This is great advise, but what is a come-along?
At 10:31 AM 5/29/2001 -0400, Tburke4@aol.com wrote:
>Pulling the engine is fairly easy compared to what you may have to do before
>you put it back. We pulled ours with a long piece of 3" steel water pipe
>staged over the car with a heavy duty ladder on one side and our deck railing
>on the other (so first you need to build a deck) Anyhow, we used a come-along
>attached to a short piece of chain bolted around the pipe to lift the engine
>(another short piece of chain and two heavy bolts were attached to the engine
>through the holes that Triumph so thoughtfully provided), then we slid it
>over to the left of the car and lowered it down to a level where it could be
>bolted onto an engine stand.
>
>I have also lifted out these engines with nothing but a pipe and two guys
>muscle power, and though it can be done, it's not easy to deal with anything
>that goes wrong when you're holding up your end of 300 or so lbs. So lifting
>it with some kind of hoist is a much more orderly and much less hazardous
>approach. Anyway, you need a hoist to maneuver it back in successfully.
>
>Obviously, you need to carefully mark all the connections and stow the nuts
>and bolts that accumulate rapidly in neat little baggies with 3x5 cards that
>record where they came from and how many there were. Next time, we will do
>this, I swear.
>
>Drain as much of the precious bodily fluids as you can and then cap off the
>openings with plugs or hose clamps as it will bleed like a stuck pig all over
>everything when you start to move it and will continue to do so for some time
>after you pull it.
>
>Carefully record the arrangements of the brackets and standoffs that mount
>the accessories as to length of bolts and placement. There are several pieces
>that attach through the timing cover bolts and it's hard to get decent
>pictures of them. There are also about five different length bolts for
>different locations on the timing cover. Color coding might be a good idea.
>
>I hate to tell you how many things you will find that you "might as well do
>while you're in there."
>
>Have fun,
>
>Tom Burke
>80 Spit
>
>In a message dated 5/27/2001 8:49:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>jgruber@demainsoft.com writes:
>
>
>>I finally made the transition from professional complainer to amateur
>>mechanic and have started the process of pulling the motor out of my 77
>>Spitfire with hopes of replacing or rebuilding it myself. Talk about a
>>leap of faith.
>>
>>I have a shop manual and a Haynes manual, so I'm doing ok so far. I'm just
>>about at the point where I need to actual remove the engine.
>>
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>>And if anyone else has tips, techniques, dire warnings or web sites about
>>removing and rebuilding engines, please send them on and I'll try to keep
>>MS Dog at bay.
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