How to support engine when pulling the oil pan?
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How to support engine when pulling the oil pan?
When pulling the pan by dropping the engine cradle, how do you support the engine? Can it be blocked against the steel frame rails someway?
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Was this method easier and faster? How did you lift the engine by the crank pulley? Did you do this without a lift, using jack stands?
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This is the best idea I have heard yet. Pulling the spring is pretty easy and the motor mount bolts are easy to get to. As far as lifting by the crank pulley it looks like there is plenty of room to get a wooden block in the space and using a floor jack to raise it enough to clear everything. How far does it need to be lifted? there may be some interference issues on the top side, I don't want to cases any unintended damage.
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This is the best idea I have heard yet. Pulling the spring is pretty easy and the motor mount bolts are easy to get to. As far as lifting by the crank pulley it looks like there is plenty of room to get a wooden block in the space and using a floor jack to raise it enough to clear everything. How far does it need to be lifted? there may be some interference issues on the top side, I don't want to cases any unintended damage.
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Actually I'm thinking now it might not be a good tool for corvettes. It works great on cars with metal inner fenders but not sure how fiberglass ones would do
Here's a picture of one in action.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/2/1...3816267_tp.jpg
Here's a picture of one in action.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/2/1...3816267_tp.jpg
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A piece of wood and a floor jack lift it just enough to remove the pan and let it back down, then redone when installing it again.
Don't let it just chill on it but this method has worked and the car is still running 15k later.
Don't let it just chill on it but this method has worked and the car is still running 15k later.
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I'm not saying it the best practice but has proven to work, I can't say it will or won't put pressure on bearing but thinking about how the damper pushes against the timing set that sits in front of the oil pump I don't think it will stress the bearings since everything is so tight together I doubt it really shifts but I could be wrong.
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Actually I'm thinking now it might not be a good tool for corvettes. It works great on cars with metal inner fenders but not sure how fiberglass ones would do
Here's a picture of one in action.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/2/1...3816267_tp.jpg
Here's a picture of one in action.
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/2/1...3816267_tp.jpg
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Today I pulled the composite spring and swaybar to see what the access to the pan is. Great access to all the pan bolts but I may still need to raise the engine by jacking up the harmonic balancer with a 2X6 and a floor jack to get enough swing room to get the pan past the front crossmember. I really don't want to lower the cradel because of the steering assembly components that may need to be removed. I will keep posting the progress on this.
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Today I pulled the composite spring and swaybar to see what the access to the pan is. Great access to all the pan bolts but I may still need to raise the engine by jacking up the harmonic balancer with a 2X6 and a floor jack to get enough swing room to get the pan past the front crossmember. I really don't want to lower the cradel because of the steering assembly components that may need to be removed. I will keep posting the progress on this.
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Today I pulled the composite spring and swaybar to see what the access to the pan is. Great access to all the pan bolts but I may still need to raise the engine by jacking up the harmonic balancer with a 2X6 and a floor jack to get enough swing room to get the pan past the front crossmember. I really don't want to lower the cradel because of the steering assembly components that may need to be removed. I will keep posting the progress on this.
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To the OP'er, Kent Moore makes brackets that sit in the frame rails.
I found them on ebay for under a buck, those along with box steel tubing across the engine bay make this tack simple.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENT-MOORE-T...-/111647270642
Last edited by SteveDoten@ARH; Nov 3, 2015 at 02:51 PM.
