question about waynes engine removal article

[rosenfe]

i understand about lowering engine to furniture dolly,but how to raise engine when installing as its on dolly and i assume you have to raise it some to install even after lowering body back down.?

[914-6Porsche]

Me again. I used a cable type come-along or you could use small powered hoist (which I now have)to raise the engine back in.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Presumably you can get the body of the car down far enough that the engine is in the correct spot to bolt it in? You can stack some wood up on your dolly to get the engine high enough that it will be in place when you lower the body of the car.

Other ways include:
- Getting a bunch of all-thread, and using one long piece where each of the four mounting bolts goes. (Two at the engine bar, two at the transmission.) Double-nut the top of each, then tighten a few turns on each to slowly draw the assembly up into place. Once it is in place, support with a jack and replace each piece of all-thread with the proper mounting nut and bolt.
- Use a motorcycle jack or a transmission jack, with a few pieces of plywood, to lift up the engine and transmission.
- Use a couple of floor jacks; one under the engine and one under the transmission.
- Use a single floor jack with a platform (I think CFR makes a steel one; wood ones can be used as well) that is shaped to support the engine/transmission assembly near its balance point.

I use the latter, but it often takes some real muscle to push the assembly into the correct location. I may have also gotten lucky with the wood platform that I use and balancing the assembly. It hasn't fallen yet, though it has been a near thing once or twice.

--DD

[etcmss]

I have positioned engine under the car, lowered the body with floor jacks, and bolted in. most of the time I don't have to raise it much.
some have discussed a trans jack, ATV jack, table jack.
a piece of threaded rod for engine bar bolts would work to raise some to get it aligned.
trans lift by floor jack would do.

[T77911S]

i never lowered the body. i always jsut used a floor jack, never had the dollies back then.
i converted mine to a 6 so it was always a little tricky getting the carbs past the body.

just put the motor back on the jack.

now i use a tranny jack. BEST thing ever. the plate on the jack is adjustable left/right front/back to match the angle of the car. plus you can push it any direction it needs to go.
my problem is my tranny jack is waay too big. i cant get any cars hi enough to get what ever out form under while on the jack.

[Nostril Cheese]

Get a motorcycle jack from harbor freight. Easy to remove with one of those.