I use a motorcycle jack for tranny removal and it is my preferred method.
For engines, I use a cherry picker......all this changes soon, when I get
my big boy lift...yeeeehaaaa!
Miguel

Miguel

On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:

> There was a guy who worked in my grandfather's shop many years ago who was
> taking shortcuts rigging up something to remove an engine from a car. He
> died when the rope broke and the engine came down on top of him.
>
> In another situation, not car-related specifically, when a hoist was
> under-engineered, I watched the top of a distillation column come careening
> to the ground, coming very close to killing one person in the process.
>
> I'm not saying any methods described here wouldn't work, I'm just
> recommending caution and very much thoughtfulness for a process such as
> this.
>
> Marc Perdue
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > To me, what's wrong is that the jack method doesn't offer very much
> control
> > over the attitude of the engine mating with the transmission, plus the
> fact
> > that if you make a mistake you get an engine on the ground or worse. I've
> > done it both ways, many times, and I prefer the precise control of a
> hoist.
> >
> > I bought a transmission jack once upon a time with fore and aft tilt
> > control on it, but I couldn't make it fit under the car with enough
> > clearance to roll the engine out. I have seen some special purpose jacks
> > for motorcycles and such that look much lower, and they have a wider
> > platform to work with, but so far I haven't see the need to go beyond the
> > saw horse and hoist.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Ed <email99@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> > > What's wrong with the traditional jack stands, a piece of plywood, some
> > > wood
> > > blocks and a floor jack?  You can build a simple cradle with the wood
> > > blocks
> > > is you like.  It has worked well for me with a stock engine, a tiico
> I-4,
> > > and
> > > a Subaru Ej25.
> > >
> > > If you want something to just hold the engine in place while you r&r
> the
> > > transmission, use a 2x4 with a hole in it, a large eye bolt with
> washers
> > > and
> > > a nut and some quick links.
> > >
> >
>