Yes, and I didn't recall having this issue when I pulled everything out. If I
had a 3/4-ton slot on the lift, that probably
would have been perfect. Fortunately, I was using straps to reinstall. If I had
been using chain attached to the rocker
bolts, I'm not sure I would have had enough play to swing it in. I ended up
loosening the rear strap once it was almost
in, and that seemed to allow for enough rearward movement so we could push it
back.
Dan D
Central NJ USA
'76 MGB Tourer - Driver - Engine Surgery In Progress...
'65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, Still Is....
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----- Original Message ----
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: MG-MGB@yahoogroups.com; MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 4:46:28 AM
Subject: Re: [MG-MGB] Engine In!
Had the same problem getting just the engine out and back in to change the
clutch, also on the hottest couple of days this summer. I had to go in from
the side, and even then it only just reached, with the arm in its
*furthest*/lowest weight position. That meant I had to drag the hoist plus
engine sideways to get it to clear the first motion shaft, with the engine
pulled forward and tied off to the bonnet slam panel to stop it swinging about.
Replacement was the reverse of removal. In all the accounts I had read over
the years no one mentioned this potential problem with hoists.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
... One issue I ran into was that with the engine crane set on the 1-ton
setting, the arm was just about 8 inches too short
.
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