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favorite engine drop method, what's yours? |
mightyohm |
Nov 21 2003, 11:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Last time I helped drop a 914 engine, we used the Pelican method of lowering the car almost to the ground and letting the motor plop out onto a furniture dolly. I don't know that I like this method because it really requires 2 jacks and there is no obvious way to get the engine back in when you're done, since you used gravity to help get it out.
I would like to raise and support the car, then lower the engine on my floorjack. But there is obviously going to be a balance problem. I've also heard some people use threaded rods to slowly lower everything but this sounds like too much trouble. So what's the best way? |
mightyohm |
Nov 24 2003, 01:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Anyone have a link to that Harbor Freight transmission jack?
I saw this one: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Disp...temnumber=39178 Was the $40 the sale price? That's not badf for having another whole jack that I can use for various stuff. They also sell a transmission adapter for their floor jacks. I wonder how well that works. With the threaded rod method do you just put two rods on the ends of the engine mount bar and let the transmission end hang? |
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