more in the Mutt is a dope series of dumb questions - the Volkswagen Thing chronicles

[mutineer]

you know those questions that you know are going to make you look stupid when you get the answer and it was staring you in the face

well

I am about to look mechanically inept, if not outright dumb

first I mount the VW on this stand

which means you can't check the valves or set it to TDC because the flywheel is bolted to the stand



fine

I get most of it put together

then I order one of these



but my work benches wont support the weight
so I weld that motherfucker to my regular engine stand

(ignore the super sloppy welds, I am new at that too)



so now I am feeling all clever and shit

which is how I usually know I am in trouble

well

dammit

once you wrestle the goddamn engine supprt on to the motor mount stud (which comes damn close to mangling the threads because the support is so far out of spec)



the threads do not go all the way down the stud

so how in the hell do you get the sucker securely mounted?




and don't even begin to ask me what a pain in the ass cleaning the damn oil screen was because someone did have enough threads out on one of the bolts so I ordered the special wrench from Bernzomatic/Grinder industries to fix that



so how do I secure that damn motor without breaking a stud since the threads don't go all the way down

and by loosening up a oil screen bolt with new spiffy single purpose special 10mm wrench cranking the oil screen bolt down from outside the case how long before it works loose from the inside and frags the whole fucking motor

[Dbear]

Spacer cut out of tubing, washers welded to each end?

[ImaPoser]

You sir, are an idiot.

[Anorak]

Do you have something that could act like a spacer? Like a piece of pipe or a deep socket or a hunk of petrified shit. Maybe a couple nuts that have a larger i.d. than the stud?

Or maybe you're using it upside-down?

[rapidoxidationman]

When in doubt bush it out.

Or you could get a tap n die set and MAKE the threads go all the way down the rod....

Oh, and is there a locktite product that'll work in oily environs?

[rdcyclist]

IIRC, there isn't enough room for a stack of washers between the flywheel and the studs. If you've got some tubing of the correct diameter that'll work. Gotta hacksaw? If you don't have the right tubing, then I'd use some 3/8s sockets. Deep sockets would be the ticket but a coupla regular length sockets will do. I would SUGGEST you choose sockets you aren't going to need for the upcoming fun and games...

[ilmostro]

You don't need a question to make you look dumb, Puppethead.

[mutineer]

got nothing no tubing of the right diameter

kicked my mess of garage apart looking for something

of course maybe I was a little fucked up from breathing flux cored welding wire in an enclosed garage for a while

on a positive note that hobart welder is badass

[Anorak]

Look at the way the engine will load those studs if it's mounted that way. It will probably break two chunks out of the crankcase and we will see a "I dropped a VW engine on my foot call 911" thread.

[mutineer]

Originally Posted by ilmostro

You don't need a question to make you look dumb, Puppethead.

shush hippie

do you even have a car any more

'cause there may be a dilapidated shitbox sale around here soon if this shit doesn't start going right

[dagwood]

you should change out those studs anyway.

just pull them out and use a bolt until you go to mount the mill.

[rtwdoug]

I have a rolling engine stand for my VW motor

[mutineer]

Originally Posted by Fluorescentbrown

Look at the way the engine will load those studs if it's mounted that way. It will probably break two chunks out of the crankcase and we will see a "I dropped a VW engine on my foot call 911" thread.

um, I wasn't going to put the spacer between the stand and the motor

I was gonna put the mount flush and the spacer behind the mount

there has to something obvious I am missing here

which is usually the case

[mutineer]

Originally Posted by rtwdoug

I have a rolling engine stand for my VW motor

been keeping an eye on that project in old school

still, and I mean still , waiting on my fucking parts from my painter before I start back on my R100

I owe Kbasa a good bottle of hooch I have yet to to send, but mailing stuff out months late is SOP for me

[Drif10]

Mutt, after all the electro/mechanical fuckups you've had, I can say with confidence that you are fully qualified to be one of my officers.

For Christ's sakes man, quit trying to be a wrench.