[Spridgets] Engine removal w/tranny

Michael Rowe mdrowe at optonline.net
Tue May 5 14:12:43 MDT 2009


Anyone have any thoughts on how this would compare to two nylon straps to a 
central hook, which I have seen in a lot of pictures?

Michael Rowe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy H. Collins" <thcollin at mtu.edu>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 9:45 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Engine removal w/tranny


> 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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