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Old 06-05-2019, 11:52 PM   #1
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How I support the engine with a tie-down strap when removing the transmission

A few things to keep in mind.
  1. Don't go cranking it tight right off the bat.
  2. Make sure the right-side hook isn't tweaking the hard line under the cover.
  3. Be careful to route the left side exactly as shown.
  4. It's quite possible to bend the strut braces. Don't be a knucklehead.
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How often does this really need to be done?
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How often does this really need to be done?
Whenever the transmission is removed. Guess I should've explained that.
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I just assumed it was an ancient engine yoga technique that allowed for better oil flow.
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I just assumed it was an ancient engine yoga technique that allowed for better oil flow.
It balances the engine's chi.
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Thanks for the pics. The routing underneath: is it pretty much straight down the sides and then across the oil pan?
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Thanks for the pics. The routing underneath: is it pretty much straight down the sides and then across the oil pan?
Nope. Look for the hooks. You'll slap your forehead when you see it.
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Nope. Look for the hooks. You'll slap your forehead when you see it.

Oh ok -- it looks like you're hooking onto the two black stamped steel covers on either side of the intake manifold.
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That looks way more convenient the using a jack.
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Oh ok -- it looks like you're hooking onto the two black stamped steel covers on either side of the intake manifold.
Now you got it.
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That looks way more convenient the using a jack.


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Now you got it.

I like this method -- went outside and checked out those steel covers; yes they do seem sturdy enough to hold the engine still via the tie down. Set it once and forget it for the duration of the job.



With a jack, it's in the way as you're working and moving back and forth to and from under the car; it's too easy to bump it out of place; and as I learned, also pretty easy to jack it back up too much when replacing a jack that's been bumped out of place.
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...........or when the jack that is supporting the engine is twisted and you can't get the trans jack forward enough to stab the trans into place. Ask me how I know about that one
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...........or when the jack that is supporting the engine is twisted and you can't get the trans jack forward enough to stab the trans into place. Ask me how I know about that one
Been there, done that. I feel your pain.
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...........or when the jack that is supporting the engine is twisted and you can't get the trans jack forward enough to stab the trans into place. Ask me how I know about that one

Lol yeah... pulling and replacing the tranny to change the TOB has to be the most unpleasant job I've done on this car.

I dented my oil pan by over-jacking the engine after the jack got bumped out of place, and wound up having to replace that. Spent hours trying to cut through the FIPG holding it on. I gave up at one point. Then I got this tool and once it arrived, I was able to cut through the FIPG in a few minutes: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011DR95WM/

And then I had costochondritis for a couple of weeks afterward, from wrestling with a 86 lb hunk of metal for hours, on my back, with about 18 inches of vertical space to move around. Not fun.

But, if I have to do it again to fix my small oil leak coming from somewhere in the bell housing, I'll be using this method to keep the engine from tilting forward.
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