Engine removal tool - jack adapter

[ecm911]

Has anyone ever used the adpater for removing/installing 911 engines ?

I believe PP used to sell it, nut I can not find it on the page.

I have seen something on e-bay, but was curious if anybody had any experience with it.

Earl

[azasadny]

I use a Motorcycle/ATV jack from the local Sears and Roebuck for $100 and it was incredibly helpful.

[oneblueyedog]

I have one. It's worth every dollar. Awesome tool.

[Hald]

I made something.






Not fancy, but it worked and was inexpensive.

[aigel]

I think that tool is overkill and it is pricey. A jack with a big 5" plate, with some cardboard glued to it is all you need. You want some ability to rock the engine. Then drop it onto a dolly that has a slot cut out for the jack.

Just my two cents.

George

[rob justice]

Hired an engine winch (£10 for the weekend) to lift engine - used a trolley jack on the gearbox. All in it took 1 hour with no problems at all.

[safe]

Im doing my first engine drop this coming vinter. I have been thinking about making a tool simular to Marks but add a big square mdf board that supports under the heat exchangers and have 4 wheels, one in each corner.
Then I should be able to place it on my jack and lower the enging down directly on to wheels. A dolly/jack adapter in one.
Could it work you think?

[Hald]

It should work, Marnus. I had considered something similar when I made my cradle, but decided at the time to go with the simpler approach shown above. Once lowered, I use the jack to set the engine on blocks to remove the transmission and mount the engine stand adapter to the engine.





Then I relocate the cradle for balance, without the transmission, and roll the engine over to my hoist,



where I then set the engine on the stand.

[Jim Sims]

Pelican sells the Wilding Engineering jack adapters. I have one and found it turns the 911 engine/transmission removal/installation processes into safe, precision operations. It works extremely well. Whether it is worth it's cost is a matter of values: the value of one's own time, increased safety (for people and the engine/transmission) and the elimination of frustration that a well designed and made tool provides. The phrase "work on one's engine like a gentlemen" comes to mind. Jim

[oneblueyedog]

I agree with Jim. I figured the cost of a trip to the emergency room, injuring my friends or myself or dropping my rebuilt $7000+ engine and transmission and how many times I'd R and R the engine versus the jack adapter. It suited me.

It's also nice to jack up the rear of the car with it now.

It also looked much better than the diagram of one Porsche has on my fische.

I still cuss when working on it though, so I still have to work on the "gentleman" part.

Lee 78SC

[Jim Smolka]

I have used the one that Porsche sells. Very nice. Very expensive though.

[Randy Webb]

I posted a pic of one made/modified for SSIs with guide studs on it.

You could copy that. Or buy that yellow thing that guy on eBay sells -- or copy his design instead o f paying $700.

A jack that goes strainght up is helpful, but not required at all.

mdf is weak - use thick plywood.

Remember, Charles Manson and his buddies used to drop/install VW engines in the middle of the desert....

[Jim Sims]

$700!? Actually it's $162.25; Pelican part number PEL-PW-2563. Jim

[Randy Webb]

Sorry - My typo -- meant to say $170 (a price I saw on eBay).

It does look nice - note it is for sump plate motors - not 3.2L ones.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Whatever happened to the 2x2 piece of 3/4 plywood? Always works for me.

[emcon5]

I made a cart out of 2x6's, plywood and casters. It supports the engine by the thick web where the halves come together.


The center piece lines up under the case, with the gap in the center providing clearance for the sump plate. The side pieces line up under the heat exchangers, but don't provide any support. Just balance, to keep it from falling over.

This is how it works:


Tom

[Joeaksa]

Paul makes them for 3.2/3.6 engines now. Same price and works like a charm.

My motor is too expensive to take a chance with so I got the tool. Well worth the money for me but its up to each owner. If I need a tool twice a year I buy it...

Joe

[safe]

Tom, thats exactly what I have in mind. Is it connected to the jack in someway?

Yes good quality plywood would be better.

[A Quiet Boom]

Hmm, I just use some cardboard on top of the forks on my forklift!

[Jim Sims]

Going in with Wilding Engineering jack adapter; no wobbling, no resting on the heater boxes, no sliding backwards on the jack as the engine/transmission is tilted to insert shift rod into tunnel. No drama period; it just works smoothly. Jim