How to pull engine... top or bottom?
Racer
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From: decatur ga
transmission
If I left the transmission in,how hard is it to put the engine in.My car is a six speed.I'm worried about the clutch and transmision lining up
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Drifting
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From: Waveland MS
The Tranny is in the rear so if anything you would have to worry about the Torque Tube which I think does not get in the way of pulling the engine out from the top, putting it in should be just as easy if not easier than lining up the heavy torque tube and tranny with a jack.
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From: Van Buren Arkansas
Wounded Warrior Escort '11
I would imagine the only issue on taking it out from the top is moving the steering rack out of the way, condensor and so on. Then supporting the torque-tube so that the engine can be slid forward off the shaft, enough to clear everything in front. Then up and away. I've not done it, but shouldn't be too hard.
Racer
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From: decatur ga
engine
Let me explain maybe I just too old school.The shaft that goes into the pilot bearing,has to line up with cluch disc and go though the pressure plate.On my other cars this is not easy,with the transmission in place.How can it be done with a mounted five hundred pound drive shaft in place.I want to try it,but I don't like failing and can't complete a job I start.I want to put a 402 in this winter
Safety Car
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From: St. Louis Missouri
Let me explain maybe I just too old school.The shaft that goes into the pilot bearing,has to line up with cluch disc and go though the pressure plate.On my other cars this is not easy,with the transmission in place.How can it be done with a mounted five hundred pound drive shaft in place.I want to try it,but I don't like failing and can't complete a job I start.I want to put a 402 in this winter
Le Mans Master
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From: Winter Park FL
Dont have to touch anything from the TT back.
I would imagine the only issue on taking it out from the top is moving the steering rack out of the way, condensor and so on. Then supporting the torque-tube so that the engine can be slid forward off the shaft, enough to clear everything in front. Then up and away. I've not done it, but shouldn't be too hard.
Let me explain maybe I just too old school.The shaft that goes into the pilot bearing,has to line up with cluch disc and go though the pressure plate.On my other cars this is not easy,with the transmission in place.How can it be done with a mounted five hundred pound drive shaft in place.I want to try it,but I don't like failing and can't complete a job I start.I want to put a 402 in this winter
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Let me explain maybe I just too old school.The shaft that goes into the pilot bearing,has to line up with cluch disc and go though the pressure plate.On my other cars this is not easy,with the transmission in place.How can it be done with a mounted five hundred pound drive shaft in place.I want to try it,but I don't like failing and can't complete a job I start.I want to put a 402 in this winter
Le Mans Master
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From: Morton illinois
St. Jude Donor '14-'15
ive done both. Both have its ups and downs. If you dont have a lift, I sure wouldnt trust jack stands.
Pulling from top is ok, but you need to remove the bumper, most cherry pickers are not big or long enough to do it with the bumper on, and when I pulled mine, it still wasnt long enough to lift straight out, i needed 3 guys to push the engine as i was cranking it up, and putting it back in was a bitch, I absolutley hate lining up the TQ to the motor. I actually cracked the bellhousing puting mine in. had to weld it up.
I have put a 440 in a Z06 by lifting the car up. the only pisser is all the wireing, but def alot easier, and can be done by 1 guy. i think this was my fav way because you didnt haev to unhook the drivetrain, and if you did, you can jsut use a tranny jack to slide the motor back onto the torque tube, instead of laying on the ground fighting those bolts and alignment
Pulling from top is ok, but you need to remove the bumper, most cherry pickers are not big or long enough to do it with the bumper on, and when I pulled mine, it still wasnt long enough to lift straight out, i needed 3 guys to push the engine as i was cranking it up, and putting it back in was a bitch, I absolutley hate lining up the TQ to the motor. I actually cracked the bellhousing puting mine in. had to weld it up.
I have put a 440 in a Z06 by lifting the car up. the only pisser is all the wireing, but def alot easier, and can be done by 1 guy. i think this was my fav way because you didnt haev to unhook the drivetrain, and if you did, you can jsut use a tranny jack to slide the motor back onto the torque tube, instead of laying on the ground fighting those bolts and alignment
Le Mans Master
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From: Winter Park FL
Pulling from top is ok, but you need to remove the bumper, most cherry pickers are not big or long enough to do it with the bumper on, and when I pulled mine, it still wasnt long enough to lift straight out, i needed 3 guys to push the engine as i was cranking it up, and putting it back in was a bitch, I absolutley hate lining up the TQ to the motor. I actually cracked the bellhousing puting mine in. had to weld it up.
My engine lift was to short too. All I did was lower the cradle more and it allowed me to slide the motor foward without it lifting up. Still only a 1 man job. To put the motor back in I went in from the side like the pictures posted in this thread. No need to mess with the bumper. Took 2 of us to get the enigne and TT lined up. Definitly wouldn't want to try that by myself.
Le Mans Master
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From: Morton illinois
St. Jude Donor '14-'15
My engine lift was to short too. All I did was lower the cradle more and it allowed me to slide the motor foward without it lifting up. Still only a 1 man job. To put the motor back in I went in from the side like the pictures posted in this thread. No need to mess with the bumper. Took 2 of us to get the enigne and TT lined up. Definitly wouldn't want to try that by myself.
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Drifting
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From: Waveland MS
Let me explain maybe I just too old school.The shaft that goes into the pilot bearing,has to line up with cluch disc and go though the pressure plate.On my other cars this is not easy,with the transmission in place.How can it be done with a mounted five hundred pound drive shaft in place.I want to try it,but I don't like failing and can't complete a job I start.I want to put a 402 in this winter
