[Tigers] Crossmember Installation Headache: Advice Needed Please!

[Would U. Believe]

I tried lifting the car from under the crossmember, hoping the weight of the
engine would cause the frame rails to spread apart a bit, but I did not try
to lift from under the oil pan.  Because the crossmember is not at all
bolted on the driver's side, wouldn't the effect be just to separate the
body from the crossmember?  Is there any way to spread the frame rails with
some sort of scissor jack or something to push them outward from the inside
surfaces?  My scissor jack from my Jeep is way to short...  Any ideas?
Thanks!  M


On 7/11/10 9:06 PM, "CoolVT at aol.com" <CoolVT at aol.com> wrote:

> Most past replies had been to put a block of wood and  a jack under the oil
> pan and lift the engine slightly.
> M
>  
>  
> In a message dated 7/11/2010 8:58:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> atwittsend at verizon.net writes:
> 
> It has  been some time, but I recall the same issues. My recollection was
> that I  elongated the holes in the crossmember (equally) to get it to bolt
> in.
> Tom
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