<VV> LIFT POINT?

[larry@forman.net]

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:11:48 -0500, "Bruce Blackmon" wrote:
> Well, I thought this was going to be easy, it's not. It is not sitting on the
> floor where I was going to make a cart, following the directions sent by Larry
> Forman for the ATV lift, and just wench it on to the plywood, and pull the
> whole thing in the van. Finally got some pics from the guy, it is on top of a
> workbench, wedged under a stairwell. It is going to have to be lifted out and
> down to the plywood, then wenched into the van. What I need to know is this.
> In the pics he sent, built into the clutch housing, between the motor and
> transaxle, is a raised area with a hole in it, is this a lift point? Can you
> use this to hook a hoist to and lift the whole thing? If it is, I'll take a
> hoist with me and do it that way. The older I have gotten, the more I figure
> out ways to have machines do the work, not my back. SO, it this a lift point?
> Thanks BRUCE

Hi Bruce,
Lifting points vary if you have only the engine or the entire power train.  The center moves maybe 2-4 inches forward for the entire power
train.  The bell housing or clutch housing is NOT the lifting point.  It is rearward of the engine drain hole on a stock pan by a couple of
inches.  For you, I would recommend taking some additional 3/8 inch bolts, or the correct size for the fan top cover surrounding bolts. 
Some are larger and some smaller.  Then have a chain so that you can catch the engine on either side of the fan.  Having the lifting points
maybe 3/4 of the way forward on the engine might be OK, or a little closer forward.  If you can grab it balanced right to left, you can
likely provide the downward or upward force to keep it level with yourself holding onto the oil filter mounting area.

Alternatively, if the height is not too high, just jack up the ATV lift and slide it over.  Better to have a cherry picker and lift from
above, I suppose.

Good luck.  HTH.

-- Larry

Larry Forman