Engine Hook

Hello, as I'm doing research as to what I need to get in advance for the eventual rebuild of my '71 Maverick with a 200 engine, I'm looking at various publications and websites and found that Ford had used a specific "Engine Lifting Hook" to pull the engine. Does such a tool exist today? Is there something close enough that I can use? Thanks for the help!

Sincerely,
Renton5

 

Here is the front one.

 

I robbed two off of a Granada in the woods. The rear passenger lifting lug incorporates the kick-down rod and bolts on with two bolts just above the exhaust manifold. My 71 200 had none.

The Granada (250) front lifting lug (as shown in rthomas771's picture above) is similar, but i had to drill out one of the holes. Take off the carb and use a short chain, and it will come out.

 

Hello, thank you for the photos! Were these standard with the Granada engine? I wonder if someone had replaced that engine and left in the brackets. Any idea where I can find these or something similar?

D Weisman

 

Use a chain with a bolt in the front of the block and one in the rear works everytime

 

Yup, A couple grade 8 bolts and a length of chain always worked for me... Installed a 5.0 with AOD bolted to the back of it into my T-Bird with exactly same... I tossed the lift hooks in the scrap metal pile...

 

Thank you for the advice. I don't know what a "5.0 with AOD" is.

 

The later Mavericks/Comets had them, I think 1974+.

 

As mentioned, a strong bolt placed in "shear" (with the lifting force roughly 90 degrees to the threads) ought to do fine. A bolt placed in the bigger holes for an accessory bracket is usually good.

I would not be as confident in a single bolt being pulled straight out of it's hole. They do make snatch blocks that bolt to a V8's intake. Those use all four bolt holes for the carb. But, having stripped bolt holes for carbs and thermostats, etc. I would be selective about where to place a bolt to hoist a motor from.

Case in point ... I was getting V8 frame stands that the motor mounts bolt to, out of a Mav in the junkyard. I had undone all of the nuts holding the mounts to them, and had removed all of the bolts .... except one that I missed. I started hoisting the motor higher to get some more room to get the stands out, and ended up picking up the entire front half of the car on that one remaining bolt! It was just resting in the holes (again with no nut on it).

I might have been extra-lucky that day.... I was being really slow, deliberate and careful otherwise. But it did prove that the shear strength on these bolts is really good.

 

5.o is a 302 v-8 and aod is automatic with overdrive wow good luck you might want to invest in a set of ford books for your car,there great for all the information your gonna need and everyone on here is soooo helpfull its rediculas (spelling is wrong i know lol) theres probably someone in your area from the club that would come help you a day or two to if you wanted it.. can't hurt to ask... oh take LOTS of pics of it BEFORE you take it out,it'll help you put it all back together.

 

I agree with the bolts and chain. Worked just fine on my 200

 

the bolts in the sides of the block work fine actually that front plate they show in the first responce tends to twist and bend when used ( thin metal and to long from the holes.