Not to single out Mauro, who is asking a question all of us who've pulled
the drivetrain out of our Tigers have contemplated, but isn't all of this
type of stuff related to common procedures archived somewhere and (fairly)
readily available?
Seems that it would make sense, if it isn't being done already.
btw, Mauro, putting a car on four jack stands, in and of itself is not
dangerous. But, in the case of the Tiger, the balance point moves so far back
after removing the engine and ancillary items that you will have a situation
where you need to be careful...you literally can elevate the front end
with one finger, if the rear jack stands are still under the rear axle. :-)
In a message dated 4/7/2010 6:17:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
m_dangelo@verizon.net writes:
Rob,
Thanks. I saved a copy of that. In the article, you mention that you
would
explain re-installation in a later issue. Would it be possible to have a
link to that article too? Thanks! Mauro
On 4/7/10 8:10 PM, "Rob Guerra" <bomber44@comcast.net> wrote:
> a few years back I posted a link to an engine removal tech tip I wrote
for
> the stoa newsletter (march 05). Here is a link to a copy of that
newsletter
>
> http://tigerengineering.net/stoa/download.htm
>
> hope this helps
>
>
> On Apr 7, 2010, at 2:55 PM, MAURO D'ANGELO wrote:
>
>> Well, Steve, you asked for it! I am looking for advice and/or
information.
>> I noted that lots of people say that the easiest way to remove and
install
>> engines into Tigers is from the bottom. The workshop manual shows that
the
>> procedure is basically putting the front of the car on jack stands,
removing
>> the hood and disconnecting a bunch of ancillary parts, and then
hoisting the
>> engine together with the transmission from the top. Seems pretty
doable.
>> Obviously, there are things I don't know. Why is doing it from the top
so
>> difficult? What are the negatives to the factory way? From the
bottom, I
>> understand the car should be put up on jack stands (only the front, or
both
>> front and back?), and the front cross member should be removed. With
that
>> out of the way, the engine should drop onto a dolly(s) with the
>> transmission. In theory, I understand this, but there are details I do
not
>> have. First, I am assuming that a hoist will still be needed to lift
the
>> weight of the engine to unbolt the engine mounts and then to lower it
all to
>> the dolly. Is this correct? Second, how do you lift the body enough
out of
>> the way to be able to roll the engine/tranny out from under there?
Where
>> and how do you connect the hoist? Or...is having the car up on jack
stands
>> going to give enough clearance? How tall should the jack stands be and
>> where should they be placed, exactly? Third, when the engine/tranny is
back
>> under the car (having lifted the car again to get enough clearance), the
>> only way to lift it up is with an engine hoist, right? I mean, you
can't
>> use a jack to lift the engine off the dolly, can you? Finally
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