Re: engine and transmission removal

Posted by HH56 On 2012/8/17 9:13:37

Suggest you remove the hood as well unless you have a fairly short chain attachment and possibly even the other fender. Much easier to work because you may have to access both sides of engine to clear things. You can also take the opportunity to check & spruce things up if no fenders are in the way.

One other thing I'd be careful about is the length of the legs on your lift. If working with engine/Ultra trans as an assembly, the center of gravity is going to be very far back on the engine. If your lift legs don't extend a fair bit past the point on the boom where chain hook ends up, the end of lift will want to tip up. My lift is short in this respect & was a challenge. It had to be counterbalanced which added a lot of extra weight to maneuver.