> Hello??? Scott Gardner
>
> >> What are the lifting points on a B's 4 cylinder? I'll be putting mine back
> in
> >> a couple of weeks from now. Thanks!
> >>
> >> Tom Green
> >> 1979 MGB
> >>
> >I think you use the two bolts that hold the rocker cover down. I
> >know they look pretty flimsy, but that's what I see in the shop
> >manuals. A few months back on this list, somebody looked up the
> >stress ratings on bolts of that size, and it's something like 500
> >pounds EACH!
> >Scott
> Yea 500lbs each - straight up and down. if you put an angle stress on a
> stud or bolt of that size it will bend. we used to use the head bolts if
> there was no attachment point available. one at the tranny end and one on
> the opposite side on the water pump end. Of course re torque after.
> better yet dont't torque prior and then torgue. One of the manifold bolts
> (use a spare and on of the peripherials (alt, air pump etc) is a better
> bet.
>
> Good luck Tom
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
I'm not going to say what's wrong or right, but if you're worried
about off-axis load on the bolts, why use a manifold bolt? Since
those stick out parallel to the ground, using them to lift the engine
would put the load squarely at right angles to the bolt, begging for
one to snap.
Scott
Scott Gardner
gardner@lwcomm.com
www.lwcomm.com/~gardner
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