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Topic: Preparing to pull Engine Question

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Preparing to pull Engine Question

Posted: 1/8/06 6:14pm Message 1 of 8
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Anyone know anything about a "special tool" to separate the engine and automatic tranny?

Anyone got a picture or better yet one I can borrow?

 Jim

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Preparing to pull Engine Question

Posted: 1/8/06 6:34pm Message 2 of 8
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You shouldn't need anything special but a little gentle persuasion. Normally they will seperate easily, the only thing that interferes are 2 steel dowels.


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Posted: 1/8/06 8:27pm Message 3 of 8
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you might want to remove the flywheel to torque converter bolts,that way you wont mess up the front seal in the tranny,that and the bell housing bolts,spray a little pb blaster around the dowel pins,and they should loosen up ,then you should be able to break the engine and tranny apart


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Preparing to pull Engine Question

Posted: 1/8/06 8:59pm Message 4 of 8
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Jim.. this is off topic, but think you will be going to the C3 gathering in TN... if so we could run together... maybe test that new engine out...  Daryl too.. if you need help let me know...


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Posted: 1/9/06 7:36am Message 5 of 8
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My wife us now backing off on the engine idea...so this may all be moot.

 I'm planning on going to TN. Woud love to make the run with ya!

  Jim




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Posted: 1/9/06 12:23pm Message 6 of 8
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My wife us now backing off on the engine idea...so this may all be moot.

 I'm planning on going to TN. Woud love to make the run with ya!

  Jim

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hope you get that engine.. hang in there big guy... we will go to TN and I'll see who else is going...




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Posted: 1/10/06 8:54am Message 7 of 8
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I didn`t need any special tools when I took mine out.

Tell you wife you got a good deal to build the motor, just don`t let her see the invoices lol

Good luck




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Posted: 1/10/06 9:58am Message 8 of 8
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Unfortunately, she has control of the checkbook...spent a year in Iraq and when I got back, decided I didn't want the budget back... she can handle it.  I'm still working on it.... 


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