[Healeys] Engine lift

Michael Oritt michael.oritt at gmail.com
Wed Jul 27 15:46:49 MDT 2022


Hi Jon--

>From my experience (and too much of it) things only break on our race cars
when we are racing!
Are you doing Lime Rock on Labor Day?  I will be there with the Ginetta.

Best--Michael

On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 5:30 PM Jonathan Einhorn <einhornlawoffice at gmail.com>
wrote:

> We've taken the transmission out at the track (at least twice that I
> recall), to install new clutches, but to rebuild the engine, its a lot
> easier to haul both out together with an engine lift.
>
> jon
>
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 3:34 PM HealeyRick <healeyrik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Having done this a few times, I'd install the engine and trans together.
>> Getting the trans lined up requires a lot of rotational twisting of a heavy
>> trans.  No thanks.
>>
>> Rick Neville
>>
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>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 12:58 PM Bruce Steele via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> 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 <sentenac.rw at gmail.com>; Ahealey help <
>>> healeys at autox.team.net>
>>> *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 <sentenac.rw at gmail.com>
>>> 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 <springer.mike51 at gmail.com>
>>> 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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