Ok, so I yanked the engine yesterday, It along with the transmission are now out sitting on a palette. My question is:
I have seen a few people talking about engine stand adapter plates, why? Does the standard method for an engine stand of bolting up to where the transmission bolts up to not work? I don't want to damage anything, but Finding an adapter plate is a PIA
Thanks for any help.

 

About the middle of this page on Mazdatrix is their engine stand info.

 

Right, I checked out the one on Mazdatrix web page... Why don't they just bolt it to the back of the engine like other engines. I mean even the shop manual bolts to the side of the engine not the back. Why is that?
Anyway if anyone has the schematics of how to build one of these special engine stands (the top part), I would appriciate it.

 

sorry to bring this thread back up from so far back but i was wondering the same thing... why cant we bolt it up to where the tranny bolts up...and would that work? i need the exhaust ports facing UP so i can do a little rotor cleaning on my 20b. heath

 

you guys have to be kidding, right? bolting to the end plate, LOL. read the manual - -the tension bolts come out of the end plate and you disassemble working toward the front.

 

i dont understand?? if i want to have the engine rotated so that the exhaust ports face up why would that be bad? im not doing a rebuild, just trying to get rid of any carbon that may be present