X Flow Engine Lifting Brackets - CLOSED

[Tazio]

It's a long shot, but has anyone a pair of X Flow engine lifting brackets going spare?

Alan

[garybee]

Is there something about the X flow that means a standard bolt on lifting eye doesn't work?  

I keep a few of these in my garage as they can be fitted to most engines:-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Ford-Engine-Lifting-Bracket-1374179/273364307345?epid=1009759013&hash=item3fa5c84d91:g:C5kAAOSw6lJbUOHH

[Tazio]

Gary, thanks for the response, but the crossflow specific ones spread the load across multiple lifting points, (manifold bolts) not like those you suggested on ebay, so I would prefer to use those, if not it'll be straps under the engine, though that method is less controllable.

[Sooty]

Taz, see pm

[7 wonders of the world]

Alan,

if you insist on using multiple points yo could use these front and rear inlet and exhaust,

Pulled dozens of x/flows over the years, always with 2 lifting points apart from one in a forest with a rope around the engine mounts and scaffold tube !

 

[Wrightpayne]

There is a big lug cast into the bellhousing of the sport gearbox that a shackle will go through, that can possibly used at the back. Going to need the load leveller and a steep exit, as very little clearance. Proper brackets would be nice, for the front especially.

[7 wonders of the world]

Are you still intending to take them out combined or split them..?

[Wrightpayne]

With the straight across top chassis tube there is literally 1" clearance to the engine. There isnt enough room to pull the engine off the box. So it will have to be together.

I think engine / box will have to go back into the tunnel a bit so current thinking is disconnect the prop. There is a lot more room on a live axle at the rear so hopefully the prop can be manouvered out of the way.

Ian

[Tazio]

Neil, all the literature on the early cars says take them out together, the issue is the clearance at the front, there's about an inch between the crank pulley and chassis cross rail, and the water pump pulley is closer still.  As the rear ends coming out too eventually I've been thinking of disconnecting the prop from the diff, as access is good, and moving the whole drive train back, this will give us better access. The tunnel is fully enclosed and as I am replacing the loom and the fuel lines I need the tunnel clear.

[blueyedbiker]

PM sent.

John.

[7 wonders of the world]

The literature in the later ones says the same for K and Duratec too however it's much easier to split them.

Though in your case it needs to come out anyway