ENGINE LINERS - HELP

[Daisy]

What do people use to remove the engine liners? mallet and a what???

I know i orta take it to an engine workshop to get it pressed out.. but im also lookin at alternatives as I cant really transport the engine anywhere atm from where i am.

TOM

[Daisy]

Anyone????

Gotta rebuild this and be good to know whether id have to pack it up and get a trailer and take it to a shop to get the liners in.

TOM

[duncan]

I have run a bead of weld around the inside of the liners befroe it loosens them then punched out from the bottom using a drift and hammer then i made up a set of pullers to refit them and pull anyone elses out much easier

[Daisy]

I do know of one way of fitting them is to freeze the new liners - someone said it makes it easier to get them in.

Getting them out may be a little difficult. Im just exploring more options on how to get them out without damaging the block.

So best way to do it so far would be from under the block as not to damage the surface where the head goes on.

TOM

[duncan]

They have to come out through the top pushing from the bottom as they have a machined shoulder on them

[Daisy]

When you said you ran a bead of weld - did you mean you spot welded to make a leverage of some kind to hit on to push it out??

TOM

[wannaberacer]

I think he means run a ring of weld around the liner.

I did this when I had to get the spigot bearing carrier out of the end of a Ford 351 block. Weld around the inside then squirt it with cold water. The steel shrinks rapidly and basically it fell out.

[Red Rover]

forget once u have them installed you will have to have the deck machined anyway so u might as well get them to do it all. Thats what i'm doing.

[Daisy]

Yup ended having repco taking care of them for me

Total cost was 600 which included puttin the reliners ( i supplied ) on the block and having it decked and cleaned.

I guess thats the price u pay for quality. and I wouldnt settle for anything less for my GQ

TOM

[bogged]

Yup ended having repco taking care of them for me

..and I wouldnt settle for anything less for my GQ

TOM

Repco .. quality? Double negative??

[Daisy]

Yup ended having repco taking care of them for me

..and I wouldnt settle for anything less for my GQ

TOM

Repco .. quality? Double negative??

Probalby right there. Was the better choice out of 5 mechanics who were pretty much arseholes. They're sendin the block to Brisbane to a 3rd party (forgot name) to have it relined and surface grinded. Really I wouldnt let anyone near that block of mine for the rebuilding as I prefer to do it myself as i have double standards. But for the relining and the surface grind. It's pretty much a basic job from my view (perhaps I could be wrong one again.... )

TOM