right now a buddy of mine and i are pulling my engine out the top. we have everything cleared and ready, except for disconnecting the fly and the converter. (the bolts are on there hella tight!) any ideas on how to get them appart? also, is it possible to just pull the the engine and converter but not the tranny without breaking that shaft in the tranny? (i dont want to pull tranny too)

thanks alot.

 

I don't know about the f-body but the b-body it is easier to dop the engine and tranny together. May not even be possible as far under the cowl things are on the f-body.

 

yah, i could pull it all. but i dont want to. i just want to pull the engine.

 

Reason it is easier to do it all is it is a LOT easier to align them out of the car.

Pulling them seperate is fine but come time to reinstall it can be a PITA to realign them in car.

 

i see. so then just pull em both out then?

 

I have never done it on an f-body, but in a b-body this is the easiest way. We have a LOT more room to work with though

 

yea, thats why i just wanted to pull the engine only. but i cant get the converter and fly appart. :-(

 

I have to think it would be VERY hard to pull the converter off with the engine but leave the tranny.

 

how do you mean hard? hard as in breaking them apart or hard because of the limited space?

i was thinking that what ill do is pull the engine forward fiirst to break apart the tranny and converter. (being careful and making sure that we pull it out straght.) then just pull out the motor.

 

get a bigger wrench and break the bolts loose from the flywheel to the converter. they cant be on there THAT tight can they?

 

we tried that too. we used a breaker bar. its just hard because there is very little room between the fly and the converter, the converter and fly spins when we are trying to get the bolt off, and it sucks becasue we are trying to do it under the car on our backs. lol sucks bad. lol but yah, maybe we can find a longer breaker bar that can fit under the car to help us out.

 

If you are pulling the engine without the trans. The torque converter bolts will have to be removed, and the converter left with the tranny. Once the converter is loose, push it back to the trans. This will keep it from binding when the engine is reinstalled.

 

Stick a screwdriver in the holes in the flexplate and let it come around till it hits the bellhousing. That's what I did when I pulled the engine in my blaxer. Unless you want to be brave and put the screwdriver in the teeth of the fly.

 

how do yall recomend i take off the damn bolts? i cant beleive that the bolts are that tight though.

 

Try soaking the bolts with PB Blaster