Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine lift

From: Henry G Leach via Healeys <[email-masked]>
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Spot on , Bruce. It is much easier to have the assembled unit buttoned=
=0Aup to install, and yes, it takes some special finesse to slide the=0A=
whole chunk into that minimum space, lift the rear of the trans with a=
=0Arope, and then sigh a relief and have a beer. But then, its done. The=
=0Aother way, as you say, with multiple jacks and a sharp eye align the=
=0Apilot hole which is a small target on a large hunk of cast iron,=0Aev=
entually getting it to go home, and then have a beer.=0AThe difference b=
etween the two methods, besides having a sturdy engine=0Apuller for the=
 dropping in whole unit, is that by the second method,=0Ayour beer might=
 get warm. I would love to come help-one of my favorite=0Atasks...Hank=
=0A=0A=09-----------------------------------------From: "Bruce Steele vi=
a=0AHealeys" =0ATo: "Michael MacLean", "Roland Wilhelmy", "Ahealey help"=
=0ACc: =0ASent: Wednesday July 27 2022 9:49:09AM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys=
] Engine lift=0A=0A=09Having pulled and installed the engine and trans a=
s a unit twice and=0Athe trans once, I=E2=80=99m of the opinion that ins=
talling the engine=0Awithout the trans is probably easier as far as the=
 engine itself goes.=0AThe clearances between the top of the bellhousing=
 and the firewall and=0Athe crank pulley and front cross member are smal=
l, requiring a lot of=0Afinesse and small adjustments to wiggle the unit=
 in place. Plus=0Asomeone with a strong back and a belt under the tail o=
f the trans/OD=0Ais needed to lift it up over the X brace. However if do=
ne separately,=0Ayou=E2=80=99d have to get the fore-aft vertical alignme=
nt right and then=0Asupport the aft end of the engine while you align th=
e input shaft to=0Athe pilot bearing and bolt the bellhousing to the eng=
ine. That was no=0Apiece of cake for me when I had the trans out with th=
e engine in=0Aplace. On balance, I=E2=80=99d rather connect the engine a=
nd trans out of=0Athe car and install them as a unit. But that=E2=80=99s=
 just me. =0A=0A=09Bruce Steele =0A=0A=09Brea, CA =0A=0A=091960 BN7 =0A=
=0A=09FROM: Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] ON BEHALF OF=
=0AMichael MacLean=0ASENT: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 1:30 AM=0ATO: Roland=
 Wilhelmy ; Ahealey help =0ASUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] Engine lift =0A=0A=09=
How difficult is it to drop the engine in first then the trans=0Athrough=
 the passenger compartment?   =0A=0A=09Mike macLean   =0A=0A=09On Tue, J=
ul 26, 2022 at 8:07 PM Roland Wilhelmy  wrote:    =0A=0A=09Mike, I R&Rd=
 both a six and a four by myself. You can do it too. If=0Ait doesn't loo=
k right or feel right just back everything up and start=0Aover when you=
 are fresh. Cover the shroud and the opening with towels=0Aor movers bla=
nkets to give you another quarter inch to change your=0Amind. With the e=
ngine and tranny combo you will be tilting the engine=0Aa lot. Either ra=
ise the car an inch or so or be prepared to crawl=0Aunderneath and pull=
 the tranny tail back. Watch the sheet metal=0Ainterface with the engine=
 block.   =0A=0A=09-Roland   =0A=0A=09On Tue, Jul 26, 2022, 4:15 PM Mich=
ael MacLean  wrote:    =0A=0A=09I have a cherry picker and a load levele=
r to lift the engine for my=0ABN2. What's the best way to attach the lif=
t to the engine to install=0Ait in the car?  =0A=0A=09Mike MacLean   =0A=
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<html><body>Spot on , Bruce. It is much easier to have the assembled uni=
t buttoned up to install, and yes, it takes some special finesse to slid=
e the whole chunk into that minimum space, lift the rear of the trans wi=
th a rope, and then sigh a relief and have a beer. But then, its done. T=
he other way, as you say, with multiple jacks and a sharp eye align the=
 pilot hole which is a small target on a large hunk of cast iron, eventu=
ally getting it to go home, and then have a beer.<div><br></div><div>The=
 difference between the two methods, besides having a sturdy engine pull=
er for the dropping in whole unit, is that by the second method, your be=
er might get warm. I would love to come help-one of my favorite tasks...=
Hank<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>----------------=
