Engine fitments & seats

[evotell]

What is the preferred way to fit the engine & gear box, car on floor or up on stands?

 

In the seat fitting pack, there is a very large flat washer, does this washer go between the seat frame and the floor or under the car?

 

Thanks

[mav]

I've done it with car on axel stands the 3 or 4 times I've done it with no issues.

[Bob L]

Depends on the hoist you are using. Make sure it can bypass the axle stands when the engine is manoeuvred into position.

 

My hoist has fairly wide legs and although I have wide track, I still prefer to place the front wheels on wooden blocks on the outside of the rubber to enable extra wiggle room if required.

 

[Mankee]

Similar to Bob, I had to raise the front up a little on concrete slabs so that the chassis wouldn't foul on the engine crane legs once the motor and box were back in. I used a load leveller to easily adjust the angle and also found it useful to have the back end of the car up in the air.

[myothercarsa2cv]

I had the car on wheels so I could roll the car on to the engine rather than trying to manoeuvre the hoist.

 

Re the seats, I believe the large washer goes under the car (at least that's what I have done!).

[Garry7]

For fitting the engine and gearbox - definitely up on stands - particularly so you can ease the tail of the gearbox over the crossmember at the start of the tunnel (also saves a bit of bending if your back isnt what it used to be )

 

Seat rails - washers underneath, you may need to file the round edges down a bit depending upon the chanelling underneath the car - I had to flatten a couple off quite a bit to get them to sit flush (2011 SV).

[Drumster]

You can never have too many opinions 😬, so for me;

 

Front wheels off, front of car on axle stands and a load leveller to tilt the engine/gear box combo to ease it in at an angle...

 

See photo on left, fifth row down...

[evotell]

I asked the question about the seat fitting because the washer doesn't fit between the rails under the floor as its 2 wide and also inside the floor there is a line of pop rivets so in reality the seat frame doesn't wont sit flat on the floor it sits on the rivets. In my opinion it would be better with the large washer between the seat frame and the floor and another washer underneath.

 

Thanks for you help guys.

 

Terry

PS. –34 here today. ☹️

 

[Alan Reeves]

The Duratech of my 175 sv came with the eyes to fit at either end of the engine that gave an automatic angle of attack, and yes on stands when I did it, on wheels when we popped it out for....an gearbox oil leak a year later