<VV> Engine removal/Reinstall

[Roger Gault]

I use my wife (no, she's not available).  Actually, I have her run the floor
jack while I balance the engine and guide it into place.  We've never
dropped one.  All those fancy brackets are for weenies. ;-)

Well, I do cheat and use a small piece of plywood to keep the jack pad from
carving up the bottom of the engine.

Roger Gault
'65 Corsa Convert.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Eagleson" <cleagl@yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Cc: <GYoungwolf@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:44 AM
Subject: <VV> Engine removal/Reinstall


> Hi Grant,
>
> I'm about to remove my drive train (for a variety of reasons) and don't
have a
> J-28-whatever tool that the Shop Manual suggests.  And I have never used
an ATV jack.
>  Is there something that the ATV jack uses that repicates the engine
cradle tool?
> I have a good floor jack, but what else is needed to create a secure
balance for a
> floor jack? I know where the balance point is from Bob Helts book.
> Anyone else have a good replacement for J28-whatever?
> TIA
> -cleagl
> '63 Spyder vert
>
>
>
> ------- smit typ of snip -----------------
> Just for information. I used my new ATV lift ($79 from Sears) to install
an
> engine yesterday. ........... It wouldn't be hard even if the engine was
on the
> floor since you would only have to lift/leverage it up about 3 inches. I
highly
> recommend one of these things!
> Grant
> ------- end of smit typ of snip-----------
>
>
>
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