pulling motor and need some help
After doing it through the bottom I really see no need to do it through the top unless it is an issue of tooling. If the car was parked in a gravel parking lot and all I had was some vice grips and a crescent wrench then by all means take it through the top but in all other scenarios my vote is for dropping the k-member
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
pm me and i will give you my .02 pennies. i would defintaly suggest pulling it the top. ive pulled motor alone, trans alone. and them together and i would suggest if you wanna pull the motor alone then pull it the top. i could pull my motor in about an hour out the top. no lie. the bottom you have to worry about the trans stuff and the brakes and making sure everything is lined back up again. if you want my .02 pennies just pm me and ill let ya know what makes things easier for me and why i like to be different from everyone else lol.
Out the bottom ... been though it many times and both ways.
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If you are going to do it though the top, invest in one of these:
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If you are going to do it though the top, invest in one of these:
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just finished taking mine through the top
unbolted the tranny, removed the a/c condensor, radiator, alt, heads, headers, intake, powersteering pump, motor mounts, etc
through the bottom is much quicker and easier but requires a lift or the ability to get the car atleast a couple feet off the ground and that was a problem for me with my limited tools and ceiling space
unbolted the tranny, removed the a/c condensor, radiator, alt, heads, headers, intake, powersteering pump, motor mounts, etc
through the bottom is much quicker and easier but requires a lift or the ability to get the car atleast a couple feet off the ground and that was a problem for me with my limited tools and ceiling space
just finished taking mine through the top
unbolted the tranny, removed the a/c condensor, radiator, alt, heads, headers, intake, powersteering pump, motor mounts, etc
through the bottom is much quicker and easier but requires a lift or the ability to get the car atleast a couple feet off the ground and that was a problem for me with my limited tools and ceiling space
unbolted the tranny, removed the a/c condensor, radiator, alt, heads, headers, intake, powersteering pump, motor mounts, etc
through the bottom is much quicker and easier but requires a lift or the ability to get the car atleast a couple feet off the ground and that was a problem for me with my limited tools and ceiling space
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
damn i would respectably disagree with ss.slp.ls1. you pull the intake, headers, front acc., and the rad. and unbolt the trans obviously and the motor will be out. if you drop it out the bottom you still have to do everything the same but the bottom you leave the tranny on, but you have to unbolt the Ta, Driveshat. and worry about your brakes and your suspen. and going back in you have to make sure everything goes back in perfect. o well to each is their own right? we can sit here and compare dick sizes all day but it wont get any of us laid. so we all threw in our opinion lets just wish him good luck on however he decides to get it done lol
damn i would respectably disagree with ss.slp.ls1. you pull the intake, headers, front acc., and the rad. and unbolt the trans obviously and the motor will be out. if you drop it out the bottom you still have to do everything the same but the bottom you leave the tranny on, but you have to unbolt the Ta, Driveshat. and worry about your brakes and your suspen. and going back in you have to make sure everything goes back in perfect. o well to each is their own right? we can sit here and compare dick sizes all day but it wont get any of us laid. so we all threw in our opinion lets just wish him good luck on however he decides to get it done lol
What are you talking about?! You don't have to touch the intake, headers, acc., or the rad. All you have to do is unbolt and remove the DS, unbolt the torque arm from the tranny (you don't have to completely remove it), unbolt the tranny crossmember, disconnect the wireharness from the body and interior harness, undo the front brake lines, and unbolt the 6 k-member bolts and the 8 shock bolts. EASY! You can remove the engine completely assembled and install it completely assembled! I don't know about you, but I would rather fully assemble the engine with all modifications while it's sitting on a dolly then do some mods, drop it in, and then have fun putting the intake and headers on. 
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
idk i guess ive just done it so many damn times in gravel with a hoist and found in my situations itd be easier to pull. i dont have the money to have a motor sitting on the side to throw in lol. again different scenarios call for different procedures.
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From: Born/Raised North East, MD Lived in VA, NC, MI Back in Yorktown, Va
yes i have ive swapped from a V6 A4 to a LT1 M6 so the entire front kmember and everything had to swap. it all depends. i would agree if i had a motor sitting right there already assembled yes i would prolly drop it. but the odds of me ever being able to pull the motor and have a full assembled on right there is next near to impossible. again it all depends on the scenario as to if i would prefer the top or bottom. but for me if im pulling just the motor alone. yea i would rather pull it through the top.
yes i have ive swapped from a V6 A4 to a LT1 M6 so the entire front kmember and everything had to swap. it all depends. i would agree if i had a motor sitting right there already assembled yes i would prolly drop it. but the odds of me ever being able to pull the motor and have a full assembled on right there is next near to impossible. again it all depends on the scenario as to if i would prefer the top or bottom. but for me if im pulling just the motor alone. yea i would rather pull it through the top.