pulling the motor
 

how do I unbolt the engine from the tranny?

bellhousing bolts

if you have to ask, then i don't think you should be trying a job like pulling the motor.

i'm not trying to offend you, just letting you know if you dont have help, you may not be getting it back in there.

good luck though,
-Drew

Not to offend you either, sir, but how is one supposed become experienced without learning how? If every time I asked a question, somebody told me i wouldnt get it, I think i'd be pretty stupid. But if you must know it just so happens i do have someone experienced helping me pull the motor, if that makes you feel any better.

I just pulled my motor out this past weekend. It really wasn't that bad.

I used last weekend to "prep" everything (i.e. pulled the upper intake, disconnected all the sensors, removed the radiator, etc, etc.)

We loosened the four bolts on the bell to the tranny and ended up pulling the motor out with the bell on. Worked out real well.

BTW - the motor mount bolt are on pretty tight (at least mine were) - we used a breaker bar to loosen them.

Good luck,
E

Two schools of thought:
#1. Yank the motor with the trans as one unit (my preference).
http://www.dariusrudis.com/stuff/1999_026.jpg

#2. Yank the tranny first (or leave it in the car), then pull just the motor.
http://www.dariusrudis.com/stuff/2002_122.jpg


"Ignorance is just not knowing, Stupidity is not asking..." :cool:

Drudis, did you post those pics to show off yer engine??



nice

Nah, If I wanted to show off, I'd post this:
http://www.dariusrudis.com/engine.jpg:D :D :D

Drudis - is that the "light Ford blue" color on your block? I'm having my block painted in the next couple weeks and am not sure if I want the light or dark Ford blue color.

Thanks,
E

Eric...
 

I just painted my block and heads dark ford blue this last weekend. I'll post some pics for you next monday. I'll be installing the motor this weekend. Keith

I painted mine dark ford blue, i love that color. As for pulling the engine i prefer to do it with the tranny still on. Same for putting it back in. If you have a hoist with a load leveler its easy to pull everything at once. I can pull my engine in about 2 hours. I love carbs, i have barely anything to prep.

drudis - I got your PM. Thank you.

Keith - If you could post those pictures, that would be great. I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

RoadWarrior - must be nice to have a carb setup! :D Definitely quicker and easier to pull.

Take care,
E

I guess I was asking more of, where are the bolts, how do I get to them, what size, how many, etc... (I want to leave the tranny in the car, it seems simpler)

To be honest with you, it is probably easier to pull the tranny at the same time. Reason being is that the lenght of the input shaft makes it very diffcult to pull the engine out without hitting the oil pan on the K-member. Essentially, you would have to be able to pull the motor forward enough first in order to clear the input shaft, then begin to raise the motor up and out of the engine bay. Problem is, you will hit the bottom of the rear sump on the K-member. Get it?

I can't recall what the size of the bolts are, but any decent set of sockets will have the proper size.

As for location, the bolts that I am speaking of are mounted at the back end of the bellhousing right where the front of the transmission starts.

There are four bolts.

Easiest way to get to them is from under the car.

If you can jack up the car high enough, or have access to a lift, then I would leave the tranny mounted to the engine and pull the whole thing at once. Much easier IMO. I couldn't do this because I didn't have enough clearance on the garage floor (i.e. didn't have the car up high enough).

E

I don't know if it will be easier to pull the whole thing at once (tranny and motor) because he has an AOD which is quite a bit bulkier than a T-5 and also cannot be unbolted from its bellhousing.

The bellhousing will have 6 bolts. 2 can be reached from the top if the upper intake is off and the other 4 can be reached from the bottom. You'll need to unbolt the inspection plate on the bellhousing and turn the motor over to remove the 4 bolts that hold the torque converter to the flex plate(flywheel). Now the torqu converter will stay on the input shaft of the tranny and the motor will be free to pull up and out.

Just remember where everything goes and it should go fine.

good luck

is the inspection plate visible from underneath the car? Does anyone have pictures or maybe even know of a tutorial site?

yes it is easily visible from underneath. It is only held on by like 2 bolts and is a thin metal plate that just keeps debris out of the bellhousing.

Sorry, dont have any pictures for ya

I found it and took off the 4 bolts underneath... so now my motor will just come up with no clearence problems?

you dont have to have the upper intake off to get the top two bolts on the AOD bellhousing. They can be reached with intake on as well as the hood, but you should have your hood off anyway if pulling the motor.

If you have someone experienced helping you, why all the questions? Its kinda hard to explain how to pull a motor over the internet. You can get a chiltons manual or something similar which will tell you all the basic steps you need to follow.

my experienced help is somewhat unreliabls and only one person who seems to always have something better to do.... the chiltons thing isnt a bad idea...