engine hoist help
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engine hoist help
So i bought an engine hoist from craigslist two years ago and now i need help. I want to use my hoist for my 82 camaro engine swap but one of the wheels broke off and i went to harbor freight to buy another and the ones that they have the brackets are too big. and i cant take the bearing off the bracket, its like pressed on. I have no idea what to do. Any advise? Any other places that sell the wheel and brackets in more sizes? the pic below is similar to it and my hoist has no brands on it whatsoever.
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Re: engine hoist help
Find a whole sale wheel and carter that sells close to you.... I droped my engine on the leg and smashed my wheel... They wated to charge me 75 at a store and it would take a week... Whole sale wheel and carters are the answer
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Re: engine hoist help
here is a picture of the engine hoist. i looked and found no brand names whatsoever. the warning label, also below and nothing that i saw on it either. and the last is the wheel/caster or whatever its called broke off. somehow the bearing loosened up and fell apart.
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Get some 1/4" steel plate, make a adaptor to put some heavy duty casters on it. Weld the steel adaptor to the hoist then drill a new pattern from the new casters.
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Re: engine hoist help
just look up caster and wheel.... google it and look up wholesale distributors.... or call around looking for a cheap one.... now i couldn't find one that matched exactly so what i did is i angled it... like corner to corner so that it would fit.... so instead of 4 nuts i got 2 -.- i know is ghetto but if you do it right it will be safe enough... dont buy plastic one... buy a heavy duty looking one
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Look here:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-casters/=gwx2dd
Measure the bolt pattern on the plate and the wheel diameter of the existing caster.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-casters/=gwx2dd
Measure the bolt pattern on the plate and the wheel diameter of the existing caster.
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Re: engine hoist help
Look here:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-casters/=gwx2dd
Measure the bolt pattern on the plate and the wheel diameter of the existing caster.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-casters/=gwx2dd
Measure the bolt pattern on the plate and the wheel diameter of the existing caster.
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