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Has anyone ever put a tranny on an engine stand? Will it hold?

Old Apr 5, 2001 | 10:53 AM
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Has anyone ever put a tranny on an engine stand? Will it hold?

My friend and I were wondering if his engine stand would hold his C4 tranny. We know it will hold the weight, but will the bellhousing break? Its the type of stand that has 4 bolts that go into the tranny mount holes on the engine. I was thinking we could put bolts through the bellhousing holes and put nuts on the ends.

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Old Apr 5, 2001 | 11:12 AM
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I have done it, it works fine. Use 4 bolts and it will be stable and secure.

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Old Apr 5, 2001 | 07:20 PM
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i do it all the time, or at least on occasion. i've bolted trans up through the regular bolt holes that go to the engine and to the pan surface on the bottom.

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