pulling out the lt1
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pulling out the lt1 i bought am lt1 trans am and i wanna know when im pulling out the engine do i have to take off the heads or will it come out all together. does it come out from the bottom or wat. what are simple instructions on pulling out the engine.
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Most recommend pulling out the bottom, we pulled my camaros out the top, with all the front engin componenst off (altinator, power steering, ac, maybe something else.) We also took the intake off, and we unbolted the tranny/driveshaft. Then pulled it out.
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Even Chilton's manual recommends pulling it out the bottom.
Here's a well-documented howto
http://www.michiganspeed.com/enginepull/
EDIT: I'll be doing it in the driveway tomorrow.
No lift, no airtools. Just some jackstands, floor jack and (hopefully) a cherry picker.
Here's a well-documented howto
http://www.michiganspeed.com/enginepull/
EDIT: I'll be doing it in the driveway tomorrow.
No lift, no airtools. Just some jackstands, floor jack and (hopefully) a cherry picker.
Last edited by James Montigny; Oct 31, 2008 at 09:15 PM.
Do what you feel comfortable doing. I'd never even pulled a engine before, I had someone assist me who had pulled many a engine. The engine that came out was stripped down, but the engine I put in was assembled minus intake and headers. Um the car was jacked up high enough headers took about 10 minutes to put in.
Evaluate both options, check out this thread, people posted up pics of their motors fully assembled going in/out. I had a ton of questions not too long ago. I went out the top.
Evaluate both options, check out this thread, people posted up pics of their motors fully assembled going in/out. I had a ton of questions not too long ago. I went out the top.
I pulled my engine from the top but pulling it from the bottom means u could bolt everything on then drop the body down. Keep in mind its dangerous to do if u don't have a lift and only use a engine hoist !
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Dropped it out the bottom, took about an hour total to drop the K-member with it on it.
Then took about the same time putting it back in, I've done it a few times..
Here it is out the bottom, sitting on the K-member, not an LT1 but you get the idea..
Then took about the same time putting it back in, I've done it a few times..
Here it is out the bottom, sitting on the K-member, not an LT1 but you get the idea..
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what all do i need to take it off from the bottom. it will be done in my drive so i don't have a lift. what all do i have to take off to get it out the bottom. im also going to pull the tranny too. so what do i need to unhook
Just a follow-up note from my previous comments;
We pulled the motor out the bottom this weekend in my driveway using jackstands,
floor jacks, an engine hoist and a small cart. Pretty painless for having never done it
before and not having anyone there who had. Took most of the afternoon to get it out
and most of the following afternoon to get the new one in.
Had one of the wheels on the cart not failed, it would have been a whole lot easier LOL
We pulled the motor out the bottom this weekend in my driveway using jackstands,
floor jacks, an engine hoist and a small cart. Pretty painless for having never done it
before and not having anyone there who had. Took most of the afternoon to get it out
and most of the following afternoon to get the new one in.
Had one of the wheels on the cart not failed, it would have been a whole lot easier LOL
Remove the front wheels, support the front of the car on small jackstands.
Put two wheels (face down) under your rear tires to raise the car and keep it immobile.
(Raise and lower the front as needed to accomlish these tasks)
Unplug the entire wiring harness, coolant hoses, front brake lines (most people do this at the master cyl),
front swaybar, tranny linkage and fuel lines (I prefer to simply pull the fuel rail and flip it onto the windshield)
Remove the brake booster from it's mount, remove the AC compressor from the bracket and tie it out of the way.
Power steering resevoir can either come out with the motor or be drained. (I took it with the motor).
Wheel speed sensors need to be unplugged as well.
Then you lower the car so that the tranny and Kmember are supported by a cart (use 4x4s as wedges where necessary)
Unbolt the tranny crossmember and Kmember from the frame.
Unbolt the shock towers, tie them to the Kmember so they don't swing out and damage the brake hose.
Slowly raise the car by the frame, check often to make sure nothing is being stretched,
kinked or otherwise smashed.
Raise jackstands a few notches at a time to support the car in case the jack slips.
I used 3 pairs of jackstands, each pair a different size to accomodate the height.
Once you have enough clearance, set the car down on jackstands, and
simply roll the motor and trans out from under the car.
Then have someone take a goofy picture of you and post it on the internet for everyone to laugh at.
Last edited by James Montigny; Nov 4, 2008 at 06:21 AM.
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My vote goes for bottom. Went the dumb route once and pulled it out the top after disconnecting from the trans. Not only do you need to take everything off the front of the engine, but we only had a hoist and had to pull some radiator hardware, winshield wiper sill, and a few other goodies off. Oh yea, watch when you put it back in if you don't yank the trans with it b/c when you put it back together you can easily crush the sun gear where they connect (ouch, did it).
its really a preference thing!! ive done both and neither are really hard at all...its a matter of being careful either way...i can give you alot of pointers if you pm me!!
