to stab the trans with it still in the car,
Removing the engine
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Drifting
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Removing the engine
Tomorrow Im removing the engine ( 327 ) to detail it as well as the engine bay area - ..looking at it it seems it may be easier to remove the transmission and engine as one unit . (4 speed ) would appreciate any advise on whether to take out just the engine or remove it with the trans as one assembly
Thanx
Chas
Thanx
Chas
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most people have found it easiest to pull the two together. it is easier to wrestle the mating of the two together out from under the car than to fight gravity and such......if you do a search, you find comments relative to your question....
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When I pulled mine out, I asked mechron the same question. He preferred leaving the tranny in the car. We had the engine out in no time, and he put the new one back in by himself...took him 15 minutes! Bolting it back up to the trans is what took me a long time, while he sat and watched!
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When I pulled mine out, I asked mechron the same question. He preferred leaving the tranny in the car. We had the engine out in no time, and he put the new one back in by himself...took him 15 minutes! Bolting it back up to the trans is what took me a long time, while he sat and watched!
Jack
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Drifting
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Thanx to every ones !!! there are several good options for me to consider ... but it makes sense since im doing this to detail the engine and bay area to also detail the trans. so I will try to take them both out as a unit
THANX AGAIN!
Chas
THANX AGAIN!
Chas
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I did the motor by itself and found that the only real issue is getting the input shaft on the same plane as the motor. Once that took place, we rocked it to line everything up and it slid in place. It was actually quite easy....
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I think so
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if you do take the engine and trans out as a unit, remember to get one of the 'plugs' to put in place of the driveshaft yoke, otherwise you will have trans oil all over the place when you tip the engine up.
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When I pulled mine out, I asked mechron the same question. He preferred leaving the tranny in the car. We had the engine out in no time, and he put the new one back in by himself...took him 15 minutes! Bolting it back up to the trans is what took me a long time, while he sat and watched!
., or we would pull the tranny to do trans or clutch work, we never removed both.DOKK, it was funny you got quoted 15 HOURS to R and R the engine. those shops were quoting you a "flat rate screw job...
" DOKK-
. with all the other stuff unbolted (that you did) about 15 minutes to pull or install an engine is about right. the engine dowel pins slid right into bellhousing. i figured i would laugh at you while you installed the bellhousing bolts.... what did it take you??? like 20 minutes...
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I pulled the engine and trans seperately - put the engine back in last night in about 30 minutes. Once the input shaft was lined up, the rest was a pieceo' cake.
My only consideration was the weight of the engine and trans on the lift - that is why I did them seperately. There is just something spooky about that much weight hanging 5 feet above your car on a chain. Plus the chance of dumping all of the gear oil out of the tailshaft.
My only consideration was the weight of the engine and trans on the lift - that is why I did them seperately. There is just something spooky about that much weight hanging 5 feet above your car on a chain. Plus the chance of dumping all of the gear oil out of the tailshaft.
