Harbor Freight Engine stand - yoke needed?

[leeezrd]

I am working on getting my engine mounted to a stand and just purchased a Harbor Freight stand (image below). Can I mount the engine directly to the yoke provided with the stand (see pic) or am I going to need to get a VW specific yoke?

[74 Thing]

https://aapistons.com/products/bench-mount-engine-stand

Then drill a hole for a pin or tap for a bolt to stop. That's what I did.

[Pruneman99]

The tiny mounting points would put an awful amount of pressure on a mag case.

I bought the 3 arm yoke from the guy here on Samba and used the HF stand.

[67rustavenger]

[Pruneman99]

Yeah that's the guy. You linked to his 4 arm. I have the same 3 arm like you Rust.

The 3 arm is very stout. You could hold up a truck with the 4 arm I bet.

[VW_Jimbo]

I use a Harbor Freight stand and an VW specific, 2 arm, Yoke. Got the Yoke from Pierside Parts. Drilled 4 holes into the pivot sleeve so a pin could hold the Yoke where I wanted it. Works pretty keen!

Here is the link to the Yoke. $60.00
https://www.piersideparts.net/CB6554.html

I also welded a glad nut to the opposite end of the yoke to assemble crankshafts easily.
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[ElskanTriumph]

I did it without the special yoke. I adapted it somehow (2 x 4s?) and I had no idea what I was doing. It worked out, but....

Buy the VW yoke. Do it right.

[Cusser]

I use a bench mount stand, has served me well since the 1970s.

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[Glenn]

You only need the 2 arm.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1176339

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[rayjay]

The best setup I have seen use the 2 leg stand from Summit, the 2 or 3 arm head and a hydraulic lift table from HF . Not cheap but the easiest and safest way to transfer the motor around to all its temporary homes.

[heimlich]

[rayjay]

On page 26 of this thread about 1/2 way down the page Dark Earth posted pics of his set up which is by far the the best setup for a VW

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...;start=500

[SLO-N-LO-69]

What makes the VW specific mounts better than the stock HF one? It looks like they all use the same mounting holes. Is there some other support I didn't see? Thanks.

[rayjay]

[Sarge11B]

Be careful. These engine stand will fall over if you fart downwind. Joking but not joking.

[Dougy Dee]

Also, No room for the flywheel with the HF mount.

[rayjay]

Std engine stands can be made to work