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Show Removing or Replacing Crankcase Is Difficult To remove or replace a crankcase is a difficult and annc-jing job for one man. Jacking or blotting up the case helps, but Is somewhat awkward and may cause dents in the bottom of the ENGINE FRAME CRANKCA5E While Replacing the Bolts, a Crankcase Crank-case May Be Supported With Wires and Springs. case. A better method is to use a few old springs and two or three lengths of hay-baling wire, or wire of equal strength. On one Job I saved an hour by this means. If no mud-pan clip3 are provided, stiff pieces of heavy wire may be bent to the proper shape for attaching the supports and hooked or fastened to the springs or frame. The supports should be of a length to suit the car ; the ones I used were 18 inches long. Richard C. Tarr, In Popular Science MontWy. |