Re: Pulling engine and transmission together???

Posted by Packard 1948 On 2015/3/22 11:16:51

I have the car up on an engine hoist so getting under the car is not the issue. Psychologically...I was the one who installed the lift and this is in Hollister (known as the "Earthquake Capital of the World" so there is some concern.

>HH56 says:

>Used a cherry picker and also had one of those screw type load balancers

I bought a load balancer at Harbor Freight. I hope it will tilt the engine down low enough.


>Straps underneath the engine --

Can you please let me know what straps you used?



>IIRC, with trans and OD, the center point to have the engine fairly level was roughly around #6 cylinder.

Where did you bolt the chain straps to (cylinder head bolt, manifold bolt)?


>Tim Cole says>

However, the whole project will go a lot smoother if you pull the nose. You can do that using the hoist. Lift it up and roll it forward. It helps to have the wheels off to clear the fenders. I used to do that single handedly.

What do you mean by "Pulling the nose"? Are you saying removing the whole front sheet metal (fenders, bumper, and grille)?

>On cars with three point motor mounts the powertrain can be dropped through the bottom of the car as a unit into a pit.

IS the 1948 Packard a car where this can happen???