Parts List & Operating Instructions FormNo.538289,Sheet1of1,Back
Safety Precautions
WARNING: To prevent personal injury,
•Study, understand, and follow the safety precautions and operating instructions included
with this equipment. If the operator cannot read these instructions, the safety precautions
and operating instructions must be read and discussed in the operator's native language.
•Wear eye protection that meets ANSI Z87.1 and OSHA standards.
• To maintain shear strength specications, use grade 5 cap screws to mount adapters or
engines.
•Tapped holes in adapters and engine blocks must be clean and not damaged to ensure full
thread engagement. A thread length engagement equal to 11/2screw diameters minimum is
required to maintain strength requirements.
•Do not exceed the 1,000 lb. maximum capacity of this engine stand. (Maximum capacity is
determined with the center of the engine located not more than 18" from the engine stand
mountinghubsurface.)
•Stay out from underneath a load being lifted or suspended.
•The engine must be securely mounted on the repair stand with the hitch pin and turning bar
inplaceandallmountinghardwaretorquedtospeciedvalues.
Assembly
(Numbers in parentheses refer to the items on the parts list.)
1. Placetheuprightpost(17)ontheoor.
2. Positiontheaxletube(16)againsttheangleironbracketonthebaseoftheuprightpost,aligningtheboltholes.Insert
thehexhd.capscrew(2)throughtheholesfarenoughtoconnectthetwopieces.
3. Insertthefrontleg(14)intothehollowbaseoftheuprightpost.Tightenthecapscrew(assembledinstep2)untilit
travelscompletelythroughthetube,post,andleg,andallthreepartsaresecurelyfastenedtogether.
4. Attachtheswivelcasters(18)andnuts(1)tothefrontleg.Tightenthenuts.
5.
Assemblethefollowingpartsoneachendoftheaxleintheorderlisted:washer(6),wheel(19),washer(6),locknut(9).
6. Slidethetubularendofthemountingplate(15)intothecylindricaltopoftheuprightpost.Installthehitchpin(10)
andturningbar(13)throughthepostandmountingplate.Securewiththecotterlesshitchpin(20).
7. Usecapscrews(8)andwasher(3)tolooselyattachthefourmountingbrackets(11)tothemountingplate.
Operating Instructions
Mounting the Engine to the Engine Stand
1. Determinetheengine’scenterofgravity.
2. Removetheengineclutchbellhousing.
3. Removethemountingplate(withbracketslooselyattached)fromtheenginestand.Usingeitherthe3/8"or7/16"cap
screws,fastenthefourbracketstotheengine.Donottightenthescrews.
4. Positionthemountingplateaxisofrotationascloseaspossibletotheengine’scenterofgravity.
5. Tightenthefourcapscrewsholdingthebracketstotheengine;tightenthefourcapscrewsholdingthebracketsto
themountingplate.
6.
Attachanengineliftingbarorslingtotheengine.Usingasuitableliftingdevice,maneuvertheenginetowardthestand.
7. Insertthetubularendofthemountingplateintothestand.Installthehitchpinandturningbar,andtorquethemounting
hardwaretospeciedvalues.Slowlyandcarefullyremovetheengineliftingdevice.
8. Tightenthelocknutstolockthewheelsandmaketheenginestandimmobilebeforeservicingtheengine.
Removing the Engine from the Engine Stand
1. Attachanengineliftingbarorslingsuspendedfromasuitableliftingdevicetotheengine.
2. Removetheturningbarandhitchpinfromtheenginestand,andslowlypullthemountingplateoutoftheengine
stand.
3. Maneuvertheengineawayfromtheenginestand,andunscrewthefourcapscrewsholdingthemountingbracketto
theengine.
Preventive Maintenance: Periodicallycleanandlubricatethewheels,casters,andtubularendofthemountingplate.
(Usealowtemperaturegrease.)
