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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: BigA on October 02, 2008, 10:18:04

Title: Engine Hoist, Northants area (now Sorted)
Post by: BigA on October 02, 2008, 10:18:04

I am going to be replacing the clutch in the wife's Ford Focus at the end of the month  [-o< . This requires the engine to be supported whilst removing the gear box, ford use a special bar, but alegedly it can be done with an engine hoist.

So.... has anyone in the Northants area an engine hoist that i cauld borrow for a few days whilst i do this? thought i would ask before i went off and aranged hiring one.

Cheers for now

Andy

Title: Re: Engine Hoist, Northants area
Post by: ben_haynes on October 02, 2008, 15:43:59

andy get a length of scaffold bar and place that accross both suspension turrets and put a strong ratchet strap round the bar and on to the engine lifting point that is all the ford bit of kit is

but if you dont want to do that i have one but it is huge (will need a low flat trailerand some strong blokes to help lift it on and off) and leaks oil but only a small amount (its old and has been used on big trucks)

Title: Re: Engine Hoist, Northants area
Post by: karlo on October 02, 2008, 15:51:39

Quote from: ben_haynes on October 02, 2008, 15:43:59

andy get a length of scaffold bar and place that accross both suspension turrets and put a strong ratchet strap round the bar and on to the engine lifting point that is all the ford bit of kit is

Not quite  :shock:

(http://www.sealey.co.uk/Images/Products/ES300.jpg)

Title: Re: Engine Hoist, Northants area
Post by: ben_haynes on October 02, 2008, 17:03:12

i worked in a fiat main dealer next door was a ford main dealer and yes literally we both used a scaff bar

Title: Re: Engine Hoist, Northants area
Post by: davidlandy on October 02, 2008, 20:26:17

i have one

Title: Re: Engine Hoist, Northants area
Post by: BigA on October 03, 2008, 07:49:01

Quote from: davidlandy on October 02, 2008, 20:26:17

i have one

PM Sent

As to using scafolding, i think i would have as much trouble getting hold of a piece of that  8-[

Title: Re: Engine Hoist, Northants area
Post by: BigA on October 03, 2008, 15:47:49

davidlandy has kindly agreed to lend me a hoist, so all sorted now.

Many thanks all and davidlandy

Andy

Title: Re: Engine Hoist, Northants area (now Sorted)
Post by: davidlandy on October 03, 2008, 17:48:56

no probs to assist a fellow northants member! :D

Title: Re: Engine Hoist, Northants area (now Sorted)
Post by: ben_haynes on October 03, 2008, 18:27:00

now andy get your A$$ on Northants4x4 :lol: :lol: