Tranny Jack.

Not getting any younger and with an impending transfer box swap coming up I was wondering if anyone had any experience of these?

have you got an engine crane

jamesmartin said:

have you got an engine crane

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Through the door with the crane, floor plates and tunnel out.
The crane is useful for other jobs too, unlike that tranny jack.

jamesmartin said:

have you got an engine crane

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They are similar price so I could buy either.

Flossie said:

Through the door with the crane, floor plates and tunnel out.
The crane is useful for other jobs too, unlike that tranny jack.

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Was hoping not to have to cut the tunnel out of the Discovery, lot of welding to make it nice again

dieseldog69 said:

They are similar price so I could buy either.


Was hoping not to have to cut the tunnel out of the Discovery, lot of welding to make it nice again

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engine crane is more useful as has been said and you can do gear box and t/box or just t/box through the tunnel hole, thats how i do it, i fasten an l bracket to 1 of the 6 box hi/low securing bolt ,rear of the 2 nearest gear box

Might be easier to run it up on 4 ramps and drop the lot out the bottom, got a good secondhand gearbox and just doing the output bearings and seals in the spare transfer box so I could drop one lump out onto a skateboard and roll the new one straight in and bolt it up.

Seems like an engine crane will be ordered very soon.

Seen an advert for a mobile car scissor lift in classic magazine.

My brother in law made one of those from a scissor-jack and an errrrr....... "discarded" shopping trolley base.

I can recommend making the removal plate shown with measurements in the factory manuals. Did one some years ago for my RRC (ZF auto).
Drill a suitable hole in the bottom plate to bolt to the top of a large trolley jack.
Will be using it again in the next few weeks to sort a few gear & transfer box leaks.

jamesmartin said:

engine crane is more useful as has been said and you can do gear box and t/box or just t/box through the tunnel hole, thats how i do it, i fasten an l bracket to 1 of the 6 box hi/low securing bolt ,rear of the 2 nearest gear box

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I agree with JM I have this engine lift...............
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/engine-cranes/ec2000-2-ton-folding-engine-crane

Just for a moment I thought you were referring to a new friend.

dieseldog69 said:

Might be easier to run it up on 4 ramps and drop the lot out the bottom, got a good secondhand gearbox and just doing the output bearings and seals in the spare transfer box so I could drop one lump out onto a skateboard and roll the new one straight in and bolt it up.

Seems like an engine crane will be ordered very soon.

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I have seen photo of a jack plate that fits to the transfer box in place of the sump which attaches to the jack itself so you can use a trolley jack.

dieseldog69 said:

Might be easier to run it up on 4 ramps and drop the lot out the bottom, got a good secondhand gearbox and just doing the output bearings and seals in the spare transfer box so I could drop one lump out onto a skateboard and roll the new one straight in and bolt it up.

Seems like an engine crane will be ordered very soon.

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that jack looks a neat bit of kit

i got 4 x of these plastic ramps which i must admit are a godsend and prefer them over the metal ones , think these are rated for either 5 or 7 ton

Yes, I've got one of those mini scissor lifts and used it for my clutch replacement last Christmas. Fairly good - very stable and has enough lift provided the vehicle isn't jacked up to high. I used this rather than an engine crane because I was working in the street and consequently didn't have any room to stick out the sides as an engine crane would have done. It's more stable than a bracket or transmission jack frame on a trolley jack chassis. Plus I was dreading the the process of lining up the gearbox to get it back on, but with this little fellow it was easy. Unlike a trolley jack or many engine cranes the castors move in all directions, whereas with the latter you usually have at least two fixed wheels. Mine cost about the same as a good 3 ton trolley jack and is just as useful. So a handy workshop addition. I'll be using it the next time I have the diff mechanisms out as well.

When putting boxes back on screw a couple of lengths of threaded rod into the back of the engine in place of a couple of the bellhousing-to-engine bolts.
Lift the box & locate the relevant bell housing holes onto these studs. Makes lining everything up so much easier, esp input shafts & clutches. Once mated & you've got a couple of bolts in then just remove the studs & fit the bolts.

BTW if it's an autobox the torque converter MUST be properly seated on the box. Checked by measurement from a straightedge across the bellhousing mouth to the front of any of the 4 threaded bosses on the front face of the tc. If not you'll probably be able to bolt it all up but will split the pump. No pump=no pressure=no drive & you get to take it all off again.
Be aware that the tc is not held onto the box & will happily slip off - either during removal or refitting of the box. It's b. heavy & when removing will contain a surprisingly large amount of fluid.

I used that very jack when I done the clutch on my Disco. I didn't split the main box Transfer box and it was very awkward trying to lower the entire thing. It wanted to twist as the weight was all to one side. I wont do that again.

Welcome to the forum Tranny Jack!

Ratae said:

I can recommend making the removal plate shown with measurements in the factory manuals. Did one some years ago for my RRC (ZF auto).
Drill a suitable hole in the bottom plate to bolt to the top of a large trolley jack.
Will be using it again in the next few weeks to sort a few gear & transfer box leaks.

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We used to have one on the farm years ago when I lived in Suffolk, Brian was always doing clutches on Land Rovers to make extra cash in through the winter

wattfield said:

Just for a moment I thought you were referring to a new friend.

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I have

gstuart said:

that jack looks a neat bit of kit

i got 4 x of these plastic ramps which i must admit are a godsend and prefer them over the metal ones , think these are rated for either 5 or 7 ton

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Like them placcy ones, I got some of them angle iron ones from Halfords in haste about a year ago when I needed to work on the little Pug.

Will get two more of the same though so I've got matching sets lol

Brown said:

Yes, I've got one of those mini scissor lifts and used it for my clutch replacement last Christmas. Fairly good - very stable and has enough lift provided the vehicle isn't jacked up to high. I used this rather than an engine crane because I was working in the street and consequently didn't have any room to stick out the sides as an engine crane would have done. It's more stable than a bracket or transmission jack frame on a trolley jack chassis. Plus I was dreading the the process of lining up the gearbox to get it back on, but with this little fellow it was easy. Unlike a trolley jack or many engine cranes the castors move in all directions, whereas with the latter you usually have at least two fixed wheels. Mine cost about the same as a good 3 ton trolley jack and is just as useful. So a handy workshop addition. I'll be using it the next time I have the diff mechanisms out as well.

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Ah yes, I remember where I saw one recently, it was your clutch fred

blackstrat said:

Welcome to the forum Tranny Jack!

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