| Engine removed, top, without dropping axleI [message #286141] |
Sun, 30 August 2015 06:13  |
Francois
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Registered: October 2012
Location: Southern California
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I have successfully removed my old engine out the top, and without dropping the axle. Thanks to C Boyd for describing the method.
I did it alone with a variation on the suggested method. After removing the nuts from the front engine mount, I hoisted it just a little until the engine mount studs just cleared the frame. I then placed a jack under the final drive, just to hold it in place. I then removed all the bolts connecting the transmission/drive line to the engine. A little bit of prying and lifting is all it took from there.
My 2 2x8 rail easily transported the engine back to the door. The HF trolley I had to modify (made for a steel I beam, not a wood girder) worked smoothly.At the door I got the shop crane in there, grabbed the engine and rolled it out the door. No surprises. I hope going in with the new will be as unevéntful.
Thanks again, especially to C Boyd. If I had to remove that goddam axle nut, I would still be trying to figure it out.
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