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727 on engine stand? #3078769 09/19/22 03:36 PM 09/19/22 03:36 PM
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6PAX OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,606 Detroit area	Has anyone here ever mounted a 727 to an engine stand to work on it? Just wondering if the bellhousing would hold up where it is bolted to the stand.

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: 6PAX] #3078777 09/19/22 04:11 PM 09/19/22 04:11 PM
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Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA	I did this so that it can be worked on as well. Also takes up less floor space when hanging down. I was given an old basketball hoop that I cut up to make the holder.

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: Jim_Lusk] #3078795 09/19/22 04:51 PM 09/19/22 04:51 PM
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Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: Bob Stinson] #3078896 09/19/22 10:32 PM 09/19/22 10:32 PM
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Ramrod39 My New Title Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,106 Tucson, AZ	I used to do Auto trans repair long ago in a previous life. Have a holding fixture similar to this. Always served me well. https://www.amazon.com/DearChan-T-0...ef=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B09JFBZQW1&psc=1

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: Bob Stinson] #3078904 09/19/22 10:47 PM 09/19/22 10:47 PM
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Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: Ramrod39] #3078914 09/19/22 11:10 PM 09/19/22 11:10 PM
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Golden-Arm I Live Here Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,570 Sunny South Florida	Originally Posted by Ramrod39 I used to do Auto trans repair long ago in a previous life. Have a holding fixture similar to this. Always served me well. https://www.amazon.com/DearChan-T-0...ef=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B09JFBZQW1&psc=1 if the shaft on that would mount in an engine stand, that would be pretty sweet. "When Tyranny Becomes Law, Rebellion Becomes Duty"

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: 6PAX] #3078923 09/20/22 12:12 AM 09/20/22 12:12 AM
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AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,989 Oregon	Originally Posted by 6PAX Has anyone here ever mounted a 727 to an engine stand to work on it? Just wondering if the bellhousing would hold up where it is bolted to the stand. Yes, I've been using an engine stand for transmission rebuilds for at least 20 years. It makes the job much easier.

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: AndyF] #3078941 09/20/22 06:12 AM 09/20/22 06:12 AM
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Moparite super stock M Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 969 rust belt	A link to that bracket would be helpful.

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: 6PAX] #3078952 09/20/22 07:20 AM 09/20/22 07:20 AM
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6PAX OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,606 Detroit area	What I was referring to with my original question was bolting the trans. directly to the engine stand like you would an engine block, not using a fixture of some sort. I've heard of some people doing so but I would think that too much stress would be put on the bell housing where it bolts up.

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: 6PAX] #3078954 09/20/22 07:36 AM 09/20/22 07:36 AM
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B1MAXX top fuel Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,959 Apollo, PA.	You dont bolt it to the bellhousing you bolt it to the tabs/lugs on the side.

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: 6PAX] #3078956 09/20/22 07:57 AM 09/20/22 07:57 AM
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A727Tflite master A Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,068 Michigan	Originally Posted by 6PAX What I was referring to with my original question was bolting the trans. directly to the engine stand like you would an engine block, not using a fixture of some sort. I've heard of some people doing so but I would think that too much stress would be put on the bell housing where it bolts up. You wouldn’t have any issues bolting it to the bellhousing. Except restricted access to the internals.

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: A727Tflite] #3078964 09/20/22 08:43 AM 09/20/22 08:43 AM
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an8sec70cuda I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,351 Marion, South Carolina [><]	Originally Posted by Transman Originally Posted by 6PAX What I was referring to with my original question was bolting the trans. directly to the engine stand like you would an engine block, not using a fixture of some sort. I've heard of some people doing so but I would think that too much stress would be put on the bell housing where it bolts up. You wouldn’t have any issues bolting it to the bellhousing. Except restricted access to the internals. You'd be severely limited as to what you could do if you mounted it like that. For myself, the only time I needed a stand was when I was loading all the internals into the trans from the bellhousing end...making bolting the trans to a stand by the bellhousing completely useless. I'd rather have it laying on a bench if that was my only option. AndyF's bracket is nice, but won't work if you're working w/ a case that has a CSR carbon shield on it when it's in the car. Those mount lugs have to be cut off the clear the shield. CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: 6PAX] #3078982 09/20/22 10:25 AM 09/20/22 10:25 AM
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AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,989 Oregon	Originally Posted by 6PAX What I was referring to with my original question was bolting the trans. directly to the engine stand like you would an engine block, not using a fixture of some sort. I've heard of some people doing so but I would think that too much stress would be put on the bell housing where it bolts up. I designed a bracket to bolt to the front bellhousing area but it doesn't work as well on stock transmissions as going to tabs. Going to the front works okay on a full race trans which is super light and doesn't have the tabs.

Re: 727 on engine stand? [Re: AndyF] #3079020 09/20/22 12:24 PM 09/20/22 12:24 PM
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A727Tflite master A Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,068 Michigan	Originally Posted by AndyF Originally Posted by 6PAX What I was referring to with my original question was bolting the trans. directly to the engine stand like you would an engine block, not using a fixture of some sort. I've heard of some people doing so but I would think that too much stress would be put on the bell housing where it bolts up. I designed a bracket to bolt to the front bellhousing area but it doesn't work as well on stock transmissions as going to tabs. Going to the front works okay on a full race trans which is super light and doesn't have the tabs. What does the weight have to do with anything?

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