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Title: Transmission stand?
Post by: klammer76 on March 14, 2020, 04:11:03 AM
Anybody ever built (or seen) a stand to mount a TC 5 or 6 speed transmission on? I know there was one years ago for evo style transmissions. Want one to mount on my bench to do some repairs. Pictures please if anyone has one.

Thanks
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: road-dawgs1 on March 14, 2020, 05:52:47 AM
This one says it works for TC 5 speeds

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transmission-Stand-for-Harley-Davidson-by-V-Twin/900396339 (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transmission-Stand-for-Harley-Davidson-by-V-Twin/900396339)
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: klammer76 on March 14, 2020, 06:40:05 AM
Quote from: road-dawgs1 on March 14, 2020, 05:52:47 AM
This one says it works for TC 5 speeds

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transmission-Stand-for-Harley-Davidson-by-V-Twin/900396339 (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transmission-Stand-for-Harley-Davidson-by-V-Twin/900396339)
Thanks, that is one that I have seen before. I don't know how it would fit a TC front (trans to motor) side, maybe a small piece of angle iron?

Looking to make one if I get a good picture or dimensions.
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: PoorUB on March 14, 2020, 06:47:01 AM
This isn't that complicated! Just weld up a couple "L" brackets with holes to mate up to the engine mounting hole on the front of the tranny.
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: doctorevil on March 14, 2020, 08:48:37 AM
i have a 12 by 12 7/8 steel plate with 4 vertical bolts . bolt trap door 4 wing nuts . so cartridge is vertical for assembly and disassembly
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: doctorevil on March 14, 2020, 09:08:11 AM
if your referring to the case out of the frame i just place it in the vice. i cant see a bracket holding it steady pressing bearings and output gears
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: Hossamania on March 14, 2020, 09:23:43 AM
Quote from: doctorevil on March 14, 2020, 09:08:11 AM
if your referring to the case out of the frame i just place it in the vice. i cant see a bracket holding it steady pressing bearings and output gears

It might if you bolt it to the bench.
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: klammer76 on March 14, 2020, 09:49:45 AM
Quote from: Hossamania on March 14, 2020, 09:23:43 AM
Quote from: doctorevil on March 14, 2020, 09:08:11 AM
if your referring to the case out of the frame i just place it in the vice. i cant see a bracket holding it steady pressing bearings and output gears

It might if you bolt it to the bench.
That is what I did years ago with the one I made for a softail tranny. Was very secure.
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: klammer76 on March 14, 2020, 09:57:41 AM
Quote from: doctorevil on March 14, 2020, 09:08:11 AM
if your referring to the case out of the frame i just place it in the vice. i cant see a bracket holding it steady pressing bearings and output gears
Yes, sorry, case out of the frame. The one Road-Dawgs1 posted is what I was thinking of just wit a flat plate in the front to bolt up to.
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: doctorevil on March 14, 2020, 10:37:36 AM
i just dont get it. tranny clamps in vice at rear fork shaft ears in seconds
. elevated nothing in your way.everybody knows about brackets but not bearings?
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: PoorUB on March 14, 2020, 10:39:45 AM
If you want to get a bit crazy, get a plate large enough to bolt to the engine mounts, weld a pipe to it sticking straight out and get a larger pipe that fits over the first. Weld the second pipe across a flat plat. Bolt or clamp the second pipe and plate to a bench, slip the first one through and you have a tranny work stand you can rotate. Plus add a couple holes in the pipes for stop pins. Like a mini engine stand.

Kind of like I did here for my R1 engine.

https://harleytechtalk.com/htt/index.php/topic,79976.0.html
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: Ohio HD on March 14, 2020, 10:55:13 AM
I don't think you'd find it too hard to make. Just start with some of the basic pieces, cut a little long, use your case as a template and tack weld the parts, test, grind the welds off and redo if needed. When satisfied, weld it up and paint it. The cost in a few steel sections from a local steel store or even Home Depot would be cheap. Ten just make another as needed for the next application.


https://www.toolsource.com/vtwin-motorcycle-tools-c-468_877/5speed-transmission-stand-p-111248.html
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: doctorevil on March 14, 2020, 11:12:18 AM
 poorub
nice rotating engine stand you built. looks like you could pop that in a roller car engine stand
Title: Re: Transmission stand?
Post by: klammer76 on March 14, 2020, 12:21:49 PM
Quote from: PoorUB on March 14, 2020, 10:39:45 AM
If you want to get a bit crazy, get a plate large enough to bolt to the engine mounts, weld a pipe to it sticking straight out and get a larger pipe that fits over the first. Weld the second pipe across a flat plat. Bolt or clamp the second pipe and plate to a bench, slip the first one through and you have a tranny work stand you can rotate. Plus add a couple holes in the pipes for stop pins. Like a mini engine stand.

Kind of like I did here for my R1 engine.

https://harleytechtalk.com/htt/index.php/topic,79976.0.html
Nice idea, I like it. As mentioned below, looks like it would work with a motor stand.