I have searched for this but am very green and very poor I need to pull my engine out the bottom I have no host to lift the car. BUt I do have 2 car stands and one jack What else do I need. And I not not want to get a engine hoist. Please help me.

 

I'am middle of remove my engine, and replace it. To do that, you need one "cherry picker", a strong cart, what can hold the whole stuff,and air tool it make faster, and easier the things. Let me give you a link, what I got from Scott, that will help you a lot. It is not easy man... especially alone. But I just did. "What one man can do, the other man can too.." (Edge)

http://www.michiganspeed.com/enginepull/index.html

 

Okay that is the answer I thought I would get but was not hopping for. I did read some where on this board that all you need is two string jacks and two jack stands. If I do need a cherry picker where do I get one and how much does it cost. Cost is one of the main issues here. Can I put two lag bolts on the ceiling and use a towing strap to lift the car. (I know a little getto but I think it would be cheeper) Any suggestestions or pricing would be helpfull.

 

I bought my cherry picker from O'Reilly's for $200. I seen Pep Boys has one for $120 or so though.

You don't NEED one. You can like said get 2 strong jack stands and 2 jacks, even one jack would work. If you lifted each side of the car up a little at a time and lifted the jack higher each time. But you'd need to build a platform for the jacks, and find an old set of wheels/tires to put the rear tires on.

Let me see if I can find the link.

http://ken.lowrance.com/Projects/Hea...ineRemoval.htm

 

Thats sounds better but do you need another jack for the motor. or for the transmission?

 

Well yeah I guess you would need that...don't try and save money by skimping on a jack though.

I've got the Craftsman Pro Series 3 or 3.5 ton jack. It was $100 (got it on sale, usually goes for $120 or so). It's nice because you can CONTROL when you let something down with the jack, versus a cheap jack where you twist the handle in the slightest, and whatever you're holding up just CRASHES to the floor. This jack I have is pretty precise.

 

Okay thanks for all the info but I have one more question if you take of the front wheels on the car would that be better for lowering the K-member. I want to keep the car as low as possibe to get the engine out.

 

Yeah if you take the wheels of you'll be able to easier access the k-member bolts etc.

Do yourself a favor and get an impact socket for them 6 bolts that hold the k-member to the frame (Not the shock tower). I had a craftsman socket I was using and cracked it on 3 corners with my ratchet, had to go and buy an impact to get it off. I forget the size...18mm maybe?

You're also going to need a Torx head "socket" to get the drivers side shock tower bolts out. I forget the size that it was though. You can get an assortment set cheap at sears though. Just remember, it might seem like a lot of $$ in tools, but it's still cheaper than the $700-$800 you'd pay someone else to remove/replace it.

Here's the pics from when I dropped mine out:
http://paradox.shacknet.nu/dave88lx/formula/k-member/

Here's the socket:
http://paradox.shacknet.nu/dave88lx/...e%20socket.jpg

 

I didnt use a cherry picker when I did it. I made a platform out of 2x10's and put my 24inch jack stands on top of it. After I had the car up on the stands, I used a jack on the center of the k member and a jack on the tranny and lowered the whole thing down. I took the front wheels off and lowered it on to car dollies. One car dolly under each front corner and one under the tranny, and rolled it out.

It really worked pretty well.

 

Man that sound much better than forking out too much money I am still formulating a plan for this prodject but you guys have been very helpful here. I think I will get some wood and get the stans up on that. The only issue I am having is that I do not think that my jack will get that high.

 

If you have around your area called "Harbor Freight tools" than you can get all the tools cheap. They are not fancy brands, but works well. Must of them have life time warranty on. I bought my Cherry picker on e-bay for $99.00 (at harbor freight they sell it for $159.00) I was lucky, because the seller was 15 miles away from me, and didn't charged tax either, when I picked it up. I got tranny jack too from Harbor Freight for $35.00, 3 tons jack for $39.99 and air compressor for $99.00 (8 gallon oil lubricated. nice) air gun and rachet with 60 pieces metric and Imperial socket set for $ 80.00 and a lots of other tools. Now I'am completly set to fiix almost everything on my car, and I didn't spent more than $700.00 for tools!. Before that I had no any tool for my car but now So what I want to say with all this, if you wanna work on your car by yourself, better to get some tools, what will makes your life easier So get that cherry picker, and a good jack, because if you will go on the cheap "redneck way", you will hate to do even a simple things on your car. Or go to the car mechanic, and they will do it for you, for good $$ and they might charge you for something what they not even did. I will post some picks later, how the engine removal is went done.

 

DO a search on removing from the bottom. Therre are a few good write ups on this.

You do not need a cherry picker.. Just like you said, 2 good sized jacks and decent jack stands is all you need.

 

I am in the process of removing my engine. I am doing it slowly and labeling every hose/wire. I went ahead and removed the Radiator, however I was curious if I needed to remove the air conditioning unit right behind the radiator. It also looks like there is a lower AC pipe that goes to the unit. I dont want to unplug anything if there is refridgerant in the system and cause a mess. Any help would be apprecaited.

 

That is the ac. pipe. If you remove it you loose the freon. I did on mine, because I don't will put the ac. back. I will remove completely. To much weight (It is too brave to say in South CA. but what a heck.. )