Engine removal

[maytag]

Originally Posted by 78F350

I'm cheap. I use a HF motorcycle jack with a 3/4" plywood bed and some scrap 2x4 pieces for shoring. I have a rolling jack that I use for adjusting tilt and correcting balance as it comes down and away from the car. It is not optimal, but for slow and incremental drop/lift of the drivetrain it works.

Remove the handle:

same method I use. Once I had a friend loan me some fancy-schmancy tools that support the engine from a crossbeam across the opening..... I didn't use them.

[NewArt]

Originally Posted by maytag

same method I use. Once I had a friend loan me some fancy-schmancy tools that support the engine from a crossbeam across the opening..... I didn't use them.

I actually have that cross beam and have used it when dropping an engine. I find it quite useful for supporting and maintaining the balance of the engine/trans. Wouldn't it be great if we all lived in the same region: we could borrow and swap tools all the time. I have way too many tools!

[Qingdao]

I used a HF engine lift with a long chain. Hooked the engine from the top and lowered it to a creeper on the floor. Longer boom might have helped but the cheapo hoist did the trick.



^^^looks closer to the side of the car than it is.