erikvr Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Any ideas on ways to get that EA82 out without any hoist. Can two people lift it out just fine or are there any tricks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I've heard of people taking it out without a hoist, I plan on doing it that way myself with my parts car. I guess one person just grabs on to either head, and lift 'er out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Easier said than done. I've heard of people taking it out without a hoist, I plan on doing it that way myself with my parts car. I guess one person just grabs on to either head, and lift 'er out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 What about a come-a-long and some sort of support. (and a lot of luck) I pulled a Fiesta motor using one and my carport beams. (no one was seriously hurt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 If you tie a yakima cross bar to the intake manifold, the bar will fit right in the well left by the fenders, its kind of hard over the hump, but much easier than without, be sure to jack up the tranny so that you don't catch on the motor mounts, and pull the oil sender unit so that dosn't break off or narf the radiator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 grab some chain and a 4x4 post. set post across fenders wrap chain around post and hook to appropriate engine lift points. grab a buddy, or a stranger off the street, and lift it out. (provided you have everything unhooked okay and slid forward) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyrider Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Two guys can do it it helps to have a third! (we are skinny men) Grab the heads and lift with your arms not your back. gravity does the trick on the re-install. Done this twice now. ea81, ea82. i like Mcbrat's idea but feel less manly about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopsicleMud Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 That last suggestion sounds pretty good to me, but as I read these ideas, I just can't help thinking of the old method for pulling a loose tooth: tie one end of a string around the tooth, tie the other end to a doorknob, and slam the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncoolperson Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 mudisfun and myself lifted the ea82 out of his sedan using towels (didn't have any suitable rope/chain)... work real good, two people two towels and a sixpack of pabst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheq Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 ...two people two towels and a sixpack of pabst. Ahh, beer muscles. Brings me back to yanking the 20R out of an 80 Celica. I believe it was 40's of Miller, though:drunk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravityman Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Well I pulled an ER27 from the junk yard that had the front end of the car smashed up bad but with NO engine damage. The xt6 was jacked up with 2 wheels proped under each wheel hub. After A LOT of preperation just me and my buddy lifted the engine away from the transmission by hand to about head level and placed it on a tire. We were going to pull the engine up to the exit but instead gave the fork lift guy $25 to get it out of the junk yard. All I can say is I don't see any reason why 2 people couldn't lift one out with any problem, just make sure you have some where to put it when you are done. I am not sure of the difference in weight but im sure you will do just fine. Have fun. Got the engine for $75 + $25 for the fork lift. SWEET!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble Nuto 53 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 i did it with a cheesy thin cable comealong, and a 2x4 between the rafters seems its under 200# iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 if youre just removing the engine you could drop the entire suspension/crossmember with the motor attached...even the trans with a jack or two under neath to gently lower it. then you'll have to slide it out from underneath. if you have to pull it by hand, keep disassembling until you and whoever you got to help can pull it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIM Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ive pulled about 13 motors so far (subies) and only 2 of them i used a hoist, 2 people can lift it out, i do it all the time (with a friend) And im not that big at all. Any place around your location rent out tools?, you might be able to rent a picker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauregaardhooligan Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I've used a cheap come-a-long to pull a /6. It worked fine, and *them* suckers are heavy! I used McBrats method on a soob motor and it worked fine also. Make the post long enough to stick out past the fenders at least a foot or two. Squat and get your shoulders under it, then stand up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStretch55 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Wow, my local JY must a deluxe. The have a bunch of shiny red wheelbarrows by the backdoor. If you're gonna pull something heavy you grab a wheelbarrow on the way to the yard and cart it back in that. Well I pulled an ER27 from the junk yard that had the front end of the car smashed up bad but with NO engine damage. The xt6 was jacked up with 2 wheels proped under each wheel hub. After A LOT of preperation just me and my buddy lifted the engine away from the transmission by hand to about head level and placed it on a tire. We were going to pull the engine up to the exit but instead gave the fork lift guy $25 to get it out of the junk yard. All I can say is I don't see any reason why 2 people couldn't lift one out with any problem, just make sure you have some where to put it when you are done. I am not sure of the difference in weight but im sure you will do just fine. Have fun. Got the engine for $75 + $25 for the fork lift. SWEET!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorManzImpreza Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Great fan of the come-a-long am I..Works splendidly, however remind me next time 2 drain the fluids from the engine.. and damn bet a /6 head weighs more than a dry sub engine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffast Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 it took two people toi lift my er27 but it is fairly light when you have three or more people don't expect to walk far though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBrat84 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 I pulled an ea81 by myself once... but I wasn't trying to be nice to the car it was coming out of... they're not that heavy at all.. once it was out.. I could pick it up and carry it around by myself... I couldn't have got it myself If I was trying to save the car it was coming out of.. but two people shouldn't have a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauregaardhooligan Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 damn bet a /6 head weighs more than a dry sub engine.. got that right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoomer Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 on my EA82 Semi Dry, with a little bit of coolant in it I lifted the motor on its side and picked it up by the bellhousing and the crank and lifted it out.... then went inside to call my friends that all the hard work was over they could come over now... I'm not all that strong... Marine corp pushups... thats what did it.. Xoomer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Only prob i had with 2 guys lifting it out, is that having to lean over into the engine bay meant leaning hard up agianst the fender - ended in a big dent above the bumper. Popped out easily though. Its not the weight of the engine thats the prob at all, its just how low down it is (although mine is slightly lower than standard), so i'd recomend using the chain/post thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 if youre just removing the engine you could drop the entire suspension/crossmember with the motor attached...even the trans with a jack or two under neath to gently lower it. then you'll have to slide it out from underneath.. that's how I pulled my engine and tranny out of the parts car today! it's being scrapped in a couple weeks, so I had fenders, bumper, headlights, grill, radiator, A/C everything out already...but I lowered the front onto a board, unbolted the four crossmember nuts (after everything else was already disconnected), then literally just lifted the shell up off it (no hood either, balancing on tires under the b pillar). Then I just dragged the whole thing out from under it. worked awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 that's how I pulled my engine and tranny out of the parts car today! it's being scrapped in a couple weeks, so I had fenders, bumper, headlights, grill, radiator, A/C everything out already...but I lowered the front onto a board, unbolted the four crossmember nuts (after everything else was already disconnected), then literally just lifted the shell up off it (no hood either, balancing on tires under the b pillar). Then I just dragged the whole thing out from under it. worked awesome! I have also dropped the engine/trans out the bottom in one piece, its rather nice and easy. Good for putting it back in too - no mucking round trying to get the input shaft into the clutch and pilot brg while in a not so 'ergonomic' position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpreset Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) i would image it would be like dropping a bugs motor a guy on each head and a fair amount of patience. just looking at it it should be easier because you can just pick it up and out of the bay just drain the motor. tried to drop a bug full of oil and that was a pain sorry forgot tolook at post date Edited June 1, 2012 by cpreset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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