about a $25 "come-along" to a supported beam in your garage ought to cover
it,
or 2 guys my size, or one guy my size half my age and twice as dumb...
(Done it "solo" before... nuthin' but the big guns baby...but 2 hernias,
rotator cuff surgery, and the wisdom that comes with age dictates I actually
use a hoist or come-along...)
WST
----- Original Message -----
From "Geoff Branch" <gjbranch at attbi.com>
To: "Spidgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 8:51 PM
Subject: Out it comes
> I am about to haul the engine/transmission out of the Meejit Yellow Peril
and
> have never before performed such surgery. I know that having a hoist with
> adjustable angle of attack is desirable, but since I don't have one I am
> wondering out loud about acceptable substitutes. Should I split the
> engine/trans in the car and yank a piece at a time? Or is there a way to
> "we-tight" an adjustable hoist?
>
> Any other suggestions??
>
> As they say in med school: "See it, do it, teach it".
>
> Geoff Branch
> '74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
> '72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
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