Bob wrote:
>Jay, How high did you have to lift the body (height of the supports) and
>where did you positioned the supports to get the needed clearance?
How high? High enough! Actually, I measured it to find that I needed the
front valience to raise up just under 20 inches to clear the top of the
valve cover. I bought a large floor jack - shop style - that had just over
20 inches of lift, and borrowed my dad's which also went that high. When I
lifted the S3 to pull out it's old cross member, I put the floor jacks on
each side of the car under the cross member about a foot forward of where
the cross members cross. I slowly lifted each side a little at a time. I
actually found that the frame is so stiff that I was really just
alternating which one was holding up the car at a time.
So, when I lifted the SV to pull the engine, and then the S3 to lower the
car on the engine, I just used one floor jack on each car, right on the
spot where the cross members cross, just slightly forward of the center.
It worked fine.
Note that 20 inches may not seem like a lot, but let me tell you, that car
was sticking WAY up. Note also that I NEVER went under the car when it was
up like that. When I unbolted it, I had solid jack stands under the car.
After I raised it, I just pulled on the front at the sway bar to slide
everything out. When I lowered it to mount it, I had solid jack stands
under the body before crawling under.
Jay
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