Where to bolt engine hoist chains
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It's a bit more complex than you just posited. It's the threaded path in aluminum that resists pulling out. A steel bolt will stretch under load with the result that only part of the threaded aluminum portion is resisting the weight of the motor. Failure would be the entire threaded area "zippering" its way out. It probably takes way more than the weight of the motor for that to happen, but ...
... my prerogative is: I ain't gonna do it. And a cursory search gave me this (Post #6)
https://www.bangshift.com/forum/foru...plate-bad-idea
... my prerogative is: I ain't gonna do it. And a cursory search gave me this (Post #6)
https://www.bangshift.com/forum/foru...plate-bad-idea
LOL, yes that could happen in some theoretical world where the engine weighs much, much more than it really does. But the bolts won't be stretching on a small block so the rest of that theory falls apart.
Now that 15 minutes to install, apparently by just lowering the engine and having it line up with the transmission input shaft and bellhousing by simply pushing back on it is impressive.
Last edited by lionelhutz; Aug 6, 2019 at 02:54 PM.
