Howdy all,

I have done the google thing and i was wondering where i might find a few of these parts that seem to be tricks of the trades.

I was looking at a few vids of dropping the motor out and i saw this pretty cool looking trolly that allowed the jack to sit in the middle of it so when you drop the motor it lands on this little trolly with wheels.

Also wondering about a little device that fits on the clutch to stop the flywheel from spinning when your undooign the bolts, given i havent called around the local distributors yet.

-M

the flywheel locks are availible in most VW shops for around $10

The trollies are usually home made and are simply 4 wheels on a steel frame. I had one with a ply top with carpet fitted that worked well.

The best trolley to lower a vw motor on is the bottom frame of a shopping trolley.
Cut the basket part off and use the lower section. Because it is usually shaped in a U you can fit a jack under the engine and have the trolley frame surrounding the jack ready to support the engine as you lower it from the engine bay.

Most supermarkets should have them available.

LOL

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Originally posted by MickH LOL

And for the record.."apparently" the ones from Coles are the best..

This Guy used to be on Egay all the time but now he's moved to Oztion. This tool works for locking flywheel & also to lock rear wheel hub when undoing big axle nut.

http://www.oztion.com.au/buy/auction.aspx?itemid=4074929&d=&sort=0&pg=1&cat=242&view=List&f1=0&f2=&t ype2=&type3=&type4=&type5=&s=&pcode=&dis=0&freepost=

He also does an axle nut removal tool, bench top engine stands, a plate that goes on top of your jack to spread the load on engine & a trolley as you described. (if he hasn't got one listed at the moment, just e-mail him).

I don't know the guy in any way but I do have one of those plates for engine/jack & I'm happy with it.

Oh, and his tools are all galvanised, as far as I can tell, my jack plate is anyway.


Regards,

Matt.

I can see a strange and sudden rise of trolleys going missing

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Originally posted by MickH And for the record.."apparently" the ones from Coles are the best..

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Originally posted by Notch Nut The best trolley to lower a vw motor on is the bottom frame of a shopping trolley. Cut the basket part off and use the lower section. Because it is usually shaped in a U you can fit a jack under the engine and have the trolley frame surrounding the jack ready to support the engine as you lower it from the engine bay. Most supermarkets should have them available.

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Originally posted by h Quote: Originally posted by Notch Nut The best trolley to lower a vw motor on is the bottom frame of a shopping trolley. Cut the basket part off and use the lower section. Because it is usually shaped in a U you can fit a jack under the engine and have the trolley frame surrounding the jack ready to support the engine as you lower it from the engine bay. Most supermarkets should have them available. here here.. i have done the same trick.. available when you next shop!

could someone post a pic of one of these elusive trolly dollys? One that they may of just seen roaming the streets? (the finished product of corse)

These pics are of plans for factory designed trolley for VW workshops.

Taken from: Obsolete Air-Cooled Documentation Project

http://oacdp.freeweb7.com







Regards,

Matt.

Hey Notch Nut, i used to wotk in retail, dept manager at a major Supermarket.

i think i now know why we always seemed to have trolleys go missing.... hehehehehe.

(ps- carefactor is zero, good on you i say!! might as well get one back at them for screwing us where ever possible)

make sure you get that 20 degree angle and 1.5 radii correct!

Pretty spiffy set up.
Just needs a mod to slide the trolley ack under it.

Someties you just gotta be lucky,

I was driving past coles/woolies and was actually saying to my partner "i need to find a trolly i can swipe for the beetle" which she rolled her eyes to.

Anyway im driving arround behind the shopping center and i see something... i couldnt believe it...



Now is this all i wanted or am i needing to cut and weldo or something?

-Marc

You will probably need to cut the top part of the frame where the basket was attached. Cut the un-needed bits off at the lower part of the frame so it is flush. The U section (the frame part where the wheels are bolted onto) should be able to fit under the car so the engine can be lowered onto it with the trolley jack.

Don't worry if you stuff it up, as long as you have your reciept, they will be happy to oblige with an exchange or refund!!

I suppose i should ask, is there any part on the motor that shouldnt be sitting on the trolly as a load bearing point?
-Marc

yeah I put on a slab of wood for da donk 2 sit on...
h

I have a few I have made over the years, but the best one I have has 4x 130mm swivel casters which are bolted to a length of 40x40 angle iron that I bent into a 'U' shape (I cut wedges out of the corners and welded them back at 90º).... It work perfectly.... The sump sits in the formed angle iron frame and the trolley jack can be slipped under the engine with ease...

here is the valve spring compressor
to take the valves out...

Excellent tool

My Son bought it from eBay a while back..

Lee

If anyone wants, I can take a pic of my lazy mans type4 engine/transmission trolley v.2.1
It has the integrated features of jacking and wheeling.
My second topend job was done with v.1.1 which was scissor jacks bolted to a big bit of ply with castors on it.

The third was done with v.1.0 initially (until it twisted and collapsed in a heap with the drivetrain on top of it. Ahem) and 1.1 with added structural rigidity.

It is a three wheeled design. Two wheels on the engine end and one castor on the transmission end. Two scissor jacks support the moustache and one cradles the transmission. They all have 'special adapters' on the top. Ie chunks of metal welded to them to extend and make them capable of stopping the drivetrain from slipping off.
If it weren't for my idiocy it would have made reinstalling everything simple. But I forgot that the bellhousing mount needed to be aligned to make everything fit.

I use a pallet trolley. Very easy to roll around, has a very low height when down and lifts 2-300mm.
I have found it very good, especially on the kombi to lower the motor and GB in one unit. You can pick them up cheap if you keep your eye's open.

General_Failure chuck a picture up always god to see everyones setups.

wen i used to work on the kombi, i was always pullin v8 in and out so me n a few mates just stole an ikea trolley and used that to roll engine under the ass of the bus,

works pretty sweet.