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Old 11-15-2005, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Randy and I were able to use a hoist to get the car off the engine/subframe and it was close.

The subframe/motor/trans was very heavy. We had trouble getting it off a jack to move and then couldn't slide it at all on plywood. Luckily a tow truck came to our aid.
you didn't think of putting that piece of plywood on wheels?
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Too heavy. Plywood in the parking lot w/or w/o wheels would not have been our answer.
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Originally Posted by JimmyFloyd
About how heavy is the motor/tranny combination? my dad thinks that I won't be able to move it when I go to pull it out from under the car.
put a chain on it and pull her out with a pick up
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