For those who remove the engine without the tranny, I discovered a nice way to suspend the tranny to the car while the engine is pulled. Keep in mind, I own an 88 TII so I am not sure if this will work for all the other models. Basically, if you look perpendicular to the tranny (from either side of the car) you will notice that there is a section of the engine bay that lines up with the end of the tranny (the mounting framework for the engine which is bolted to the frame). This section has small "extensions" that line up with the tranny. If you measure from one end of this section to the other, you can cut a piece of 2" by 4" wood to the same length. This peice of wood will fit nicely under the tranny and over the engine mounting framwork, thus suspending the engine nicely. I'm sure many of you already have your own methods, I just thought this might help someone.

Here is a pic, it's a little blurry from compression.

 

I just put a jack or stands under the bell housing..

 

That is a good idea though..atleast you can still move the car around..

 

Yes, that's something I forgot to mention. If you have limited garage room like me, you can move the car out of the way since the tranny is temporarily connected to the car itself. By the way, in the last sentence I ment to say transmission, not engine.

 

In my Bruce Turrentine engine removal video, he also uses some veiling wire to hold it up.

 

"bailing wire"?


-Ted

 

That's a nice tip. I have been putting a long piece of wood b/t the fenders and tying a rope from it to the transmission. Your idea is better. And yes, now you can move the critter around after the jack/stands are removed. If I ever do another engine I'll follow your hint/advice/method.

 

Whoa thanks for the tip! That is really gonna help next time I pull an engine...why can't I ever think of good ideas like that !

 

1st time I used an ammo box, piece of wood, and a bottle of water. For added support.

2nd time I noticed that thing you speak of.

James

 

Yeah, I guess I heard wrong. :p

Some sort of thick wiring should be sufficient.

 

or you can use a 50 dollar transmission jack from harbor freight =)

 

I'm glad it helps. I'm doing my first rebuild right now, so I'm sure I'll need a lot of help myself.

 

This is how I do mine, just jam a peice of wood under there, works like a charm.

 

coat hanger works for me!

 

we use a jack.