-------------------------</p>From: "Bruce Steele via Healeys" <healeys@a=
utox.team.net><br>To: "Michael MacLean", "Roland Wilhelmy", "Ahealey hel=
p"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Wednesday July 27 2022 9:49:09AM<br>Subject: Re: [He=
aleys] Engine lift<br><br>=0A<div class=3D"WordSection1">=0A<p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Havin=
g pulled and installed=0Athe engine and trans as a unit twice and the tr=
ans once, I=E2=80=99m of the=0Aopinion that installing the engine withou=
t the trans is probably=0Aeasier as far as the engine itself goes.&nbsp;=
 The clearances=0Abetween the top of the bellhousing and the firewall an=
d the crank=0Apulley and front cross member are small, requiring a lot o=
f finesse=0Aand small adjustments to wiggle the unit in place.&nbsp; Plu=
s=0Asomeone with a strong back and a belt under the tail of the=0Atrans/=
OD is needed to lift it up over the X brace.&nbsp; However if=0Adone sep=
arately, you=E2=80=99d have to get the fore-aft vertical alignment=0Arig=
ht and then support the aft end of the engine while you align=0Athe inpu=
t shaft to the pilot bearing and bolt the bellhousing to=0Athe engine.&n=
bsp; That &nbsp;was no piece of cake for me when I had=0Athe trans out w=
ith the engine in place.&nbsp; On balance, I=E2=80=99d=0Arather connect=
 the engine and trans out of the car and install them=0Aas a unit.&nbsp;=
 But that=E2=80=99s just me.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>=0A<p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-ser=
if;">Bruce Steele</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"fon=
t-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Brea, CA</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1960=
 BN7</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:'Tre=
buchet MS', sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><=
span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</sp=
an></b>=0A<span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Healeys=0A[mailto:[email-masked]] <b>On Behalf Of</b>=
 Michael=0AMacLean<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 27, 2022 1:30 AM<br><=
b>To:</b> Roland Wilhelmy &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; Ahealey=0Ahelp=
 &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Engine=
 lift</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<div>=0A<div>=0A<=
p class=3D"MsoNormal">How difficult is it to drop the engine in=0Afirst=
 then the trans through the passenger compartment?</p>=0A</div>=0A<div>=
=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Mike macLean</p>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A<p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Tu=
e, Jul 26, 2022 at 8:07 PM Roland=0AWilhelmy &lt;<a>[email-masked]=
m</a>&gt;=0Awrote:</p>=0A</div>=0A<blockquote style=3D"border:none;borde=
r-left:solid #CCCCCC 1pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margi=
n-right:0in;">=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Mike, I R&amp;Rd both a=
 six and a four by=0Amyself. You can do it too. If it doesn't look right=
 or feel right=0Ajust back everything up and start over when you are fre=
sh. Cover=0Athe shroud and the opening with towels or movers blankets to=
 give=0Ayou another quarter inch to change your mind. With the engine an=
d=0Atranny combo you will be tilting the engine a lot. Either raise the=
=0Acar an inch or so or be prepared to crawl underneath and pull the=0At=
ranny tail back. Watch the sheet metal interface with the engine=0Ablock=
.&nbsp;</p>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">-Roland</p>=0A</div>=0A</di=
v>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>=0A<div>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"Mso=
Normal">On Tue, Jul 26, 2022, 4:15 PM Michael MacLean=0A&lt;<a>springer.=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</p>=0A</div>=0A<blockquote style=3D"bord=
er:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-lef=
t:4.8pt;margin-right:0in;">=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have a ch=
erry picker and a load leveler to=0Alift the engine for my BN2.&nbsp; Wh=
at's the best way to attach the=0Alift to the engine to install it in th=
e car?</p>=0A<div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Mike MacLean</p>=0A</div>=0A=
</div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt;">=0A_______=
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