pflaming Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) I bought this motorcycle lift for $25. The jack needs new seals, otherwise like new. My grandson wants to rebuild a 1978 Yamaha Enduro I bought new, so this should be useful. With its low profile, maybe useful for removing and replacing a transmission. Edited June 23, 2020 by pflaming Clear photo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 I used my motorcycle jack, similar to that one, when I pulled my trans to replace the clutch many years ago. It worked fairly well. It doesn't have swivel casters under the jack carriage, so it's not as maneuverable as a true tranny jack, but all I needed was to go straight back and down, then up and back in. It worked fine for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 That’s actually the perfect jack for changing the Volkswagen engine too, and I was going to bring mine down the last time I came but it’s rather heavy. Mine will hold up the Kawasaki Nomad with full touring gear and gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linus6948 Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) I used mine when I replaced the gas tank in my D24 coupe, worked great. Edited August 24, 2020 by linus6948 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Saturday the son and I finished building a gantry crane to pull engines. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Just ran across this photo. It worked very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) I mentioned this trick to Mr. Fleming a few years back. This is what I call a roll-over jig. (I think I once called a box jig but this is not correct.) These guys call it a rotisserie. It’s really not, because there’s no bearings or trunnions. They just weld up these two big stands that look like 12 sided hoops and they bolt right to the frame. They can roll the car upside down and weld on the bottom or the side or whatever. If you’re doing a body off the frame, it needs to be internally braced so it doesn’t twist; But the jig itself doesn’t need to be pretty and it can be made out of scrap whatever that you can get free in short pieces. You do need enough room to roll the car sideways and back as necessary. But not being round, having it centered on the body’s center of gravity is not so critical. Of course if you do get things too eccentric you will have handling problems and it may not stay where you put it without an additional leg. In fact you may want to clamp on some safety legs or shoring temporarily while it’s in any particular position where you’ve got to lean on it, or be under it, or any such thing. Edited August 23, 2020 by Ulu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulu Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 These are not video links but you can easily look up the videos on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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