ditto on the 6 cyl lump on a stand... freaky at first but no an issue.
bolts are 10s of thousands of lbs vs a couple hundred of an engine.
I used even longer bolts and a stack of washers to clear both flywheel
and clutch without issue.
ptegler
On 10/23/2018 6:58 PM, Stan Foster wrote:
> I used 4 grade 8 bolts for both my TR6 and TR3 engines (two into the block,
> two with nuts if I recall). The stand gave a little under the weight but I
> was never afraid of the bolts letting go or the stand tipping over.
>
> Stan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bob Nogueira
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 2:15 PM
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> Subject: [TR] Engine stand
>
> Iâ??m about to rebuild my TR 4 engine. Iâ??ve done it three times in the past
> so thereâ??s not much Iâ??m worried about. The one thing that freaks me out
> is suspending the engine on the engine stand by four 5/16 inch bolts. Every
> time I see it sitting there I freak out that the bolts are going to snap and
> the engine is going to come crashing down.
> Two things Iâ??ve done to relieve my paranoia is add a cross beam on the
> front so it has four wheels not the original three and keep a two by four
> between the front of the engine and the leg to carry the weight of the
> suspended engine.
> Two questions, am I being paranoid and should I use grade 5 or grade 8
> bolts to fasten the engine to the stand?
>
> Thanks for any advise.
>
> Bob Nogueira
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