First time motor removal

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

Ok, i cant locate the bolts that are holding the motor. are they attaching the motor to tranny or motor to frame. or both. and i'm having a hell of a time fitting under the bus. its lowered and i have it jacked up. was going to remove the bottom bolts, lower jack and then remove top.

where are the bolts at underneath?

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

think i found them....lower front side of tranny. 2 nuts correct? top ones feel much smaller. Is this right?

KamperKitJay · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:03 pm Post subject:

your motor is bolted to the tranny...the lower engine bolts are near the end of the frame horns they might be covered in greasy mud J
_________________
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FUDnVrMNnM

55Kombi · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: bolts

sounds like you got the bottom, the top are removed by going behind the fan shroud
_________________
1966 21 window
1955 Kombi
1964 Single Cab
1967 13 window x 2
1967 Standard
1959 Crew Cab
1965 Crew Cab
1962 Ragtop

KamperKitJay · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject:

just remember the bottom two are studs with nuts that attach to the engine case and the top two are nuts and bolts....the right one being one of the starter motor attaching bolts hope this doesn't confuse you J

oh and don't jack the bus by the engine or you will destroy your tranny mounts
_________________
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FUDnVrMNnM

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

greasy mud doesnt even begin to explain what i had to dig through. I don't think my fingernails will ever be the same. wah wah

KamperKitJay · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject:

I have two words for you "Latex Gloves"
_________________
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FUDnVrMNnM

Mikee · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject:

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

this is dog shit. could someone just tell me what size wrench on the nuts behind shroud. feels less than the 17mm on bootom. and whats up with having to buy a full set of metric just to get th 17 Evil or Very Mad

Mikee · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject:

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

i know this sounds novice but i must be dickin with the wrong nuts maybe??? when i reach around and feel (sounds like i'm headind someplace dirty) oh, i am....i feel a nut which faces hoirizontal to the ground and facing front of bus. feels quite a bit smaller than bootom ones. this it. its at an awkward angle to get the wrench on and i got a pointy fan shroud piercing my wrist.

bottoms already removed.

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

it feels close to the throttle cable tube??? am i on the right track

Mikee · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

see the threaded shafts on the bottom just below the flywheel, you are taking the nuts off those

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

_________________

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

got the bottom ones

just cleaned my engine compartment with my back. got a peek inside. thanks for the pics. they helped.

i will be burning my clothes in celebration of removing my fist bus engine. one bolt has a nut the other has a round something the bolt threads into. iwas screwing with the wrong nuts. now back to the dirty work.

Mikee · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject:

make sure to take off your fuel line, throttle cable. heat cables, the top bolt on the starter side should have half round head on it so you dont need to but a wrench or socket on it, but if it isnt o.g. you may have to put a wrench on both sides,

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

_________________

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

soakin in PB Blast.............

apparently i am a weakling

thank you for the pics

i dont know what i was trying to remove earlier but it wasnt the right nuts.

and typing with your pinky sucks donkey balls

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

it appears that the final bolt i need to remove on the starter side is behind the ckutch lever. is there a way to do this without removing the arm?

or is this going to be as difficult as it looks?

Mikee · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject:

box end wrench, shallow sock, dogbone, offset wrench, take your pick
_________________

ArikAdams · Samba Member Joined: December 19, 2005 Posts: 83

Mikee,

there's a metal part of the tranny casting that prevents putting a socket on the bolt. This is a type 3 tranny i believe. the round donut type nut is behind the fan shroud. from the tranny side theres not enough room to get the box end wrench up there even if i took off the clutch lever i think. I'm kinda stuck here. everything else is off.

i'm at the end of my rope.

i'm baffled.

busded · Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject:

>Help >Donate >Buy Shirts >Register >Log in	See all Samba banner ads \| Advertise on TheSamba.com

	Forum Index -> Split Bus	All times are Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time Goto page 1, 2, 3 Next
Page 1 of 3