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Re: Pull the engine and trans out together or seperate?. SB [Re: cudabitten] #1189015 03/04/12 06:57 PM 03/04/12 06:57 PM
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BSharp master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,877 Virginia	Something to consider is that you can take the engine out seperately with a carb plate without removing the hood, usually the worst part of the job.

Re: Pull the engine and trans out together or seperate?. SB [Re: BSharp] #1189016 03/04/12 07:24 PM 03/04/12 07:24 PM
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GO_Fish master Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,167 Maryland	Made a rookie mistake when I was a teen... If you pull both together (or install both together), make sure the trans is drained, and the rear end of the trans capped off. Fluid in the trans will quickly empty in your driveway when you have the engine/trans assembly tilted at a steep angle. Scott B. "I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!" 68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph 69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph 01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph

Re: Pull the engine and trans out together or seperate?. SB [Re: GO_Fish] #1189017 03/04/12 08:09 PM 03/04/12 08:09 PM
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RichL1967 member R Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 101 S.E. WI	I did the exact same thing as a teen in 1985. Boy was my father mad. Common sense and caution are factors which cannot be built into any product. These must be supplied by the operator.

Re: Pull the engine and trans out together or seperate?. SB [Re: runinonmt] #1189018 03/04/12 08:39 PM 03/04/12 08:39 PM
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krw71ragtop super stock K Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 892 USA	Quote: Quote: .......jack the back end of the car as high up as you can get it and pull the two together. You will have no problem at all..... This sounds counter-intuitive but IS the best way. Leave a creeper under the car to rest the trans.tailshaft on. On my Stepson's RR we could do almost everything this way and no stretching over the fender to work. Ron This method did not work worth a crap for me. There is not enough room to slide the cherry picker under the front end of the car in my situation. Even tried loosening up the motor mounts but still couldn't get the right angle. I ended up putting the rear end back on the ground and jacking up the front of the car and everything lined up fine. I won't waste my time jacking the rear end up to install the motor again. This was in an A-body but I would still do it the traditional way in any other body style.

Re: Pull the engine and trans out together or seperate?. SB [Re: krw71ragtop] #1189019 03/05/12 12:05 PM 03/05/12 12:05 PM
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runinonmt mopar Joined: May 2005 Posts: 416 Franklin Co. Illinois	Quote: Quote: Quote: .......jack the back end of the car as high up as you can get it and pull the two together. You will have no problem at all..... This sounds counter-intuitive but IS the best way. Leave a creeper under the car to rest the trans.tailshaft on. On my Stepson's RR we could do almost everything this way and no stretching over the fender to work. Ron This method did not work worth a crap for me. There is not enough room to slide the cherry picker under the front end of the car in my situation. Even tried loosening up the motor mounts but still couldn't get the right angle. I ended up putting the rear end back on the ground and jacking up the front of the car and everything lined up fine. I won't waste my time jacking the rear end up to install the motor again. This was in an A-body but I would still do it the traditional way in any other body style. I can't see this being a problem unless the hood is left on. I should have mentioned jacking the trans to bring it to height once the engine is close to position and putting blocks on the creeper then loosely installing the trans mount. In sixty-five I was seventeen and running up one-o-one I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on Jackson Browne-Running On Empty

Re: Pull the engine and trans out together or seperate?. SB [Re: runinonmt] #1189020 03/05/12 12:27 PM 03/05/12 12:27 PM
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dustergirl340 Chicken Little Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 22,873 Chicken coop	We just pulled a mated 360 and A833 out of our Dart, up through the engine bay, leaving the hood on. Plenty of clearance, but 4-speeds and all their parts are a PITA to get out, they hook on EVERYTHING. Cripes.

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