Lift/attatchment points Mercruiser 302

[jmoorepghpa]

Gentlemen... its nice to sit down and look through the forums again--- Ive been working 75+ hours a week for the last 6 months and haven't had the chance to log on. I'm going to pull the Mercruiser 302 out of my '76 Cobalt this spring and am wondering about where to secure to the motor to lift it out. I see a silver plate with a half dollar sized hole in it attatched to the top/side of each exhaust manifold about where the fore and aft balance point of the motor would be. These things sure look like they would be lovely to run a sling through to pull the motor. I can't find any reference in my service manual to these plates or where to attatch to lift the motor. If these plates are for lifting will they support the full dress motor or do I need to strip it of all the accessories before I pull it? Thanks for any help.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Lift/attatchment points Mercruiser 302

Ayuh,...... Those Are the lifting lugs,.....

And,.....
Ayuh,..... They'll carry the Weight, Just Fine....

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: Lift/attatchment points Mercruiser 302

Yes, they are very convenient.....​

 

[Don S]

Re: Lift/attatchment points Mercruiser 302

There is also a third ring on the back of the engine. Without it, the engine will hang stern down and be really hard to deal with.
I remember this from last week while I was installing an 888.

 

[jmoorepghpa]

Re: Lift/attatchment points Mercruiser 302

Thanks guys. I just wanted to make sure. I couldn't find any reference about them and would have been really sad if I ended up having to cut the motor out of the hull if it let go about six feet in the air.

 

[jmoorepghpa]

Re: Lift/attatchment points Mercruiser 302

oops double post