[Shotimes] Lifting an engine tranny combo?

[Ian Fisher]

Bruce
If you have an engine load leveler, can't it be used
with 2 mounting points, one at diagonal corner?

I have a friend who used to support his SHO motor and
trans by wrapping a chain under the exhaust manifolds.
It worked but I don't recommend it.

If you can get a chain around the engine brackets that
hold the AC compressor and PS pump, they are probably
strong enough to do the job but then the motor becomes
top heavy.

With regard to your bolt question; it depends on what
heads you are using. Pre 93 heads are M12 and earlier
heads are M10. I think that you are using ATX heads
which automatically means they should be M12. IIRC. I
forget the pitch, sorry.

Good luck. The last few motors that I pulled, I used
my teeth anyway..

Ian


--- Bruce Malachuk <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> I'm just about to drop my 3.2 and quaifed tranny
> back into the engine bay.
> When I removed the 94's 3.0 it came out very easy
> using one bolt hole in the
> rear and the lift eye. Now when putting it back in I
> was wantingto use my
> handy dandy engine tilter that I got for virtually
> nothing. Now to do so I
> need four points to lift from. I was thinking the
> bolts for the intake
> bracket supports on the heads, but questioned if
> those four bolts and the
> heads for that matter should be capable of
> supporting the weight of a full
> engine with exhaust manifolds, and quaifed (much
> heavier) tranny?
>  
> Anyone out there every lifted via those? I was
> considering just using 2 of
> the intake bracket holes as lift points, and putting
> the rest of the weight
> on the lift eye and other bolt hole in the head in
> the back, the one that an
> exhaust stud fits nice into. 
>  
> If it's ok to use the intake bracket holes and
> bolts, I would prolly want to
> take a quick drive over to the hardware store and
> get some higher grade
> bolts. anyone know the size and pitch? I want to say
> M10 1.5 but I'm not
> sure.
>  
> Bruce J Malachuk
> 
> *	94 Opal Frost MTX 
> 
> *	93 Emerald Green MTX 
> 
> *	93 Black ATX - parts 
> 
> *	95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO 
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