I'd have to wait a while for such a price but I need to get this job done soon. I probably should have gotten it, or a new one from Amazon, but because it was for a one-off use, I couldn't justify spending any more than I had to. And, I got exactly what you tend to get when you pay cut rate prices. Lesson learned. Although, I've usually done ok with used Amazon products. Perhaps auto tools is not a category to save money on this way.
How to support engine from above?
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Tynee
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1100 lb rated working load on each strap. $20 for 2. Seems like a pretty cheap way to get it done to me. YMMV.
rust in the eye
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A couple of straps should be fine. We're talking about a few hundred pounds, not raising the Titanic.
Spareparts
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You have spent more time yappin on this thread that it would of takin to go to TSC or hardware store get the EYE Bolts
and got the job done by now. 1/2" X 12" eye bolt a couple nuts and big flat washers is all you need, get after it.
and got the job done by now. 1/2" X 12" eye bolt a couple nuts and big flat washers is all you need, get after it.
If you don't care for a thread, then just ignore it. Not that complicated. I'm trying to get information to help me decide how to do this and just because I didn't immediately drop everything and do what you suggested doesn't mean that I'm just wasting everyone's time here. And I don't live close enough to any of these places to just drop everything and go to one. I like to plan my work in detail before I do it.
Tynee
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I haven't seen your specific support hooks, but the hooks that come on those straps are intended to be fairly accommodating. I'd order up a set and give it a shot, but that's just my thoughts.
whateg01
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Somebody else doing something unethical doesn't make what you do not unethical. Again, 2 wrongs. Smh
Tynee
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I'd think those would hook nicely. The only problem you may have is whether there is enough length between the engine and the support bar for the ratchet mehanism?
Yeah that might be an issue as such straps aren't really meant for such short distances. I'm guessing that decent rope of a high enough tensile rating wrapped several times would also work, so long as it's properly tied. I'll look around and see what I have and decide if it's up to the task. If not I'll go out and buy one of the solutions given in this thread.
I think when I did mine the wood frame I created was about 1' above the hood line. I didn't wrap my straps around the gearbox. I used something line 3 loops of clothesline type cord and just hooked the strap to the loops. The Corolla box was probably 80lb so I didn't need anything too strong. My frame was not supporting the motor. I think that was supported by the passenger side engine mount and a jack under the oil pan (tilting the motor was needed to get the gearbox back in place).
If you are short on clearance I assume you could create some wood extensions. Also, once the subframe is out, the trunk jack could take a lot of load off the frame as a safety backup.
In this situation you really do have to support the engine from above. I looking into ways of doing this from below and they were all unsafe since it's completely structurally disconnected from the car. I'm guessing that stronger cord wrapped multiple times would work, but I'd prefer something metallic, to be sure. Perhaps a combo of some old bike chains and cord, each wrapped multiple times and secured properly. I'll put a floor jack and wood board underneath just in case.
I would not use my method for holding the motor and I agree that top is best in your case (especially since Toyota included the attachment points). I was thinking about this if you need the bar to be higher to allow the ratchet strap to work on the transmission. Ib my case the transmission wasn't too heavy so I was ok with a somewhat sketchy structure.
I also have a trans jack for the trans itself, which doesn't have support hooks and is meant to be held from below. Toyota made all this way more complicated than it needs to be and apparently they fixed this in later models, but it's the situation I have and I just have to make the most of it.