can i pull my motor like this

302crew · 12-14-2002, 12:18 PM

i want to pull my motor but i dont really feel like pulling the whole tranny out can i pul it and leave the tranny in just unbolt the bellhousing has anyone done it this way i ussually just pull the trasnny and motor in one shot

srv1 · 12-14-2002, 12:54 PM

just unbolt the bellhousing from the tranny, not the motor and you are good to go. simple as pie.

sn95gt19 · 12-14-2002, 01:08 PM

last time i pulled my motor i did that, the only thing that is going to be a pain is getting the motor back in with the trans still bolted in place. i had a helluva time getting the input shaft to line up, it took me 2 hours to get it right, you might have better luck.

302crew · 12-14-2002, 02:22 PM

thats what i thought just being hard to get back in cause these tremecs are a pain even when you try doing it when the motor and trans are on the ground

blk88lx · 12-14-2002, 05:27 PM

So what's the deal easier to take the trans and motor out as one or unbolt the bell housing from the trans? I have always done it the first way as well but I don't want to pull the trans if i can get away with it. Is there an easy way to line up the engine with the input shaft?

sn95gt19 · 12-14-2002, 09:45 PM

from my experiance i would say just drop the trans then pull the motor. then put the motor back and bolt up the tranny. or if you wanna wrestle with it just pull them together and put them in together. thats what i would do, i also had a helluva time just swapping out the old t5 with the tremec, tremec didnt want to go in for nothin. just my .02

302 LX Eric · 12-16-2002, 09:37 AM

Having done this over the summer, I would say just pull and install the whole kit and kaboodle (engine and tranny

). I don't know, I just thought that the whole process was much easier that way. The only caveat is that you need to make sure that you've got the front end of the car up high enough so that the tail shaft of the tranny clears the ground as your sliding the engine and tranny back into the bay.

Hope this helps.
E

TransAm86 · 12-16-2002, 11:26 AM

I would suggest all at once... At least to put them back in. Will save you time and swearing.

Nik

USMC302 · 12-16-2002, 04:29 PM

I've done both and I like leaving the tranny if your going to use an engine stand once the motor is out because you'll just be unbolting the tranny anyway then. it didn't take me long at all to line up the input shaft with the motor.

saltzstang · 12-16-2002, 06:44 PM

I always just put a jack under the front of the tranny and pull the motor and bell together(lakewood)...the first time going back in I had a hard time but found a trick that worked for me that sounds weird but has worked the last 3 times I've went back in. Figured the trick out while I was shoving and cursing because it would'nt line up( go all but an 1 1/2 inch in).

sn95gt19 · 12-16-2002, 06:51 PM

transam86: little off subject but, who is that in your avatar

saltzstang · 12-16-2002, 10:33 PM

I always connect my clutch cable up and have someone in the car pressing on the clutch. but only do this if the trannys almost all the way in....(another words spline on tranny already through clutch splines...if not youll have to pull bell and re-align with an alignment tool again( major pain in the back if you have a lakewood. this has worked for me the last few times....none of my friends or me have put much thought to it but it worked.

NewAge 5.0 · 12-17-2002, 02:04 AM

yeh im with sn95gt19 who is that?

red82gt · 12-17-2002, 04:17 AM

I always leave the tranny in, I haven't had a problem lining up the input shaft and the clutch, I get it in place with the engine still dangling and then drop it the rest of the way onto the mounts. easy stuff.

drudis · 12-17-2002, 02:28 PM

Either way Motor+tranny or Motor without tranny.
I have done both. With an automatic, I would ONLY do both at the same time. With the TKO, I did it 3 times, twice without the tranny (but tranny was already out for repairs, before I started on motor).
Here are some photos:
http://www.dariusrudis.com/mustang/engine

Kamaro Killer · 12-17-2002, 05:55 PM

It wasn't too bad lining up the shaft.

84LX89GT · 12-20-2002, 02:11 AM

IF you have two people lining up an engine and tranny, it's easy as pie. I've had to do this a few times, and that's the way i would to it. I'd think lining up the mounts after re-installing the trans/engine would be more of a pain that just dropping the engine in and jiggling it till it falls together. I've never had any problems getting in an engine just by itself.

It really helps when you have a jack under the trans bellhousing and a leveler on the engine hoist chain, those are worth their weight in gold when installing an engine.

12-14-2002, 12:18 PM	#1
302crew Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: sloatsburg Posts: 261	can i pull my motor like this i want to pull my motor but i dont really feel like pulling the whole tranny out can i pul it and leave the tranny in just unbolt the bellhousing has anyone done it this way i ussually just pull the trasnny and motor in one shot __________________ 306 edelbrock 6037 heads full mac exuast 1.7 rr 373 rear hd clutch tremec mighty demon 650 carb msd ignition rpm air gap intake custom cam still trying to get it to run right

12-14-2002, 12:54 PM	#2
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	just unbolt the bellhousing from the tranny, not the motor and you are good to go. simple as pie. __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

12-14-2002, 01:08 PM	#3
sn95gt19 motors done......woohooo Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 799	last time i pulled my motor i did that, the only thing that is going to be a pain is getting the motor back in with the trans still bolted in place. i had a helluva time getting the input shaft to line up, it took me 2 hours to get it right, you might have better luck. __________________ 95gt lazer red (98 cobra clone) Rice Haters Club Member #116

12-14-2002, 02:22 PM	#4
302crew Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: sloatsburg Posts: 261	thats what i thought just being hard to get back in cause these tremecs are a pain even when you try doing it when the motor and trans are on the ground __________________ 306 edelbrock 6037 heads full mac exuast 1.7 rr 373 rear hd clutch tremec mighty demon 650 carb msd ignition rpm air gap intake custom cam still trying to get it to run right

