When installed the engine in my '67, it was on a bare frame, with easy access so mating it with the transmission(4spd) was easy. I am about to remove the engine in fully assembled '66(4spd). Are there any tips I can use when separating the engine from the transmission that will make it easier to reconnect it when I reinstall the engine? I have read some postings indicating that it can be difficult to achieve just the right alignment to mate them together again I'm trying to plan ahead. if there is anything I can do during the removal that might make it easier to put back in.
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Re: '66 BB ENGINE INSTALLATION/TRANSMISSION MATING
Remove the engine and transmission as an assy. Do your work, and reinstall as an assembly. It comes out quite easily with a hoist with adequate lift. The tail shaft is tilted down after it clears the crossmember and the assy comes right out. Never have figured out why folks try to separate the trans and engine while still in the car..... -
Re: '66 BB ENGINE INSTALLATION/TRANSMISSION MATING
Steve,
Would you suggest taking them out together, even though there will be no work to be done on the transmission, just for the ease of re-installation?Comment
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Re: '66 BB ENGINE INSTALLATION/TRANSMISSION MATING
I've also always preferred to pull eng/trans as an assy in most cars. I just r&r'd the engine in my '65, it looked a lot easy're to leave the trans because getting at the shifter looked like a real pain & I don't think the trans will come out with the shifter attached.
It wasn't a bad job, the big thing is getting the clutch disc aligned.Comment
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Re: '66 BB ENGINE INSTALLATION/TRANSMISSION MATING
I've never pulled "just the engine". The shifter is no big deal. Take the boot out of the inside of the car and the hole opens access to the shifter bolts. Jack up the car, remove all the motor mount bolts and other attached hardware and then put the car back on the wheels. You may not need to take the shifter out as it is mounted on the frame... not the trans, but you'll get more room if you do. Do you need to replace the "tunnel" insulation? Now is the time.
The key to pulling is the hoist height. You need some adequate headroom to get the engine over the body parts. You'll need that height even leaving the trans in the car. I find it easier to roll the body than to roll the hoist when removing the engine/trans. Actually, I use a chain hoist rather than a cherry picker. One of those engine "weight distributing devices" would really help in balancing the engine AND tilting it as you take the assy out. I don't have one so I typically use a short chain bolted across the engine using the 3/8" (?)holes on the ends on the heads on alternate sides. Select a point for pulling on the chain and place a bolt thru the chain on either side of the hook to keep the hook from slipping on the chain Cherry pickers just don't roll well when fully loaded, especially a BB...... You'll need some help, in either case, just to guide things out, so you don't damage anything. Take it slow and things will be fine. This will also give you a chance to clean up the shifter and transmission.Comment
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Re: '66 BB ENGINE INSTALLATION/TRANSMISSION MATING
Rob
If the transmission is to remain untouched, I've always had good luck seperating the engine at the bellhousing and placing a floor jack under the trans/ bellhousing to keep it from droping when the engine is lifted and pulled forward to to seperate. Installation is simply the revere.
Good luck.Comment
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