Today's task, removing the engine from my Lambretta TV 175, series 1. |
I have had a rough, very, rough Lambretta TV 175 series 1 from 1958 on my yard. I bought a couple of years ago.
The owner had salvaged it from a scrap yard in the beginning of the 80's.
There it had been idling outside for 10-15 years.
The man who sold it to me brought it home were his two sons played with it. Loosing side panels, saddle and other stuff along the way. Then another 25-30 years outside...
Well, it's a series 1 so I saved it. Thought it was time the let old lady come under a roof. (Well, the missus was displeased with this kind of garden art).
In order to bring it inside I had to take the seized engine out. It was only joint to the frame by the engine bolt at the back. It was very stuck. A hot air gun and rust oil did the trick, after some 45 minutes...
The front wheel was much easier to losen.
Spraying with rust oil, time after time. |
Applying heat with a warm air gun (?). Time after time. |
The sprint that finally gave in. |
The engine is out, at last. |
The other side. |
The front wheel was easier to remove. |
The frame, not much left. |
I had a little helper during work. Couldn't stand the heat? |
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