help with bolt sizes.....

[Green 94 5.0]

does anyone know the correct bolt size, thread, etc. for the bolts that would hold the motor to an engine stand? also, does anyone have the same info for the accessory bracket bolts? thanks in advance.

 

[Purple95]

I'm not quite sure of the exact size and thread of the bolts for the engine stand but I used the bolts that mount the tranny to the engine on mine and the were a perfect fit. I don't have a clue on what bolts to use on the bracket.

 

[Grn92LX]

You can use old head bolts to bolt it to the stand, you'll just need some washers to space the bolt out a bit as a head bolt is a little too long.

 

[Green 94 5.0]

You can use old head bolts to bolt it to the stand, you'll just need some washers to space the bolt out a bit as a head bolt is a little too long.

perfect. now to see if i have any old ones laying around. thanks for the help. now if i could just get the pilot bearing out, i would have it made.

 

[Green 94 5.0]

I'm not quite sure of the exact size and thread of the bolts for the engine stand but I used the bolts that mount the tranny to the engine on mine and the were a perfect fit. I don't have a clue on what bolts to use on the bracket.

the problem is, all that stuff is still in the car and i need the crate motor on the stand. my only option at this point is to buy new hardware.

 

[legalize420]

7/16 coarse. the ones i have are 2.5 inch. measure the stand just to be sure of the lenght. my friend needed longer bolts on his stand. i actually just picked up a short block and bolted it up to a stand this morning.

 

[legalize420]

i got the grade 8 bolts from ace for a buck each

 

[legalize420]

btw, home depot by me did not have them. pick up some washers also if you dont have.

 

[mytight95]

there is another thread where we listed the bracket bolt sizes...... somewhere... i can't remember them right now though


jason

 

[Black95GTS]

perfect. now to see if i have any old ones laying around. thanks for the help. now if i could just get the pilot bearing out, i would have it made.

I've been down the pilot bearing road before. The whole trick is to use hydraulic pressure. Take a bar of soap and jam in as much as you can till you can't any more. Then take something that fits in the hole, and hammer that soap in as much as possible. Repeat, putting more and more soap shavings through the pilot bearing until you can't fit any more back there. THen keep hammering the soap in farther.

What will happen is that the soap will put so much pressure on the backside of the pilot bearing as you compress the soap that it will be forced out.

Spent about 45 minutes with a slide hammer before Google showed me the light. Took about 2/3 a bar of soap.

Adam

 

[mytight95]

i have never had that much trouble with a slide hammer, did you keep it level, two toothed puller or three, a three disperses the pressure better for equal force.


jason

 

[Green 94 5.0]

I've been down the pilot bearing road before. The whole trick is to use hydraulic pressure. Take a bar of soap and jam in as much as you can till you can't any more. Then take something that fits in the hole, and hammer that soap in as much as possible. Repeat, putting more and more soap shavings through the pilot bearing until you can't fit any more back there. THen keep hammering the soap in farther.

What will happen is that the soap will put so much pressure on the backside of the pilot bearing as you compress the soap that it will be forced out.

Spent about 45 minutes with a slide hammer before Google showed me the light. Took about 2/3 a bar of soap.

Adam

my pilot bearing problem isnt that simple. it is an eagle crank and the bearing is snug against the inside of the crank. there is no space to use a bearing remover, slide hammer, or hydraulic pressure. the only soace behind the bearing is the 2 notches on the back to let you use a puller. i am in the process of grinding the jaws down on the puller i have to get it to grab the back of the bearing. talk about a royal PITA.

 

[Green 94 5.0]

i got the grade 8 bolts from ace for a buck each

ace hardware is the best. the one on johnson st. and university dr. has never let me down when i have been looking for grade 8 hardware.

 

[VibrantRedGT]

And you got the pilot bearing out so its good news day.

 

[95strokerPSU]

Alternator Side:
(1) 3 5/8" length 3/8" thread
(1) 2 7/8" length 3/8" thread
(1) 2 5/8" length 7/16" thread

Power Steering Side:
(2) 3 3/8" length 7/16" thread
(1) 5 5/8" length 7/16"

I just got 12 point ARP bolts from www.totallystainless.com The only one they didn't have was the 5 5/8" but it's covered by the power steering pulley so I'll probably just reuse the stock bolt.

 

[legalize420]

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