Zach Week 1

Jarred and I are working on removing the boxer engine as well as the trans-axle from the Westy. On Tuesday we drained the coolant, and removed the axles off of the trans-axle. We had some difficulty removing the axles. The right side was a 6 mm Allen, and the left side was a M8 triple square. The bolt heads needed to be cleaned thoroughly in order for the bit to fit properly and not strip the bolt head.

Wednesday we disconnected the battery. In order to do this we had to slide the seat off of its mounts. we removed the coolant loop from around the engine bay. We also removed the heat shields on the left and right of the engine in the wheel wells. These are going to be reused so its important to keep them organized and in good shape. Lastly we took the bolts out of the rear heat shield that goes over the exhaust pipe. The bolts are mounted onto the cradle that supports the engine so in order to remove the engine they must be removed.

Thursday we worked on the top of the engine. We removed the air box, coolant hoses, gas hoses, and electrical. We removed the rear right tail light to get access to the idle stabilizing unit that is mounted behind it. This is important because this is connected to the wiring harness that must be moved out of the way in order to lower the engine out without catching on any loose wires.



Friday we disconnected the distributor and took a picture so we can remember where all the wires attach since it will be reused. We finished removing the electrical and hoses from the top of the engine, then switched our focus to removing hoses and electrical from the bottom. We removed a sensor that goes into a coolant hose that was lower than our drainage point so we made a little mess. We will be ready to remove the engine and trans-axle next week.