Navistar MAXXFORCE 7.2 — Engine Installation to Engine Stand

For the Navistar MAXXFORCE 7.2.

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Before you start

To avoid serious personal injury, possible death or damage to the engine or vehicle use a minimum 3 ton chain hoist, equipped with safety hooks to lift the engine at designated lifting eyes.
To avoid serious personal injury, possible death, damage to the engine or vehicle, use only metric grade 10.9 or SAE grade 8 bolts when mounting adapter plate to engine as well as the engine stand.

Procedure

Raise the engine with the hoist using the special tool No.9.610.0.690.011.6 (adapter plate kit), an engine stand and bolts M12X45, visually match up adapter plate with bolt holes on right side of engine to determine adapter plate orientation to the engine stand.
Let all bolts loosen to make easier adapters to be fitted onto the engine and stand plate. Apply the torque only after fit all bolts adapters to plate and engine.
Install recommended adapter plate to engine stand and secure it by using grade 8 bolts and nuts.
Using the hoist, align engine stand to match the adapter plate to engine, rotating stand and / or raising engine to match adapter plate. Secure one bolt and rotate stand if necessary to thread remaining bolts.
Use metric grade 10.9 bolts M12X45 or longer to secure engine to adapter plate.

Tools required

Engine hoist (minimum 3 ton capacity with safety hooks)
Special tool No.9.610.0.690.011.6 (adapter plate kit)
Bolts M12X45

Specs & torque values

Metric grade 10.9 or SAE grade 8 bolts
Engine lifting eyes

Source: manual:JCB-Engines-Navistar-Mahindra-Acteon-Workshop-Manual-1.pdf. Figures and steps are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.