Pulling the engine...
Burning Brakes
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From: The land of 10,000 lakes ,Minnesota 89 coupe 6speed with 383 and 89 roadster 6speed bonestock with XXX low miles
Originally Posted by DrEvil11417
Can you pull the motor w/ tranny attached without taking off the hood?
I pulled my motor out of my 89 last fall and I pulled the 6speed first then the engine and left the hood on the motor will come straight up then!
Drifting
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From: atlanta Georgia
I think almost anyo one will tell you dont take the hood off...
its a huge PITA to align and put back on!
disconnect the tranny and pull the engine.
some people even have to take headers out to pull engine...just go really slow and be careful!
your friend
Sean
good luck
its a huge PITA to align and put back on!
disconnect the tranny and pull the engine.
some people even have to take headers out to pull engine...just go really slow and be careful!
your friend
Sean
good luck
Burning Brakes
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From: The land of 10,000 lakes ,Minnesota 89 coupe 6speed with 383 and 89 roadster 6speed bonestock with XXX low miles
Yes the headers come off before you pull engine I just put them on for the picture
You also need to remove the bellhousing and the distributor so the engine can tip back some it makes removing the bellhousing much easier then the motor will come almost straight up with a cherry picker
You can control how far the engine tips by placing a floorjack with wood block under the oil pan it is also easier unhooking things by removing the front wheels!
You also need to remove the bellhousing and the distributor so the engine can tip back some it makes removing the bellhousing much easier then the motor will come almost straight up with a cherry picker
You can control how far the engine tips by placing a floorjack with wood block under the oil pan it is also easier unhooking things by removing the front wheels!
Last edited by 89sleeper; Feb 11, 2005 at 04:36 PM.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05
it's pretty easy to pull the tranny it's nice if you've got two people. The motor will come out and clear the hood no problem you don't even need to touch the radiator - there are some good threads on this everyone does it differently.
Drifting
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From: Champaign, IL
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by DrEvil11417
It's such a pain in the *** to reach the tranny bolts. With 3 people it may be easier to get the hood off, but how hard is it to realign?
what year is your car? On my 92 the transmission was easy after I got the brace off.
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Originally Posted by ToyC4
hard enough that most people end up taking it to a body shop what year is your car? On my 92 the transmission was easy after I got the brace off.
what year is your car? On my 92 the transmission was easy after I got the brace off.
Burning Brakes
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From: The land of 10,000 lakes ,Minnesota 89 coupe 6speed with 383 and 89 roadster 6speed bonestock with XXX low miles
Originally Posted by DrEvil11417
It's an 86/Auto
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Removing,storing,reinstalling and aligning hood is much more difficult than pulling trans. If motor is coming apart anyway, pull heads off while it is still in the car. The tranny bellhousing bolts are then easily accessable. Trans can stay in using this method. Sounds like alot of work using my method but it really makes things easier. This again,is assuming the motor is coming apart.
