once everythings unhooked an bolts to kmember are removed an car is lifted up how do u keep it from tiping over an how it u keep the k an engine sitting up right????what do u guy think i should put it on to roll it out from under car???

 

like this and roll it out on the tires, just take off the front bumper so the shocks clear the body

 

btw when i put the new engine in this is what kept it balanced till i put the shocks in place

 

hmm i see wasnt sure ...when me an my buddy changed his k member it didnt have the engine on the k member an it wanted to like tip back an stuff...maybe the weight of the engine being on it that stops it from doing that?...thanks for the help

 

also i see in the pic ur heads are off ...did u have to take them off to do this? would the spring an shock or spindle hit the heads if not????

 

or use a wooden dolly to roll it around on.

 

Just pull everthing out with trans attatched this will balance everything

 

Making it way too difficult and dangerous using two jacks. Put the rear wheels up on blocks. Make all the disconnects. Remove front wheels. Slide dolly (2'x3' made out of 2"x3" 0.95 wall tubing with 3/4" plywood top and super duty swivel casters) under the K-member. Attach the cherry picker to the front rad support using movers slings (or some other strap designed for vertical lifting), then lift the nose of the car off the k-member. Slide jack stands under the car. Release the picker and roll the dolly along with entire motor/tranny etc out. Safe and easy.

Not my idea, but it sure does work.

 

Drop the motor and trans together, and place a wooden dolly under the trans. The only real benefit to taking the wheels off is making it easier to unbolt two of the kmember bolts, and disconnect the wheel speed sensors.

Don't trust one dolly under the kmember. There was a thread not to long ago about how the dolly split in half, making it a major pita to drag out.

Cylinder heads dont need to come off, just support the middle of the kmember with a jack/dolly as you wheel it out.

Your talking about motor w/kmember out of the car correct? If so it will still want to tip back with or without the motor. So after removing the trans, carefully support the rear of the motor.

 

Boy am I glad I have a lift in my shop. Sounds lime to much bs that you all have to go thru

 

Like* damn I hate auto correct on my droid.

 

x2. Did it for the first time this past summer. Wasn't bad really, but just ensure you've disconnected everything. I'd drop it a few inches then recheck, repeat, etc. I also dropped the engine/trans as one unit. Seemed much easier that way.

 

yes ...going to change rod bolts an put new k member in

 

removing k-member engine an trans just use one wooden dolly under k member in the middle??? where can u buy this dolly?

 

Use more than 1 dolly. I have metal wheel dollies from Harbor freight that worked well. One under K-member, one under each rotor (probably unnecessary but I like to be safe), and one under the transmission. Just take your time and make sure everything is supported

 

I put the front up on blocks. Hook a hoist to the engine, unbolt everything, then lower the engine/k-member onto a cart, and then hook the hoist up to the bumper mounts and lift the car up. Pretty easy. A little wooden cart makes life mush easier.

 

well #8 rod broke in half and took out cylinder walls for cylinder 7 and 8 so yep the heads had to come off for my to find it, plus i sold the heads off the car since the didn't have any damage to them.
i never said it was the safest way lol it did work and the car never moved an inch in my control
keep an eye on the brake lines, they like to get hung up

 

Bump anyone else has pics or more info on droping k member?

 

Pull it from the top, honestly pulling it from the bottom is insanity. So dam easy from the top.

 

I have no prior F-body experience and have just recently dropped 2 drivetrains from the bottom with no help, no lift, no engine hoist. I used the method posted above with two jacks. Pretty easy and I used the following link for info.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...ls1-fbody.html