12-14-2002, 05:27 PM	#5
blk88lx Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Fort Leonard Wood, MO Posts: 179	So what's the deal easier to take the trans and motor out as one or unbolt the bell housing from the trans? I have always done it the first way as well but I don't want to pull the trans if i can get away with it. Is there an easy way to line up the engine with the input shaft? __________________ 93 GT, 5.8 EFI usual bolt ons, 3.55's, subs, hurst, K+N 78 F100 Short bed, 5.8, dual pipes 4 bbl 03 Sable

12-14-2002, 09:45 PM	#6
sn95gt19 motors done......woohooo Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 799	from my experiance i would say just drop the trans then pull the motor. then put the motor back and bolt up the tranny. or if you wanna wrestle with it just pull them together and put them in together. thats what i would do, i also had a helluva time just swapping out the old t5 with the tremec, tremec didnt want to go in for nothin. just my .02 __________________ 95gt lazer red (98 cobra clone) Rice Haters Club Member #116

12-16-2002, 09:37 AM	#7
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Having done this over the summer, I would say just pull and install the whole kit and kaboodle (engine and tranny ). I don't know, I just thought that the whole process was much easier that way. The only caveat is that you need to make sure that you've got the front end of the car up high enough so that the tail shaft of the tranny clears the ground as your sliding the engine and tranny back into the bay. Hope this helps. E __________________ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 40,750 miles 331 cu. in. / Tremec 3550 / BFG Drag Radials 12.22 @ 114.31 mph - w/1.89 60'

12-16-2002, 11:26 AM	#8
TransAm86 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Posts: 62	I would suggest all at once... At least to put them back in. Will save you time and swearing. Nik __________________

12-16-2002, 04:29 PM	#9
USMC302 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Gallatin, Tn Posts: 1,326	I've done both and I like leaving the tranny if your going to use an engine stand once the motor is out because you'll just be unbolting the tranny anyway then. it didn't take me long at all to line up the input shaft with the motor. __________________

12-16-2002, 06:44 PM	#10
saltzstang Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: southeast texas Posts: 90	I always just put a jack under the front of the tranny and pull the motor and bell together(lakewood)...the first time going back in I had a hard time but found a trick that worked for me that sounds weird but has worked the last 3 times I've went back in. Figured the trick out while I was shoving and cursing because it would'nt line up( go all but an 1 1/2 inch in). __________________ AFR 1492 heads,Track Heat Intake, d.s.s super pro bullet 331, lakewood bell, king cobra, 3550 ,UPR shifter, aluminum shaft, 4.10, 31-spline, spool,hoosier27x10, moroso ds-2, 175-juice, egt...11.40 on motor spray pass coming.

12-16-2002, 06:51 PM	#11
sn95gt19 motors done......woohooo Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 799	transam86: little off subject but, who is that in your avatar __________________ 95gt lazer red (98 cobra clone) Rice Haters Club Member #116

12-16-2002, 10:33 PM	#12
saltzstang Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: southeast texas Posts: 90	I always connect my clutch cable up and have someone in the car pressing on the clutch. but only do this if the trannys almost all the way in....(another words spline on tranny already through clutch splines...if not youll have to pull bell and re-align with an alignment tool again( major pain in the back if you have a lakewood. this has worked for me the last few times....none of my friends or me have put much thought to it but it worked. __________________ AFR 1492 heads,Track Heat Intake, d.s.s super pro bullet 331, lakewood bell, king cobra, 3550 ,UPR shifter, aluminum shaft, 4.10, 31-spline, spool,hoosier27x10, moroso ds-2, 175-juice, egt...11.40 on motor spray pass coming.

12-17-2002, 02:04 AM	#13
NewAge 5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Sanford NC USA Posts: 155	yeh im with sn95gt19 who is that? __________________ 88 Hatch 10.60's @ 130 89 Hatch Not as fast but holds its own

12-17-2002, 04:17 AM	#14
red82gt Sober voice of Reason Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,514	I always leave the tranny in, I haven't had a problem lining up the input shaft and the clutch, I get it in place with the engine still dangling and then drop it the rest of the way onto the mounts. easy stuff. __________________ 393W: AFR 205's, hydraulic roller, TKO600.

12-17-2002, 02:28 PM	#15
drudis Moderator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Livonia, MI, USA Posts: 1,194	Either way Motor+tranny or Motor without tranny. I have done both. With an automatic, I would ONLY do both at the same time. With the TKO, I did it 3 times, twice without the tranny (but tranny was already out for repairs, before I started on motor). Here are some photos: http://www.dariusrudis.com/mustang/engine __________________ Darius Rudis, Moderator Corner Carvers Delight 1989 Mustang LX - Open Track Car http://www.dariusrudis.com

12-17-2002, 05:55 PM	#16
Kamaro Killer Mustang Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 528	I did it without the tranny attached It wasn't too bad lining up the shaft. __________________ 1993 GT 5.0-My Stang Rice Hater's Club Member 22

12-20-2002, 02:11 AM	#17
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	IF you have two people lining up an engine and tranny, it's easy as pie. I've had to do this a few times, and that's the way i would to it. I'd think lining up the mounts after re-installing the trans/engine would be more of a pain that just dropping the engine in and jiggling it till it falls together. I've never had any problems getting in an engine just by itself. It really helps when you have a jack under the trans bellhousing and a leveler on the engine hoist chain, those are worth their weight in gold when installing an engine. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

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