Originally Posted by
dr.fowler I just use a bolt hole on the pass side motor mount area, one on the front mount bracket, and one on the axle bracket area. It takes 3 lengths of chain, but it seemed to give me a nice level position for hooking up my engine stand.
As a side note, I found that it was easier to take the swivel part of the engine stand off the stand, bolt it to the motor, and then slide the stand back onto the swivel piece once it was bolted. You'll never get it to hang exactly level to just bolt it up. I have always pulled my motors out the top with the engine hoist, I think everything else just seems like three times as much work.
The thing that you'll most likely run into is that you don't have long enough bolts to get through the engine stand and into the block. I went to NAPA with a stock tranny bolt and bought a couple of real long ones. Also, you'll have to get a long starter-size bolt (8mm I think) for your fourth mount to the engine stand. I had to use one of the unthreaded holes to mount up to. Make sense?
It makes perfect sense. For sure I'm going to bolt up the swivel first to the engine to make it much easier on me. I already have extended tranny bolts. Should I torque down the bolts?
Originally Posted by
Ken'sI usually hook to the alternator bracket and an open 12mm hole in the head behind the distributor near the intake cam seal. This is very easy to keep level. I always remove the tranny right before lifting it out of the car. Or if I got a lift I drop it out the bottom.
God damn, you werent kidding about the four floor jacks. lol. I'll look into that hole by the cam seal.
Originally Posted by
TeKKiE All I used was two sections of chain. One to the motor mount bracket on the passenger side, and one to the back of the motor on the driver's side, using a tranny bolt.
I'll check this out too.
So at work I borrowed 2 engine lift chains.
As you can see there's a bolt on top of the box. its from the bracket that connects the upper intake manifold and the head, by the fuel injectors.
I think it's a 8mm x 1.25mm x 20mm. Can anyone confirm the bolt size? Should these be used with a torque wrench when using the lift chain? if so, how much?