Engine Trolley
The engine trolley provides a safe support for the engine with the car or a hoist, or supported by a gantry crane. It also enables the engine to be moved about easily. The trolley runs on two non-swivelling wheels and two castors and is therefore highly manoeuvrable, whilst the welded-on cradle pads match the shape of the crankcase and thus entirely eliminate any possibility of damaging the engine when lowering on to the trolley.
Other examples of uses to which the engine trolley can be put are given in "Local Manufacture of Workshop Equipment" under Nos. VW 605, VW 606 and VW 633 as well as in the VW Workshop Manual.
Construction Details for VW 600/1
- Cut oll tubes, strip and round bar to dimensions given in lis of parts.
- Bend round bar (8) as shown on drawing, cut off accurately to length and work the flats as indicated (depth 6 mm = 15⁄64 in.].
- Bend tube (7) as shown on drawing.
- Weld up tubular components (5), (6) and (7) and round bar (8) as shown on drawing.
- Weld longitudinaly halved tubes (10) and square bars (9) to round bar members (8) adjacent to the flats, as shown on the drawing.
- Mark off positions of tapped holes for castors and non-swivelling wheels (|) and (2) on mounting pads (3); drill four 6.5 mm (0.256 in.) holes in each pad and countersink.
- Weld mounting pads (3) to tube ends (5).
- Screw castors and wheels to pads, using countersunk screws (4).
- Paint trolley.
- Grease all bearings.