Not a good idea. You are putting to much stress on the transmission and the transmission mount.
It is a jack specifically made to lift a transmission of a vehicle.
Unless you have solid steel bumpers, there is no good place to use a hi lift on it.
Removing the transmission on a 1998 Honda Civic takes time as it engine will need to be remove as well. The engine mounts will need to be removed, coolant drained, hoses removed and shift linkage removed. When everything is properly loosened, using an engine hoist, lift the motor out. Disconnect the transmission from the engine and replace the unit.
No, this is not advised. The pan can be damaged in this process. It is better to lift the car by the frame.
The mechanical advantage of the block and pulley you are using, or the engine of the fork lift truck if that is what you are using.
Put the van on the lift and drain the transmission fluid, next drop the transmission on a tranny jack and proceed to do a transmission overhaul. Reverse the proceedure to install.
Begin by removing the engine wiring harnesses. Remove the motor mount retaining bolts. Disconnect the engine from the transmission. Lift the engine out.
Rent an engine bar from the locate auto parts place that hold the engine up by the fenders and motor hooks. the a arms remove from the cradle. this will allow the drive shafts to be removed from the transmission. the steering rack must be unbolted. the four bolts remove the carrier. the engine mouts must also be removed. lift the car enough for the transmission to be pulled from the car with a floor jack. reverse to replace.
You jack and block the front end up about a foot. Undo nuts on the mount in question , then lift that side of engine carefully with a floor jack until the mount will come out. Fit the new one in at his time and finish in reverse order.
using a block of wood to protect the oil pan, lift the engine with a jack to take the load off the mounts while changing them
of course! can you?
If you mean lifting the engine as in removing the engine for repairs, the answer is no. You can support the transmission with a jack or blocks and remove the bolts holding the transmission and engine together. It usually is much more difficult to remove both components at the same time, due to the extra weight and trying to balance them without having to raise everything to an unsafe height. make sure you unbolt the torque converter from the flywheel. makes it that much more easier