i hate motor swaps 3rd time in a month i have had the 3.1 out

[tazman11683]

this is getting kinda annoying lol just put a tranny in 3 weeks ago then had to pull it all back out to fix a leak in the tranny than back in than the oil pump went a week ago got a junk yard motor and just got it ready and sitting back in the car all i can say is through the top is the fastest and easiest way to pull motor and tranny as 1 after u pull the half shafts it takes about 45 min to unhook the harness easy if u unplug it over by the computer that unhooks the injector and all top end sensors the other harness is the cooling fans starter speedo and 2 of the icm plugs that harness stays in the car pull the fans and the radiator all that u have after that is 2 exhost bolts and 2 motor mount bolts on each side hook up the picker and wiggle it out we got it down takes me and a friend about 30 minutes to pull it other cool part of pulling motor and tranny as 1 is its self standing with them bolted together you can just sit it on the ground it stands perfect

[RobertISaar]

i've said it before, i'll say it again.

 

W-body engine/trans removal, actually not that bad considering how much stuff is getting moved around.

 

W-body battery replacement, FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[tazman11683]

i've said it before, i'll say it again.

 

W-body engine/trans removal, actually not that bad considering how much stuff is getting moved around.

 

W-body battery replacement, FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

only thing i hate about replacing my battery is reprogramming everything and getting my idle relearn so much shit to set in the international

[tazman11683]

i've said it before, i'll say it again.

 

W-body engine/trans removal, actually not that bad considering how much stuff is getting moved around.

 

W-body battery replacement, FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

i also dont get y people remove them by removing the cradle thats way more work than pulling them out the top

[19Cutlass94]

I've pulled the motor/trans so many times in my car, I've got it down to a science.

 

Quite sad actually...

 

 

Sent from my iPhone in some random spot of Texas.

[tazman11683]

I've pulled the motor/trans so many times in my car, I've got it down to a science.

 

Quite sad actually...

 

 

Sent from my iPhone in some random spot of Texas.

 

do you pull them out the top like me or out the bottom like others ?

[DefEddie]

I pull just engine from top.

If tranny needs pulled as well I just drop the cradle out the bottom and go.

By myself takes about 3hrs either way.

[Schurkey]

What do you suggest for a popped transmission?

 

Top or bottom?

[94 olds vert]

After dropping the cradle in a W body, I would much rather take the engine out the top.

[19Cutlass94]

Ive always pulled the motor/trans out from the top.

[Timm]

I've been dropping it out the bottom recently, but that's been because of headers in a 3.8l 1st gen.

 

Took about 4 hours from start to finish to drop it out the bottom, about 3 out the top.. Only thing going out the top is removing the hood by yourself. Not so much heavy as extremely bulky.

[DefEddie]

For pulling tranny really depends on tools available.

I have a bar for holding the engine in the car while dropping the cradle/tranny only.

I do it that way depending on if i'm using a lift or what the engine is.

On 3800's it is too easy to simply drop the cradle with everything attached if you have no lift and need to pull tranny.

I would think it takes longer to hang engine and pull cradle/tranny on ground.

[tazman11683]

I've been dropping it out the bottom recently, but that's been because of headers in a 3.8l 1st gen.

 

Took about 4 hours from start to finish to drop it out the bottom, about 3 out the top.. Only thing going out the top is removing the hood by yourself. Not so much heavy as extremely bulky.

 

ya the hood is kinda tricky with one person