pulling the motor

302 LX Eric · 04-10-2002, 02:49 PM

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).

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04-10-2002, 02:49 PM	#1
302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	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 __________________ 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'

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