6BT engine stand

["Mad Max"]

We pulled the 6BT out of my '93 D250 engine a short while ago and it went very smoothly thanks to the help of several folks including Andy (IDually) (thanks Andy - huge help dude) who came down from Denver for the day, TJ, Bob, Bob, and Rob.

We tore the rig apart - removed/cut off the front clip, scrapped the wrecked sheetmetal, pulled the hardware off the engine, loosed the converter, and yanked the engine. It was tighter than I thought it would be, but it eventually popped out with a little help of a prybar getting the flexplate to clear the bellhousing.



In the process I made a custom engine stand for the 6BT - here's some pics:



The stand - super strong; engine flips front-to-back verses rolling side-to-side



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Back side of a 6BT, and factory adaptor



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Rear mount - all plugs are accessable



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D-side



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P-side mount - uses the motor mounts as the main support for the weight of the engine -just like the factory



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[Mike Ellis]

Outstanding work on the stands and rotisseries bud, you have given me some valuable ideas that I was too dumb to come up with on my own!

 

[CLiberty]

Nice work! Oh and thanks for the awesome shot of the cam plug, I was wondering what one of those looked like.

 

["Mad Max"]

no sweat fellas. I've got to the point that I need to build my own equipment just to move/store some big items, and the Cummins out of my '93 was no exception. No stand I found would handle the weight, so I built this one to mount on the sides, nice and close, and I wanted to be able to work on the engine before it goes back in and still be able to get 'at' everything, to include the rear main seal.

- Max

 

[wtfd6]

that is an awesome stand. i did a search to see what people are using for stands. i was looking at my engine trying to figure out how to support it. i didnt think about using both side motor mount areas like that. thank you for the ideas.


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