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Originally posted by mikes72t
Any tips on how to pick up the motor from the floor solo?
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Don't try and do this your self; it's not worth a crushed finger or a life time with a ruined back. Enlist the help of three or more other big people. They don't need to know anything about a Porsche; just show them where to lift. Or rent, buy or borrow a engine hoist. We use "T" load spreader under the crane to pluck the engine off the engine stand and put it on the floor jack. The two rear engine mount points and the engine stand head are the lifting attachment points. After the the engine is on the floor jack we block it up on either side under the cam towers with wood blocks to increase the stability. Then the engine stand head is removed and the rear main seal (if it is to be replaced), flywheel and clutch parts installed. A torque reaction bar is used with fasteners in the edge of the flywheel while the flywheel bolts are being tightened. The transmission with the clutch shaft arm removed (mark the arm's position on the shaft with a black "Sharpie" marker so you get it back on correctly) is them slung from the crane and brought up to the engine and mated. Two people can move the transmission in by hand and block it up while mating it but it is much easier to do it slung from the floor crane. Cheers, Jim