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Looks precarious to me. I'm afraid as soon as I let the weight onto those bolts its just going to bust chunks of aluminum from the back of the motor. This is the only arrangement I could make work. It's a brand new A/C Delco engine stand from O'Reilly's. I would appreciate any opinions on this as it is the first time I've ever tried this.
thanks
David
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
C5 of Year Winner (performance mods) 2019
as long as you have enough thread engagement it should be fine... I'm assuming the bolts are bottomed out in the holes and you used washers to take up the extra space, it that's the case you're good
I drilled a second set of holes in the top arms so that they could both reach the higher bolt holes like your left one. It's just more stable that way.
It works with them all on the lower arms, but you will see it twist around those arms more as you lower it and rotate it.
as long as you have enough thread engagement it should be fine... I'm assuming the bolts are bottomed out in the holes and you used washers to take up the extra space, it that's the case you're good
I used a washer between the block and stand to keep marring the surface of the aluminum.
I just don't feel comfortable with it. Before I let the engine hoist down, I plan on building a front support out of wood for the harmonic balancer to bear on.
First time I've done this. I would be horrified if I let it down and the bolts rip out of the block. The motor is just going to get cleaned and the engine harness prepped for a Jeep XJ swap. The Jeep's 4.0 straight 6 is seriously underwhelming, especially with 33" tires.
I used a washer between the block and stand to keep marring the surface of the aluminum.
I did the same.
I had the same worries with this type of engine stand but mine held up fine. though when possible, I supported the front of the engine with a vertical 2x4 to take some weight off those bolts. probably not necessary but it made me feel better, haha.
There are people drag racing their cars who manage to pick the whole front end of the car off the ground using the 6 bolt holes on the back of the block.
I used the top 2 and bottom 2 holes so the stand I have didn't twist, not because I was afraid of breaking the motor. Just make sure the bolts have lots of thread engagement. I use threaded rods run all the way into the block for that.
Is this engine stand attachment ok ???
I used a washer between the block and stand to keep marring the surface of the aluminum.
