Got my motor...How to remove bolts from tranny

GTXRacing · April 2nd, 2007, 02:16 PM

Long story short...

I have the 351 engine begging to be placed in. Now I have my motor ready to pull out but i need to know after removing the tranny bolts from under the car, how do I remove the bolts at the top of the tranny?

TurboLX · April 2nd, 2007, 02:52 PM

hmmm might be complicated

86er · April 2nd, 2007, 02:52 PM

weve just reached over the top and got at them with a ratcheting wrench

Racinjason81 · April 2nd, 2007, 03:10 PM

remove your trans mount and crossmember and put a jack under tailshaft
and it should pull the motor down enough to access bolts.use an impact with long extensions and a swivel socket

ken5_0 · April 2nd, 2007, 07:52 PM

+1

Haggis13 · April 2nd, 2007, 08:27 PM

+2

OR

Hire a kid with small hands and turn him into your "Wrench Monkey"

Stangzilla · April 2nd, 2007, 09:49 PM

If the car is on a lift you can get them from underneath. But if not what they said...

stang fanatic · April 2nd, 2007, 10:58 PM

The official word is: the jack trick

ken5_0 · April 2nd, 2007, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Stangzilla

If the car is on a lift you can get them from underneath. But if not what they said...

Even on my lifts I still use a jack. Just a larger one called a tranny jack.

Stangzilla · April 2nd, 2007, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by ken5_0

Originally Posted by Stangzilla

If the car is on a lift you can get them from underneath. But if not what they said...

Even on my lifts I still use a jack. Just a larger one called a tranny jack.

Yeah I am able to reach mine with a long extension and a universal socket without a jack..

ken5_0 · April 2nd, 2007, 11:20 PM

Swivel Socket?

Stangzilla · April 2nd, 2007, 11:35 PM

Yeah its a socket with a ball joint... Never seen one?

wraitherx · April 2nd, 2007, 11:35 PM

i just pulled my motor out today and I used a combination wrench to get to them when I first started taking things apart. I believe that they were 5/8 if I am not mistaken

Stangzilla · April 2nd, 2007, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by wraitherlx

i just pulled my motor out today and I used a combination wrench to get to them when I first started taking things apart. I believe that they were 5/8 if I am not mistaken

yeah that works too...

sb2f5marine69 · April 3rd, 2007, 01:17 AM

yep 5/8

GTXRacing · April 3rd, 2007, 12:24 PM

Thanks guys, I'm sorry but i don't have a lift in my garage like everyone else so I have to work harder LOL. So sounds like near the end of this post that I don't need no jacks and lifts all over the place just a 5/8th's rachet for the tranny bolts correct?

I'll put a jack under the tranny so it won't drop down as I am taking bolts off. But after the tranny bolts it's the motor mounts and pulling time right? I don't give a shit about the wires or anything else in the way.

wraitherx · April 3rd, 2007, 04:31 PM

correct on the bolts, and as far as the wiring if you plan on replacing all that then go ahead but if not then take the time to disconnect everything (especially vacuum lines) and make sure that you know where everything hooks up to for later when you put your new motor in. Just my .02

ken5_0 · April 3rd, 2007, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Stangzilla

Yeah its a socket with a ball joint... Never seen one?

Actually just never heard them called "universal socket" like you called it. And yes I have seen them. I have Metric and Standard sets deep and short. I just asked the Mac man for swivel sockets not universal sockets. But you are correct on how nice they are to use. If I am pulling the tranny is when I use the jack on it if I am pulling the motor and leaving the tranny I also Do NOT take out the cross member.

April 2nd, 2007, 02:16 PM	#1
GTXRacing Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenville, Texas Posts: 733 iTrader: 0 reviews	Got my motor...How to remove bolts from tranny Long story short... I have the 351 engine begging to be placed in. Now I have my motor ready to pull out but i need to know after removing the tranny bolts from under the car, how do I remove the bolts at the top of the tranny? __________________ THE BEAST IS FOR SALE!!! GTX RACING & PERFORMACE CLUB OF TEXAS Meets and greets, drag racing and good eats, you know you want it. GTX Racing Tony P. 214-257-3635 http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...vehicle&CID=43

April 2nd, 2007, 02:52 PM	#2
TurboLX I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 Mustang LX Turbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,778 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	hmmm might be complicated __________________ 1988 LX Coupe 2.5L, GT35R, 44mm WG, 32psi, C16.

