Is the engine still in the truck?

 

motor is still in the truck, got the starter out but i cant get the oil pan out, do i have to separate the trans from the motor?

 

You have to lift the motor as high as possible to get it out....or pull the motor.

 

anybody ever done it? just replacing the gasket...

 

The RTV could be gluing it down? I've done mine.I do it with the motor out.its possible to sneak it out but it'd difficult and requires dropping the oil pump and a lot of on your back work.I do engines regularly so pulling a engine is the easiest way to me.and you can be more thorough in cleaning and be neater just because the room to work.

What ever you do don't use the cork!! Only the rubber piece and RTV,your going to need more than comes in the little tube in a pan gasket kit.I reccomend RTV grey but,whatever you feel comfortable or had good luck with that's you.

 

Double post

 

probably gonna pull it now, not like i can sneak it in there. so if im not mistaken, motor mounts, trans bolts and the header? i dont have to pull it all the way out, just enough to get it out right?

 

You can pull a engine with out unplugging anything.Unplug the engine from the truck.This is literally what I do for a living every day.you don't unplug the sensors you unplug the main harness,unhook the radiator and heater hoses,trans lines if auto and lift.

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I use seatbelts to hook up,lol. worked at a junkyard as a kid.

 

Lol whatever works , my friend brought up dropping the subframe. Would that work?

 

No,there is no subframe to drop.that horn is part of the entire frame.

 

man weak. lol okay, disconnect tranny from motor, then mounts? im just gonna lift it up just enough to get it out

 

That will work too.You gotta take the upper fan shroud off too(if you got a mechanical fan)

 

should i take off the radiator/ ac hoses? or you think they'll be fine?

 

You should be ok but,be carful on putting to much tension on the kneck of the radiator.the plastic tends to get fragile over time and you can snap it right off.ive pulled hoses off and the fcuker came off in my hand before!!

 

okay, im gonna disconnect the tranny from the drivetrain instead of disconnecting it from the motor.

 

What? lol.

no entiendo

 

you cant do it like that? lol just to pull the tranny and motor up?

 

No,with the transmission attached I can only lift a 2.2 a couple of inches.how would you get the pan out?

 

Damn never disconnected the motor from tranny lol hope its not hard

 

Is it manual or automatic?

 

Manual

 

Drain the trans into a clean catch pan&save the fluid(it's dealer only fluid and costs $15 a quart).then pull your drive shaft.pull your console out remove shifter.disconnect all the plugs&little screws holding the fuel lines to the trans.remove starter.remove both metal flywheel cover plates.disconnect clutch line.remove trans crossmember.let the trans hang.remove all the bolts starting from the top.pull trans off.

If that seems too difficult take it to a shop.there is nothing wrong with either not having the tools/time/experience to do it yourself.sometimes it's just easier to have someone else that already has all those things do it.

 

i cant get the top transmission bolt off, its way to close to the firewall, and its loose. any tricks?

 

thats really the only thing holding me back, but also im not sure about how to actually seperate the motor from the tranny besides those bolts.

 

Is the Trans mount&crossmember removed? You dont support it and let it hang. the weight of the trans tilts the engine back for you.I use a long extention and a swivel socket.its actually really easy.

 

crossmember no.. but the mount is unbolted.

 

Take it off.when it is unsupported it will tilt back the motor.thats why you do the bottom corners last.