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 Motor Install Tips
#691506
01/30/06 08:27 PM
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Anonymous
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Anyone out there with a few tips to actually put the motor back in. Here's the problem: When I go to put the motor back in, it is a pain in the <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> to get the tranny and back of the block totally square and also everything centered and lined up like they are supposed to be. All hints and suggestions are appreciated.
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 Re: Motor Install Tips
#691507
01/30/06 08:34 PM
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Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 1,059
Body Damage is Cool
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A floor jack & block of wood under the tranny helps a lot.
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Re: Motor Install Tips
[Re: mosk]
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01/30/06 08:59 PM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 271
Mudrunner
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x2 Also a angle adapter for the hoist helps and alot of patience. Took me a good 45min to get mine back in and lined up. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />
84 Ext. Cab Pickup.
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Re: Motor Install Tips
[Re: Buck]
#691509
01/30/06 10:56 PM
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Anonymous
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I went and picked up a load leveler today. Hopefully this will expediate the process. This is the 4th time in about 14 months that I have removed and installed the engine doing various upgrades and what not. I can pull them in about 1 1/2 hours, but getting them back in is a totally different story! I have been using the jack under the tranny method, but it has still always taken me 3-5 hours to get everything lined up. Yesterday worked on it for 2 or so hours and flat out ran of patience.
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Re: Motor Install Tips
#691510
01/31/06 01:23 AM
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Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 31
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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This is probably an old trick that most everyone knows, but it helped me alot to use a couple of transmission bolt guides. These are extra long bolts with the heads ground off and I put them in the block where the transmission bolts would go before trying to join the engine and transmission. They help guide the two together. After the engine and trans are together correctly, put regular bolts in the available holes, take out the "guides", and put bolts in those holes.
Andy
Real fun takes hard work.
'83 Short bed, NV4500, 33" BFG MT
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Re: Motor Install Tips
[Re: Andy]
#691511
01/31/06 06:36 AM
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Anonymous
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This is probably an old trick that most everyone knows, but it helped me alot to use a couple of transmission bolt guides. These are extra long bolts with the heads ground off and I put them in the block where the transmission bolts would go before trying to join the engine and transmission. They help guide the two together. After the engine and trans are together correctly, put regular bolts in the available holes, take out the "guides", and put bolts in those holes.
Andy Good Tip! I will try that tommorrow night. I've spent the last 2 hours trying to get the dern thing to go w/ no luck. Even with the load leveler, I couldn't get it to go. Must be holding my mouth wrong or something LOL.
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Re: Motor Install Tips
#691512
01/31/06 06:53 AM
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Joined: Oct 2005
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Sounds like the transmission input shaft is not lining up with the clutch disc. Did you use an alignment tool to align the clutch disc and pressure plate? Also make sure the trans is neutral so the input shaft can rotate to align the splines.
1994 4x4 22RE
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Re: Motor Install Tips
[Re: FarmerTed]
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01/31/06 01:15 PM
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Joined: Apr 2004
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Body Damage is Cool
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cut the head's off of old head bolts and slot the ends to use them as guides. works great.
87 22R PU, 2? body lift, 33? BFG muds, 4.88's, F&R Lock-Rights, Rancho Shocks, EB's Street RV Head w/ 268 Cam, LCE Header, 2" to 2 1/4" exhaust, Flowmaster 50 series, Magnaflow high flow cat, complete Herculined SR5 interior, V6 BB, MC, and calipers.
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Re: Motor Install Tips
[Re: FarmerTed]
#691514
01/31/06 03:54 PM
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Anonymous
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Sounds like the transmission input shaft is not lining up with the clutch disc. Did you use an alignment tool to align the clutch disc and pressure plate? Also make sure the trans is neutral so the input shaft can rotate to align the splines. Yes, I did use an alignment tool for the clutch disc. I rechecked that last night, but will recheck again when I work on it tonite. When working on it, I get everything square but I am still have an inch or so seperation between the back of the block and bellhousing. Is that close enough to put the bolts in and alternately tighten them until everything is snug?
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Re: Motor Install Tips
[Re: Andy]
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01/31/06 04:29 PM
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 970
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I have used the tranny-stud trick on 2 different engines now, and it makes a *huge* difference. Once you have any 2 lined up, the rest is easy.
With 200+ Billion electrical parts, the world most complicated machine is inside your own skull.
Question Reality.
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'89 Rnr DLX "SR4.5", 32s w/ 5.29 locked f/r blah blah
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