Where is this jack located?

[gregwils]

I have a question about the location of this jack. It's not my car, but I have seen similar pictures. Is this on the torsion tube? If not, anyone have any thoughts where it might be? What is the correct location to jack from under the center of the car? I have used the side jack pads and the rear sump, but not exactly sure what to do to pull the motor other than side jack pads.

[efhughes3]

It looks to me like the jack may just be parked there. I do not see how the jack pad could effectively raise anything at its placement there. It almost seems like you can see daylight over the wood block.

[tonythetarga]

That car is supported on jack stands at the rear. Not sure what the jack is doing but my guess is holding something in place to install. The block used is a bit too tall to try and support the car on, it would make it unstable.
With no engine in the car it looks like the stands are on the longs and not on the torsion bar ends within the wheel well.
I think a centre jacking pad is available here on Pelican and attached to the trans for safe jacking without damaging anything.

[vash]

i have done this. you know when you are dropping a motor, motor is on the ground, and you just need to get the bumper a tad higher to roll it out?

well, with a block of wood, you can jack the car up at the seam, right at the rear of the car, near the tranny input shaft. this method lifts the car evenly, so you can set it back on the stretched out jackstands. i dont think i would do this with the weight of the motor attached to the car. this is only a motor detached move for me. i would use a bigger piece of wood.

[emcon5]

That jack looks to be just sitting under the car.

To pull the motor, the side pads are probably best, if you don't have a lift.

The way I have done it twice is to raise the car enough to work under it and put it on jack stands under the torsion tubes. Disconnect the engine/tranny and lower it to the floor on a cart. Then jack the car at the factory jack points and raise it high enough to pull the engine out the back, and lower it back to about where it was when you started.

I built a cart using some scrap 2x6's and plywood.

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. I just lift and drop the whole thing on the cart, that way I don't can do it alone, without worrying about muscling the heavy engine around.

Unfortunately it is a little tall, so I needed to raise the butt a little more than had I used something else.

I ended up only raising the car about 2 feet, then lowered the engine & transaxle down to the cart.


Once it was on the ground, moved the floor jacks to the jack points and raised the back of the car until it cleared the engine. I took the valance off so it didn't have to go as high.



As soon as it was out, I dropped the car back down to a more reasonable/safe level. It was pretty high up, but it seemed stable.

I reinstalled it the same way, Raise the car, roll the motor underneath, lower the car about half way, raise the engine. It seemed like a good compromise.

Tom

[SpeedracerIndy]

I agree that the jack looks to be not supporting that car.

When I take my engine out, I place a long 2x6 on the jack to distribute the weight across the pan, and jack the car up from the pan just in front of the torsion tube. I jack it up just long enough to pull the engine free of the car then let it down right away. It isn't the most stable jacking position and I would never climb under the car while it is being supported this way. I've done it twice this way, and never had any problems.

[efhughes3]

The EASIEST way to drop an engine is to lift the ENTIRE car. Then, when the motor is loose, drop the front end-the back raises off the motor, which can then be lowered down on an ATV jack or whatever. Much easier as your working with a level engine or engine/trans assembly.

[FPB111]

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