Engine Stand

[Dale M.]

[heimlich]

You can always buy a hoist and put it in the rafters and hoist the engine. Just make sure the rafters can hold the weight.
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[Dale M.]

[Glenn]

[heimlich]

I've got the hoist. It's been great.

I first tried doing it with my wife but she's about half my size. So, I got the hoist. I do need to reinforce it.

No need to call a friend. I can do it right then and there.
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[ivwshane]

I have a type IV and this combo looks good. Any reason for the four arm yoke and not the three arm?

With the hydraulic cart, were you able to use that to remove/install your engine as well?

[Zundfolge1432]

Here’s an original engine stand that came from a dealership in Oklahoma. When VW abandoned the air cold platform they also disposed of all the tooling and this was acquired by an independent VW shop where it saw heavy use all through the 80s. When the shop owner Nate retired around 1990 he sold all the tooling and I got it. I used all through the 90s and into the 2000s but put it away around 10 years ago. Cleaning out the shed I pulled it out and snapped a pic. It was a bench mount and later a floor mount. I welded the legs on it and was going to install casters but as you can see that never happened. It’s hard to beat original tooling

[bnam]

[tatraplan]

Just finished installing my newly purchased VW Alley (VintageWorldTools) 3 arm engine stand yoke to a 1,000 lb. Harbor Freight engine stand. I'm impressed with the sturdy and neat construction of this tool. The yoke looks like it could support a couple of thousand pounds on its own.

It took me about two hours to layout, drill and deburr eight 1/2" holes for the locking pin and four 5/8" holes for a rod to rotate the engine. I could've got by with less, but wanted to be able to position things right where I want them. You'll need a corded drill as the steel is approx. 3/16" thick.

I'm an old guy of 72. Wish I'd bought this about 50 years ago when I first started fooling around with VWs. Whatever your age, get this thing, it's impressive!

[Lo Cash John]

Yeah, those 3 arm & 4 arm yokes look NICE. I think after the holidays I'm going to order one for VW engines and one for Subaru engines.
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[dvogel]

Any advice or best practices for mounting the engine to the yoke? I have recently purchased the 4-arm yoke from the classifieds here.

Presumably one of the 2.5-inch studs protruding from the engine case goes through one of the holes in the yoke and I put a nut on it. Then I need to find a bolt to put through the matching holes in the case and yoke so I end up with two bolts holding the weight of the entire engine.

I see there is a securing nut adapter set at Pelican Parts. Not sure how necessary this.

[Dale M.]

Just use spacers, (several large nuts or cut length of pipe) and use standard engine mounting hardware (bolts and nuts)....

Just be sure you have proper thread engagement on mount hardware and things are tight...

Dale
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[74 Thing]

A pipe fitting and thick washers from a local hardware store are good for the studs.

[old_man]

This was very easy. The hoist definitely helps though I understand most people don't have the luxury.

[Bruce Amacker]

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[Bruce Amacker]

Ok, this is going to look and sound really hillbilly and crude, cut me some slack.

Here's how I bolt engines to my stand as I got tired of the washers and nuts thing. Most of what I work on is dual relief with a captive nut in the case, so the inset picture is what I use for the top bolt, it's an old socket welded to a 10x70(?) bolt, it saves time. On the bottom the tube is already tacked to the adapter, it might be a 1/4" NPT union. I welded an old socket to a 10mm nut to make things faster.

I made this harness many years ago and need to update it to look nicer, but it works great. The angle iron is 14" long and has the chain welded to it. The balance point I use most is about 5" from the end. There's a couple of hooks depending on whether the engine has a flywheel or muffler on it. The hooks are old U-joint U-bolts from a pickup truck, any bent steel would work.

In the front there's a hook which connects to the crank pulley.

In the back there's a loop which I connect to the tab on the case. It seems like all T1 engines have the tab, or I've never worked on one that didn't. Maybe old 36/40?

Yea, it's backwoods and I need to update it, but it works great. I have an I-beam in my shop so I use a HF 110v winch which rolls on it. It saves my back and makes it easy to put engines on the stand, from whatever way you pull them. As for pulling, I have a lift so I just roll a heavy cart under it and lower the lift so the engine slides out. I rarely work on the floor anymore. My Rav4 has a side hinge back door so I can load engines in and out of it really easy with the winch if I don't want to use my truck or trailers.
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[wachuko]

[Fman]

Maybe someone can answer this questions for me, I am getting ready to purchase a VW engine stand. I have located a really nice heavy duty 4 wheel stand with the "standard 4 prong V8 adaptor on it" that all the engine stands use. Can you attach a VW engine to this style mount or do you need the VW adaptor to make it work?

EDIT: my next question would be will the VW adaptor bracket more than likely work with this stand?

[Bruce Amacker]

[Glenn]

If you use the supplied generic mount, you could break off the mounting flange on the case. After all it's magnesium and the generic mount provides little support.
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