Re: This worked well

Posted by Packard 1948 On 2015/5/12 15:38:10

>man i wish i had me a shop and a lift!

Better yet...I wish I had a "Ross" hanging around!!!

I also wish Ross had posted this tip before I removed my dad's engine and transmission from his 1949!!!

My experience was posted a couple of weeks back and I removed only the grille and the radiator core support and jacked the back of the car up really high and used a regular cherry picker and a Harbor Freight leveler and the engine and transmission with OD came out fairly simply. It took about 8 hours single handed and after I removed the rear transmission mount (called the rear engine mount I hear) I had the back of the transmission strapped up with a nylon ratchet tie down strap. The clutch mechanism was a bee-itch to remove...and I am concerned about the installation...

Perhaps "Ross Technique" would have been much preferred method of reinstallation as I could install the engine and transmission/driveshaft in the car and then lower the shell on top of the rolling chassis.

Sooo...How did the factory put these things together in the first place...engine and drive chain chassis assembled in one area of the plant and the body assembled at another location in the plant and then lowered onto the rolling chassis (ala Ross) is my guess.