porsche, porsche repair, engines, Engine bay friday, restoration, YouTube, Oppositelock, Oppo, DIY, time lapse, Project Car, Drive

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Alright, time to dive in! I’ve never dropped an engine/trans from a 911 before, so here’s a video of my first attempt!

In this episode, I go through all the things you need to disconnect/remove , and cover a lot of tech tips. The squeeze clamp on giant wrenches is especially rad at 4:20 (ayyyee). As you can see, the garage is pretty small and doesn’t have a lift, so I wound up purchasing a motorcycle jack off from amazon and used it in conjunction with a floor jack.

Remember, pulling out only works some of the time, but I got lucky and things went pretty smoothly! Stay tuned!


DISCUSSION (2)


Kinja'd!!! Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > ADDvanced
08/28/2020 at 13:08

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The equipment and mechanics of getting it out aren’t all too different than a water cooled car(I use a similar motorcycle jack, lower engine and trans, raise rear of car, remove, lower). Most  Everything else is different. Nicely done.


Kinja'd!!! ADDvanced > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
08/28/2020 at 17:17

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Thank you!   It felt weird because every other time I’ve done this it came out the top, not the bottom.