Quote Originally Posted by BillBoost37 View Post
Do you think that puts undo stress on the flex and end of crank? I suppose not pulling the starter and flex bolts is quicker.
That was my initial thought, but the person I snagged this trick off pulls 4 engines a day on average and says he's never had an issue, so I figured I'd try it.

I suppose if you want to be kind about it, you could remove steering shaft and drop subframe and split them on the ground then lift.

In my particular case, I didn't care about the transmission or the flexplate as I've got one I'm going to use, but it looks fine to me!