Ah. Well. It's a transmission party then.   ;)   Makes sense to remove as unit.

I should clarify that with my different engine, the winch makes sense
as the engine is much taller and the pan likely wouldn't rest on the
jack as steadily as the flat 4.

IIRC, one might be better off with a higher lift floor jack. Like I
*think* mine is 21 or 22" lift but I'd have to go outside and check.
;)

If it were me, I'd crack the engine/transmission fasteners loose, then
take out the drivetrain. I could just picture myself trying to steady
a rolly polly drivetrain on the garage floor while trying to crack the
aforementioned loose. But that's just a guess.

Neil.

On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 7:30 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 07:21 PM 11/21/2010 �-0800, neil n wrote:
>>
>> Personally, I would only remove the engine if that's the goal

> Actually the major goal is the transmission. �One manual (Millee's Sally)
> and one automatic (mine). �I've had engines out before, but not
> transmissions. �But it just seems such an attractive idea to take them as a
> unit, do the separation and re-mating out in the open, replace Sally's water
> pump that has just a touch of play at the sheave...I've got ramps and stands
> and a jack with ~19" lift.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>

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