Re: Attaching a engine puller
[Re: GTXMEX]
#3141503
04/30/23 11:38 AM
04/30/23 11:38 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,284 Benton, IL.
DaveRS23
Special needs idiot
|
Special needs idiot
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,284
Benton, IL.
|
We have done it tons of times. In the past.
Now we use old serpentine belts through the cylinders. The local speed shop seen me do it that way and now that is the way they move their blocks.
Most salvage yards have many just laying around and will let you scrounge a few for nothing.
Master, again and still
|
|
|
Re: Attaching a engine puller
[Re: GTXMEX]
#3141799
05/01/23 04:54 PM
05/01/23 04:54 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 43,303 Bend,OR USA
Cab_Burge
I Win
|
I Win
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 43,303
Bend,OR USA
|
Anyone ever asks to bolt to head bolt holes on block to lift it...just say no. :-( Why? Or are you saying with the heads on the block to not use the head bolts? If so, I agree
Last edited by Cab_Burge; 05/01/23 09:03 PM.
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
|
|
|
Re: Attaching a engine puller
[Re: topside]
#3141851
05/01/23 08:04 PM
05/01/23 08:04 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,284 Benton, IL.
DaveRS23
Special needs idiot
|
Special needs idiot
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,284
Benton, IL.
|
Seat belts are okay in certain circumstances. But how much experience do you have lifting with serpentine belts? Sounds like none.
I have seen engines lifted with them for years and years. As long as the belts are in good shape, it's all good. We have also used them to pull stuck mowers and many other things. When we have overloaded them pulling something more than we should have with them, we are always surprised just how much they would pull before failure.
For a serpentine belt in good shape, lifting an engine is no problem. Done it and seen it done dozens and dozens of times.
If you have reservations with them, don't use them. But real world experience with them does count for something.
Master, again and still
|
|
|
Re: Attaching a engine puller
[Re: GTXMEX]
#3141986
05/02/23 12:29 PM
05/02/23 12:29 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,212 New York
polyspheric
master
|
master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,212
New York
|
Wherever possible, the fastener (bolt, stud) should only be loaded in shear (90° to its length), not tension. I would never use an accessory belt. Bare block: seat belts through the bores, wrapped around a 6" piece of 2 × 4 wood below the bores.
Boffin Emeritus
|
|
|
Re: Attaching a engine puller
[Re: polyspheric]
#3142123
05/02/23 09:13 PM
05/02/23 09:13 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,558 Rittman Ohio
fourgearsavoy
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,558
Rittman Ohio
|
I'm going to make an engine sling out of my old outdated belts. They should be plenty strong enough. Gus
64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60
|
|
|
Re: Attaching a engine puller
[Re: topside]
#3142210
05/03/23 09:56 AM
05/03/23 09:56 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,284 Benton, IL.
DaveRS23
Special needs idiot
|
Special needs idiot
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,284
Benton, IL.
|
You are correct, sir: absolutely zero experience with that. To me, a "used drive belt" means its strength is compromised, and it was replaced rather than risk failure. Glad it works - so far - for those who use that method, though. Not at all. As I mentioned earlier, the salvage yards are full of belts that were fully serviceable when the vehicle was killed. A simple close examination will reveal it's condition. Same as with a chain or anything else you would lift with. No one is trying to convince you to use anything other than what you are currently using. You are only looking for reasons to support your decision not to use belts while ignoring many, many real experiences with them. Carry on.
Master, again and still
|
|
|
Re: Attaching a engine puller
[Re: DaveRS23]
#3142313
05/03/23 03:45 PM
05/03/23 03:45 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,212 New York
polyspheric
master
|
master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,212
New York
|
Accessory belts' service life is based on continuous tension, with minimal start-up torque load (cranking). Seat belts are designed to accept huge instant torque loads (no G force = no torque).
If you use an accessory belt, don't let the weight bounce ("take up the slack") when lifting.
Boffin Emeritus
|
|
|
Re: Attaching a engine puller
[Re: topside]
#3142366
05/03/23 08:02 PM
05/03/23 08:02 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,284 Benton, IL.
DaveRS23
Special needs idiot
|
Special needs idiot
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 12,284
Benton, IL.
|
Jeez, Dave, feeling argumentative ? Superior ? I'm not ignoring or justifying anything, merely stating my preference and why. On some things, I don't want to take a chance; maybe that's paranoid and ignorant, but I'm cautious about some things. Like swinging 600 lbs over my cars' fenders. For just moving stuff around, the drive belt thing is pretty clever. Have a nice day. Neither argumentative nor superior. Just correcting your erroneous assumption that the belts must have been worn out when removed from service. You would want to know the truth, wouldn't you? And you are the only one to bring up "swinging 600 lbs over my cars' fenders". Jeez!
Master, again and still
|
|
|
|
|