Transmission Jack Question

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Vic in E-TN

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On a recent thread CarlG posted a picture of a jack. I looked in Harbor Freight on-line and they did not have any transmission jacks. Northern Tools has a $50 attachment for a floor jack with a 1 1/8 inch saddle. Does anyone have any experience with the Northern Tools version? I do not want to spend several hundred $$ for a "professional" jack.
Thanks,
Vic
 
Hi Vic

Look again at Harbor Freight. They have them. I have seen them in the stores themselves
 

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You can make a transmission jack for a model A by just using a pipe nipple to thread into the drain hole, and setting the nipple into the hole in your floor jack with the saddle removed.
 
Vic in E-TN said:
On a recent thread CarlG posted a picture of a jack. I looked in Harbor Freight on-line and they did not have any transmission jacks. Northern Tools has a $50 attachment for a floor jack with a 1 1/8 inch saddle. Does anyone have any experience with the Northern Tools version? I do not want to spend several hundred $$ for a "professional" jack.
Thanks,
Vic
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Vic, If you are planning to use the jack on a Model A, Let me suggest a better method. A shop crane or so called cherry picker makes the job real easy, just reach in the passenger door and lift the ****** in or out. The ballance point is the joint between the clutch housing and the ****** case. Take the two front bolts out of the ****** top and use small length of chain.
Rainmaker Ron
 
Thanks for the responses. I looked at Harbor Freight first and could not find any. Then I used the re-direct from Jazzjr. It was easy after that.
I am installing the engine again after a rebuild from Dreamwerks and I will probably not have much help so I want to be able to position the Mitchell syncro carefully. I found what looks like a Northern Tools transmission adapter at a flea market this afternoon for $15. I will see how it fits on one of my jacks. Sometimes you get lucky.
Vic
 
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