Re: 1941 engine and transmission removal

Posted by Tim Cole On 2015/8/12 15:51:07

There are two ways to remove the powertrain with the nose in place.

Use an overhead gantry hoist with the car on jack stands so the motor and trans comes out at a steep angle. A fork lift would probably work as well.

The second is to lower the unit into a pit using an overhead gantry hoist.

As I recall there is a pit outside of Hibernia although I don't know if they ever used it. I worked in a place that had a pit in a back garage for pulling powertrains. An old timer claimed an hour to drop the Super 8 using the pit.