[Spridgets] Engine removal w/tranny

Timothy H. Collins thcollin at mtu.edu
Sun May 3 19:45:28 MDT 2009


There has been some recent notes about pulling an engine with and 
without the tranny. I removed my engine w/ the tranny to replace the 
transmission tail shaft seal. I took it out by attaching a chain to 
each of the rocker cover bolts. That was cumbersome. To put the 
engine back in I thought about buying an engine leveler, but after 
reading user reviews I found that the reviews were mixed. So I welded 
up a "T" cross section lifting bar and used just one chain to suspend 
the engine. I found that setup worked quite well when putting the 
engine back in. The engine was very easily maneuvered on the single 
chain. I added a pic to my album listed below. The suspension point 
is about 2-3/8" behind the front rocker cover bolt. A bit closer to 
the front would be better - just a little bit better.

Tim Collins
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12702006@N07/ 


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