[mpbelair]

Has anyone made their own adapter using a regular jack. I'm thinking 3/4 plywood, 2 by 2s for cradle and couple of small chains.

looked at a 50 buck HarborFreight adapter, but lift height is high and it's geared toward specific jack size.

 

[chevman57]

I used a square of plywood on my floor jack for a long time before i bought a trans jack to use. Didn`t even use chains on the plywood, just a balancing act.
Terry

 

[keith]

If you have a removable cradle with a 1-3/8" stem, this piece works really well. used mine a few times. As you can see,,one end is open so you can push/slide the trans forward for bolt up, and the sides are lipped so it cant work itself off to the side.
http://www.jegs.com/i/TCI/890/896500/10002/-1?CT=999

 

[auggie56]

Don't fool around with it, rent one and be safe. :tu

 

[mpbelair]

I used a square of plywood on my floor jack for a long time before i bought a trans jack to use. Didn`t even use chains on the plywood, just a balancing act.
Terry

used the balancing act one too many times and got a little careless, now hoping that the JB Weld will hold the "ear" that suffered as a resultMike

 

[mpbelair]

If you have a removable cradle with a 1-3/8" stem, this piece works really well. used mine a few times. As you can see,,one end is open so you can push/slide the trans forward for bolt up, and the sides are lipped so it cant work itself off to the side.
http://www.jegs.com/i/TCI/890/896500/10002/-1?CT=999

I didn't know this exisited...until now. Should mate with my TCI TH400. I see it's on Ebay, Summit and Jegs all for about the same price. Mike

 

[mpbelair]

Don't fool around with it, rent one and be safe. :tu

As per recent post...too late!

 

[NHRAmike57]

Has anyone made their own adapter using a regular jack. I'm thinking 3/4 plywood, 2 by 2s for cradle and couple of small chains.

looked at a 50 buck HarborFreight adapter, but lift height is high and it's geared toward specific jack size.

Hey Mike..12" x 12" piece of steel plate..two rachet straps..a rubber mudflap and a old jack head..15 mins of cutting/welding and presto.. i was in business
Copied from the TCI cradle..i had most of the materials laying around the shop.

 

[mpbelair]

Hey Mike..12" x 12" piece of steel plate..two rachet straps..a rubber mudflap and a old jack head..15 mins of cutting/welding and presto.. i was in business
Copied from the TCI cradle..i had most of the materials laying around the shop.

Yea, Mike, got a garage full of tools and parts...except a welder. Anyway, "Tim the Tool Man" is always willing to get a new tool, right?

 

[petes83usa]

If you have a removable cradle with a 1-3/8" stem, this piece works really well. used mine a few times. As you can see,,one end is open so you can push/slide the trans forward for bolt up, and the sides are lipped so it cant work itself off to the side.
http://www.jegs.com/i/TCI/890/896500/10002/-1?CT=999

Never saw this , great idea for the money.....arty0031:

 

[GKK]

Never saw this , great idea for the money.....arty0031:

Me neither...it is a good idea

 

[keith]

I didn't know this exisited...until now. Should mate with my TCI TH400. I see it's on Ebay, Summit and Jegs all for about the same price. Mike

Had a 700R, deep pan 350 and 400 on it, plenty of room. check your stem size before clicking "buy" if you do decide to go this route.

 

[mpbelair]

Never saw this , great idea for the money.....arty0031:

Yea, you'd think TCI would have told me, 'Hey dipstick, we have a nice jack adapter so you won't drop your mega-buck TCI tranny on it's ear'. Oh well...

 

[bsb1955]

While the TCI cradle isn't expensive there is something to be said for the satisfaction of building your own tool.