[Healeys] Engine lift

[gradea1 at charter.net]

Spot on , Bruce. It is much easier to have the assembled unit buttoned
up to install, and yes, it takes some special finesse to slide the
whole chunk into that minimum space, lift the rear of the trans with a
rope, and then sigh a relief and have a beer. But then, its done. The
other way, as you say, with multiple jacks and a sharp eye align the
pilot hole which is a small target on a large hunk of cast iron,
eventually getting it to go home, and then have a beer.
The difference between the two methods, besides having a sturdy engine
puller for the dropping in whole unit, is that by the second method,
your beer might get warm. I would love to come help-one of my favorite
tasks...Hank

	-----------------------------------------From: "Bruce Steele via
Healeys" 
To: "Michael MacLean", "Roland Wilhelmy", "Ahealey help"
Cc: 
Sent: Wednesday July 27 2022 9:49:09AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine lift

	Having pulled and installed the engine and trans as a unit twice and
the trans once, I’m of the opinion that installing the engine
without the trans is probably easier as far as the engine itself goes.
The clearances between the top of the bellhousing and the firewall and
the crank pulley and front cross member are small, requiring a lot of
finesse and small adjustments to wiggle the unit in place. Plus
someone with a strong back and a belt under the tail of the trans/OD
is needed to lift it up over the X brace. However if done separately,
you’d have to get the fore-aft vertical alignment right and then
support the aft end of the engine while you align the input shaft to
the pilot bearing and bolt the bellhousing to the engine. That was no
piece of cake for me when I had the trans out with the engine in
place. On balance, I’d rather connect the engine and trans out of
the car and install them as a unit. But that’s just me. 

	Bruce Steele 

	Brea, CA 

	1960 BN7 

	FROM: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] ON BEHALF OF
Michael MacLean
SENT: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 1:30 AM
TO: Roland Wilhelmy ; Ahealey help 
SUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] Engine lift 

	How difficult is it to drop the engine in first then the trans
through the passenger compartment?   

	Mike macLean   

	On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 8:07 PM Roland Wilhelmy  wrote:    

	Mike, I R&Rd both a six and a four by myself. You can do it too. If
it doesn't look right or feel right just back everything up and start
over when you are fresh. Cover the shroud and the opening with towels
or movers blankets to give you another quarter inch to change your
mind. With the engine and tranny combo you will be tilting the engine
a lot. Either raise the car an inch or so or be prepared to crawl
underneath and pull the tranny tail back. Watch the sheet metal
interface with the engine block.   

	-Roland   

	On Tue, Jul 26, 2022, 4:15 PM Michael MacLean  wrote:    

	I have a cherry picker and a load leveler to lift the engine for my
BN2. What's the best way to attach the lift to the engine to install
it in the car?  

	Mike MacLean   

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