Re: Pulling an engine

Posted by HH56 On 2022/7/9 11:03:32

If you want to pull them individually you will need to remove the transmission and then lift the engine out. Unless you have hoisting equipment already hooked up to the engine for support you will need to hold the rear of the engine up with a jack and a block of wood under the oil pan while pulling the transmission. Removing the trans involves disconnecting drive shaft and linkages, removing the rear crossmember and then the 4 or 5 bolts actually holding the the trans to the bellhousing. You will also need to support the heavy trans so it stays relatively level and does not tip downward and put stress on the clutch plate as it slides back to let the input shaft clear the bellhousing. After trans is out bolts holding the bellhousing are located inside the bellhousing behind the flywheel so the flywheel needs to come off too if removing the bellhousing. It only needs to be off when engine goes to a machine shop and sometimes not even then.

In practice, as long as you have hoisting equipment capable of holding the weight and length and can also raise the engine above the grill at a fairly steep angle and level it off again as the engine passes over, most have found it a bit easier and less time consuming to pull the radiator and cradle and lift out the engine/trans as a unit. Removing the cradle can be involved though since other components -- mainly the fenders -- also bolt to it. If your lifting equipment cannot raise the engine high and at an angle then you will need to remove the entire front clip. That way the engine only has to lift high enough to clear the front crossmember.

PS: After the trans is out the throwout bearing and carrier will remain inside the bellhousing. There is a short spring between the carrier and bellhousing with its end attached to a clevis pin inserted thru a hole in the bellhousing just outside the large center hole on the passenger side. After the transmission is out nothing but the spring is keeping the pin in place. Often the spring has broken previously or can become disconnected when the trans is removed so take care to find and secure or remove the clevis pin so it does not fall out and get lost. If it is lost, a workable modern replacement is available but not always easily found in local stores.