April 2nd, 2007, 02:52 PM	#3
86er I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 7,626 iTrader: 0 reviews	weve just reached over the top and got at them with a ratcheting wrench __________________ Just a truck 5.4 3v: 264hp 317ft lbs rock stock The "search" button, its not just for porn piecing together the next project faster than your first sexual experience

April 2nd, 2007, 03:10 PM	#4
Racinjason81 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,559 iTrader: 0 reviews	remove your trans mount and crossmember and put a jack under tailshaft and it should pull the motor down enough to access bolts.use an impact with long extensions and a swivel socket __________________ Heres a real funny video youtube.com/watch?v=ojB7KkaR03I VTEC stands for Very Torqueless Economy Car Honda stands for Hold On Not Done Accelerating 1991 LX 5.0 H/B(T-70 turbo coming soon)

April 2nd, 2007, 08:27 PM	#6
Haggis13 Enthusiast 1993 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 593 iTrader: 0 reviews	+2 OR Hire a kid with small hands and turn him into your "Wrench Monkey" __________________ Bart 93 Black on Black GT Kenne Bell S/C GIVE 'ER!

April 2nd, 2007, 07:52 PM	#5
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April 2nd, 2007, 09:49 PM	#7
Stangzilla MM Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On my way to Baines's house!! Posts: 3,298 iTrader: 0 reviews	If the car is on a lift you can get them from underneath. But if not what they said... __________________ Rotating The Earth 1320 Feet At A Time!! Today, I found out that when I masturbate at night while watching internet porn I cast a huge shadow on the curtain and the entire street is able to see it.

April 2nd, 2007, 10:58 PM	#8
stang fanatic Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 861 iTrader: 0 reviews	The official word is: the jack trick __________________ "The gods too are fond of a joke." "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. "

April 2nd, 2007, 11:20 PM	#11
ken5_0 Regular 1990 GT Convert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Prescott WI Posts: 203 iTrader: 0 reviews	Swivel Socket?

April 2nd, 2007, 11:35 PM	#12
Stangzilla MM Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On my way to Baines's house!! Posts: 3,298 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah its a socket with a ball joint... Never seen one? __________________ Rotating The Earth 1320 Feet At A Time!! Today, I found out that when I masturbate at night while watching internet porn I cast a huge shadow on the curtain and the entire street is able to see it.

April 2nd, 2007, 11:35 PM	#13
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,568 iTrader: 11 reviews	i just pulled my motor out today and I used a combination wrench to get to them when I first started taking things apart. I believe that they were 5/8 if I am not mistaken __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

April 3rd, 2007, 01:17 AM	#15
sb2f5marine69 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jville,NC Posts: 197 iTrader: 0 reviews	yep 5/8

April 3rd, 2007, 12:24 PM	#16
GTXRacing Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenville, Texas Posts: 733 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks guys, I'm sorry but i don't have a lift in my garage like everyone else so I have to work harder LOL. So sounds like near the end of this post that I don't need no jacks and lifts all over the place just a 5/8th's rachet for the tranny bolts correct? I'll put a jack under the tranny so it won't drop down as I am taking bolts off. But after the tranny bolts it's the motor mounts and pulling time right? I don't give a shit about the wires or anything else in the way. __________________ THE BEAST IS FOR SALE!!! GTX RACING & PERFORMACE CLUB OF TEXAS Meets and greets, drag racing and good eats, you know you want it. GTX Racing Tony P. 214-257-3635 http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...vehicle&CID=43

April 3rd, 2007, 04:31 PM	#17
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,568 iTrader: 11 reviews	correct on the bolts, and as far as the wiring if you plan on replacing all that then go ahead but if not then take the time to disconnect everything (especially vacuum lines) and make sure that you know where everything hooks up to for later when you put your new motor in. Just my .02 __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

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