Jermey piece o cake. the tranny is light enough to rest on your chest on a creeper, probably 60 lbs max. for setting the engine down make 2 supports out of 2x4 like this _I_I_ make the base 18 inches wide and just nail 2- 2x4 uprights as wide and as tall as the oil pan. set the motor on this and leave it there as long as you want. rip that motor apart. everything has locator pins, so you cant mis-align anything. take pictures if you want, but everything is pretty self explainatory.
Kurt 58 3100 Apache project 59 3800 Panel 4sale http://bulldogaquaticclub.com/dloads/pu/truck.htm >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Removing engine soon, looking for some tips/info >Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:35:45 -0700 > >Hi everyone. I've gotten all the sheet metal off my '55, and I'm about >ready to pull the engine and transmission out. There are a few things I >haven't been able to gather from the books and websites I've read about >this and I was hoping some people could help me out. Here goes: > >What's the transmission weigh? It's a manual 3 speed. I plan to put the >engine on a stand with wheels so I can push it around to keep it out of >the way while I work on it and the rest of the truck. I'd like to figure >out something to do with the transmission. I could build a little cart >with casters for it, but if it's light enough, I could just move it >around as needed. Anyone have tips for storing it? It'll be a long time >before it goes back in the truck. > >If I need to temporarily set the engine down between when I pull it and >when I get it on the stand, are there any gotchas I should know about >that will help keep me from damaging it? I seem to remember reading >somewhere that some engines can be set on their oil pans and some may >bend/crush them, but don't remember anything about this particular one. > >Are there any steps I should take before separating the >engine/transmission/bell housing/etc? This'll be a first for me (as is >just about everything on this truck). On another forum, someone >mentioned making marks somewhere on those parts to make sure things go >back together right, but since I plan to rebuild the engine and >recondition, replace, and/or thoroughly clean everything else, I'm not >sure how much good that sort of thing would do me. > >Last, should I pull the engine and transmission together or >individually? I've gotten conflicting advice on this from different >sources. I'm tempted to trust the shop manual, which says to do them >together, but I figure why not get more input. I don't have a >transmission jack, so I'd have to use a floor jack. > >That's all I can think of. If there's anything else I may have >overlooked, I'd love to know. >thanks, >Jeremy > _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
