<VV> Drive train fixture for floor jack

[Mark Durham]

Dave, if you want to do it on the cheap and have some 2X4's, I can help. I
just did this with my 62. I removed the pan, however.
Take a pan bolt to the local hardware store and get some 2 inch screws the
same thread size. Get 4. Cut 2 2 by 4's , the first the width of the pan for
the area just ahead of the cam gear, a second 2 by 4 a foot wider. Center it
across the front of the engine pan and bolt it to the case using the screws.


I placed the car on jack stands, then used two sissors jacks in front, one
on each corner of the longer 2 by 4, and the hydraulic floor jack under the
diff or trans. The tripod setup made it more stable. I stacked a bunch of 2
by 4's under the back 2 by 4 so if something slipped, it wouldn't fall very
far and lowered the engine horizontally in the 1.5 inch increments!

The scissors jacks and the hydraulic jack can lower the engine so you don't
hit the carbs or oil filter and housing. I set mine on a 18 inch by 11 inch
furniture dolly I got at harbour freight for 16 bucks, had to add a 2 by 2
to just behind the cam gear to prevent tipping as that is the balance point,
then I just turned the whole thing around leaving the eng in the bay under
the car. It took me  a couple of hours to get it down and stripped,
including the bell housing. Use extra 2 by 4s as spacers, etc as needed.
Mark Durham

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Dave Thompson <dave.thompson at verizon.net>wrote:

> This evening I went to our Vintage Corsa (So Cal) meeting. One of our older
> members has a bad throw out bearing in his 64 Monza. Since I'm unemployed
> right now, I offered to do a clutch job for him. I plan to remove the
> entire
> drive train so I can seal up some trans/diff leaks and his front mounts
> while I'm at it. He also needs U-Joints.
>
>
>
> Several months ago, when I replaced a trans in an FC, I used my floor jack.
> Things were rather "interesting" with the whole drive train balanced on the
> small disk of the jack.
>
>
>
> I've seen guys use a piece of plywood with some 2X4's on it to help balance
> things on the floor jack. I know there are welded jigs available but I want
> to do it on the "Cheap". Besides, I've got lots of 3/4 inch plywood and
> 2X4's here "in stock".
>
>
>
> Could someone please send me a picture or two with some measurements of one
> of the boards so I don't have to re-invent the wheel?
>
>
>
> Thanks very much in advance
>
>
>
> Dave Thompson
>
> Westminster, CA
>
>
>
> P.S. What's a fair labor price to charge for a clutch job on a 64?
>
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