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Don't let these guys make you feel bad about asking the question,=0Afrea=
ks me out too. If you look at the factory manual for a Healey big=0Asix=
they pull it out with a special tool on the valve cover studs,=0Awhich=
are not very substantial. =0AI have decided intellectually the 5/16" bo=
lts are not something I need=0Ato worry about, but it still looks like a=
lot of weight held on by=0Asome little sticks to me.=0AHowever, a big s=
ix will tilt a small three point engine stand pretty=0Aeasily if a wheel=
catches on some kitty litter when you try to push=0Ait.=0AGreg LemonTR2=
50=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: "Bob Nogueira"=
=0A=0ATo: "Triumphs list"=0ACc: =0ASent: Tuesday October 23 2018 2:15:2=
6PM=0ASubject: [TR] Engine stand=0A=0A I=E2=80=99m about to rebuild my T=
R 4 engine. I=E2=80=99ve done it three times in=0Athe past so there=E2=
=80=99s not much I=E2=80=99m worried about. The one thing that=0Afreaks=
me out is suspending the engine on the engine stand by four=0A5/16 inch=
bolts. Every time I see it sitting there I freak out that=0Athe bolts a=
re going to snap and the engine is going to come crashing=0Adown.=0A Two=
things I=E2=80=99ve done to relieve my paranoia is add a cross beam on=
=0Athe front so it has four wheels not the original three and keep a two=
=0Aby four between the front of the engine and the leg to carry the=0Awe=
ight of the suspended engine.=0A Two questions, am I being paranoid and=
should I use grade 5 or grade=0A8 bolts to fasten the engine to the sta=
nd?=0A=0A Thanks for any advise.=0A=0A Bob Nogueira =0A ** triumphs@auto=
x.team.net **=0A=0A Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html=0A /> Archiv=
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<html><body>Don't let these guys make you feel bad about asking the ques=
tion, freaks me out too. If you look at the factory manual for a H=
ealey big six they pull it out with a special tool on the valve cover st=
uds, which are not very substantial. <div><br></div><div>I ha=
ve decided intellectually the 5/16" bolts are not something I need to wo=
rry about, but it still looks like a lot of weight held on by some littl=
e sticks to me.</div><div><br></div><div>However, a big six will tilt a=
small three point engine stand pretty easily if a wheel catches on some=
kitty litter when you try to push it.</div><div><br></div><div>Greg Lem=
on</div><div>TR250<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>--=
---------------------------------------</p>From: "Bob Nogueira" <nogera@=
hotmail.com><br><br></nogera@hotmail.com><div><nogera@hotmail.com>To: "T=
riumphs list"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Tuesday October 23 2018 2:15:26PM<br>Subj=
ect: [TR] Engine stand<br><br> I=E2=80=99m about to rebuild my TR 4 engi=
ne. I=E2=80=99ve done it three times in the past so there=E2=80=99s not=
much I=E2=80=99m worried about. The one thing that freaks me out is sus=
pending the engine on the engine stand by four 5/16 inch bolts. Every ti=
me I see it sitting there I freak out that the bolts are going to snap a=
nd the engine is going to come crashing down.<br>=0A Two things I=E2=80=
=99ve 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 t=
he front of the engine and the leg to carry the weight of the suspended=
engine.<br>=0A Two questions, am I being paranoid and should I use grad=
e 5 or grade 8 bolts to fasten the engine to the stand?<br>=0A <br>=0A T=
hanks for any advise.<br>=0A <br>=0A Bob Nogueira <br>=0A ** triumphs@au=
tox.team.net **<br>=0A <br>=0A Donate: <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http=
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