Mauro
The manual shows an engine picker that you might as well call a
crane and you will need about 20' of clear head room to pull it out the top.
Not impossible but maybe depending on your garage.
Wow, it has been a very long time since I pulled the engine/ tran
out the bottom. I removed the crossmember, exhaust, carb, valve covers,
radiator, fan, pulleys, water pump, generator, oil filter system and
bumpers. I had a very low dolly with a wood engine cradle. I lowered the
body and engine onto the dolly and disconnected the engine mounts. A friend
of mine happened to stop by at this time and we picked the front of the body
up, pivoting on the rear wheels, roll it back off the engine.
I reversed this procedure to install the engine.
Use every convenience you have on hand to make the engine removal and
installation as painless as possible.
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of MAURO D'ANGELO
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:56 PM
To: Steve Ralsten; Tiger email list
Subject: [Tigers] Tiger Engine Installation Techniques Re: just a test
Well, Steve, you asked for it! I am looking for advice and/or information.
I noted that lots of people say that the easiest way to remove and install
engines into Tigers is from the bottom. The workshop manual shows that the
procedure is basically putting the front of the car on jack stands, removing
the hood and disconnecting a bunch of ancillary parts, and then hoisting the
engine together with the transmission from the top. Seems pretty doable.
Obviously, there are things I don't know. Why is doing it from the top so
difficult? What are the negatives to the factory way? From the bottom, I
understand the car should be put up on jack stands (only the front, or both
front and back?), and the front cross member should be removed. With that
out of the way, the engine should drop onto a dolly(s) with the
transmission. In theory, I understand this, but there are details I do not
have. First, I am assuming that a hoist will still be needed to lift the
weight of the engine to unbolt the engine mounts and then to lower it all to
the dolly. Is this correct? Second, how do you lift the body enough out of
the way to be able to roll the engine/tranny out from under there? Where
and how do you connect the hoist? Or...is having the car up on jack stands
going to give enough clearance? How tall should the jack stands be and
where should they be placed, exactly? Third, when the engine/tranny is back
under the car (having lifted the car again to get enough clearance), the
only way to lift it up is with an engine hoist, right? I mean, you can't
use a jack to lift the engine off the dolly, can you? Finally
On a related topic, has anyone used a motorcycle jack to remove and
reinstall the cross member? I understand there is some difficulty in
balancing it on a normal jack. Being two parallel flat surfaces on the
motorcycle/ATV jack, it seems like it might make the job easier. Anyone?
Thanks a lot!
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