dropping the motor from the bottm,need info!
dropping the motor from the bottm,need info! i just got a 98 trans am,i was gna drop the motor from the bottom if i dont sell it,im wondering how hard it is and what all has to be unhooked?
you are mistaken... bottom is way easier.....but you have to have a few things first...
need lots of upwards space...
a lift helps greatly
simply put....you unplug all the engine and trans harness stuff...
do the normal fluids draining and water hose/vacuum line/AC line disconnecting
unbolt your transmission and support it with a jackstand
or completely remove transmission first
unbolt your k-member...3 bolts per side
unbolt the strut tower
raise the car up slowly...either use a cherry picker to lift the nose of the car, or use a lift to pick up the entire car
whole front suspension should come out with the engine
I've helped do dozens of motors this way..including my own
this is what it should look like(this picture we had already gotten the motor and trans out of the way)
I have done it many times from the top (no lift). Just have to remove the trans and all the stuff from the front of the engine. Good thing is you never have to bleed the brakes!
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i used the book that has the detailed write up and it was pretty simple. heres a few other links to what i used
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...ls1-fbody.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...ls1-fbody.html
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This is the best write up by far. I have done it so many times now that I don't really need it but I still use it as a guide line sometimes and to check back at to verify I'm not for getting anything
http://www.pcmforless.com/index.php?...ches&Itemid=56
http://www.pcmforless.com/index.php?...ches&Itemid=56
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Easy as hell going out the bottom... There's a good write up on here that I followed and it went flawless. I did it without a lift and used a engine hoist to pick up the car, took me about 4 hours to get everything ready to drop out.
