[Healeys] Engine lift

Wed Jul 27 18:32:25 MDT 2022

You bet!! See you there!
Jon

On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 5:47 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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