Engine Pulling The Motor

f8tlfiveo

My wife likes my spool and blow-off valve.

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Gonna start pulling the motor in my car tonight.. Is it easier to pull the trans with it or without..

 

MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.

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I pulled without because i didnt feel like trying to get the angle of the dangle without mixing up the beat of the meat and its only a few bolts you save for the aggrevation of pulling the trans with the motor

 

larrym1961

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When I pulled my old motor for the new one I built, I did it without the trans. It went easy for me as I pulled the motor by myself. I felt the effort to unbolt the trans from the engine was worth it.

 

RangerJoe

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Yep, easier without it if you are by yourself.

Joe

 

f8tlfiveo

My wife likes my spool and blow-off valve.

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Did you leave the bellhousing on the trans? Did you leave the trans mounted in the car and just put a jack under the front of the trans to support it when the engine was out?

 

MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.

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What i first did was lower the trans with the crossmember and bellhousing then pulled the motor

 

Moodswing5.0

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I would say with the tranny is easier, but I had to pull mine without the tranny due to my garage clearance. The only hard part is lining the motor up with the tranny on install. I went to the hardware store and got bolts that were about 1"-1.5" longer than the bellhousing bolts, grinded the heads off and shaped them like a bullet. Put 2 of these on the motor and it will pretty much self align. Helped a ton on install and keeps you from worring about damaging the input shaft.
Cheers!

 

J

josh89fox

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i just pulled my 89 by myself with a engine hoist...i work at a transmission shop but i felt it was easier to leave the tranny connected for what its worth..done in my driveway

 

f8tlfiveo

My wife likes my spool and blow-off valve.

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Moodswing5.0 said:

I would say with the tranny is easier, but I had to pull mine without the tranny due to my garage clearance. The only hard part is lining the motor up with the tranny on install. I went to the hardware store and got bolts that were about 1"-1.5" longer than the bellhousing bolts, grinded the heads off and shaped them like a bullet. Put 2 of these on the motor and it will pretty much self align. Helped a ton on install and keeps you from worring about damaging the input shaft.
Cheers!

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I did it without the trans. I had the motor out in 4 hours.. 3 hours of it I was by myself..I was worried about getting it lined up with the trans when getting it back in. Thanks for the advice on the install of the motor I will definitely try this method. Here is a pic when I pulled out the motor
Here is a pic of where I am now.. Almost ready to put her back in..

 

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Moodswing5.0

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Sep 4, 2012

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damn good job! looks sweet!

 

f8tlfiveo

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Moodswing5.0 said:

damn good job! looks sweet!

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thanks.. It wasn't hard to do, just time consuming.. Got a polished intake to put on so I think it will look pretty good when I am done. Prob do a little cleanup in the engine bay too..

 

madspeed

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nows the time to cleanup the bay!

Sent from my rooted, rommed Galaxy Nexus....

 

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