[DeTomaso] Pulling the drivetrain

Tomas Gunnarsson guson at home.se
Tue Feb 3 02:51:31 EST 2009


Asa Jay,
 
I initially had the same concerns as you regerding the angle but
experience shows that the angle is easily adjusted by hand as needed
during the process. Of course Thomas and I have always done this as a
team and it might be easier to do alone if you do it differently.
 
Tomas

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From: Asa Jay Laughton [asajay at asajay.com]
Sent: 3/2/2009 6:15:47 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pulling the drivetrain

Actually, between the photo posted earlier with the chains hooked to the
back of the heads and after reading Jack's post below, I got to
thinking.

Might it be even better, to use a carb plate along with the points at 
the back of the engine? It appeared from the photo, that even lifting 
at the back of the block, the whole assembly tilted far forward. If you 
hooked even just a simple chain to a carb plate, you might get some 
better load leveling. 

Just a thought, I'll get to try it all out myself someday. :)

Asa Jay

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& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

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JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/2/09 3:39:58 AM, wdemelo at cogeco.ca writes:
>
> 
>> What is the best way to hookup the chain straps to the motor for
removal? 
>> Motor and ZF as one? Separate?
>>
>> 
> I pull the engine & ZF together. The balance point is close to the
back of 
> the cylinder heads and conveniently, there's a bunch of tapped holes
back 
> there you can use to fasten a chain or lift-strap connectors. This
avoids the 
> problem of having to pull a carb, add a lift plate and then also add a
> load-leveler. Be careful- the package weighs around 700 lbs so don't
get underneath at 
> any time! Good luck- J DeRyke
>
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