tools for tranny swap?

[nealtovsen at yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

Now that you mention it, if you have a garage with a
sturdy beam overhead, use it. When I pulled my whole
engine I used a cheap 2-ton come-a-long as the engine
lift. I chained it to the ceiling joist. 

You just have to be creative/careful/patient to lower
it gently. Hold the handle while releasing the catch,
lower it a bit with the handle, re-set the catch, move
the handle down, repeat... 

Neal

--- Kervin Ridgley <kridgley@brownscar.com> wrote:
> I got an idea from one of the posts about installing
> an engine without a lift.  On my Golf, I use three
> 2X4's.  One in each of the "channels" the sides of
> the hood rest in and one resting on these going left
> to right across the engine bay.  I used a nylon tie
> down strap with a ratchet thing that takes the slack
> out.  I was able to have the straps hold the
> transmission and it was really easy to line it up
> and bolt it in.  It may have taken longer than if I
> bench-pressed it in perfect the first time, but
> there was no stress on me when I did it.
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