Will this jack hold Engine and Tranny together?

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Will this jack hold Engine and Tranny together?



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[Nick at Pelican Parts]

The thumbnail you shared is too smal for me to make out the detail of the jack.

I use a hydraulic motorcycle / ATV jack to lower engine and transmissions together. Works great and has a nice flat long top sections to balance the engine on. I also strap the engine to jack when doing this to help prevent it from falling off.

- Nick

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Sorry Nick here is the better pics of the jack that i am talking about, here specs said 450 lb http://www.harborfreight.com/450-lb-capacity-transmission-jack-39178.html

[JJ 911SC]

No...

My 550 table could not do it but the 660 does.

450 would not even do the engine alone.

[Uwon]

I may be wrong but my guess is that the motor and trani weigh well over 450 lbs which is max rating for HF jack. I also would worry about the lateral strength of this jack. Could it twist under max load and collapse?
Nick has a well proven solution. Then you have guys like me..... See post #31 through 36 in
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/748639-evolution-carrera-rst-2.html
Note that the motor sits on a wooden platform to minimize the chance to dent the heat exchangers.
The jack that I use I got from Costco. 2 ton or so with a wide seat and 20 inch max lift, I think.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Cheers....

[BYprodriver]

Engine is a little over 400lbs & manual trans is about 130lbs. so figure 450lbs minimum for the combo.