Has anyone tried putting weight in the trunk to help with lifting the body
over the engine? I would think that 300lbs would do the trick and then you
would not require to lift the front.
Duke
B382002037
-----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 7:26 PM
To: Rob Guerra
Cc: Tiger email list
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger Engine Installation Techniques
Rob,
Thanks. I saved a copy of that. In the article, you mention that you would
explain re-installation in a later issue. Would it be possible to have a
link to that article too? Thanks! Mauro
On 4/7/10 8:10 PM, "Rob Guerra" <bomber44@comcast.net> wrote:
> a few years back I posted a link to an engine removal tech tip I wrote
for
> the stoa newsletter (march 05). Here is a link to a copy of that
newsletter
>
> http://tigerengineering.net/stoa/download.htm
>
> hope this helps
>
>
> On Apr 7, 2010, at 2:55 PM, MAURO D'ANGELO wrote:
>
>> 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
_______________________________________________
Tigers@autox.team.net
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
Unsubscribe/Manage:
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/wsamouce@kc.rr.com
_______________________________________________
Tigers@autox.team.net
Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
|