Perplexing overcooling on 97 4.6
#76
12-22-2008, 02:46 PM
Usually no, unless you want to take off the fender. I mean most times on trucks the hoist will barely get high enough to clear the radiator and grill, and the fenders are usually another 2-3" higher then that.
It would be possible to have the hoist to the side of the truck, it would just be a bitch
It would be possible to have the hoist to the side of the truck, it would just be a bitch
#77
12-22-2008, 03:23 PM
Just got back from buying some ratcheting box end extended beam wrenches. Man these things are a dream when it comes to getting to the 13mm bolts around the tranny.
#79
12-27-2008, 12:10 PM
Motor mounts
Both of my manuals say to remove the insulator bolt from the motor mounts for engine removal. After looking at this I believe the entire engine mount pad (that bolts directly to the block) has to be removed.
Do I have to remove the entire engine mount pad or can I get by with just removing the single bolt that runs forward/aft?
Do I have to remove the entire engine mount pad or can I get by with just removing the single bolt that runs forward/aft?
#80
12-27-2008, 01:40 PM
Need a hoisting guru.....
I cannot get the engine to break loose. 
ALL 6 tranny bolts and 4 converter nuts are off. Engine mount bolts are off. All hoses/wire harnesses/fuel/tranny lines are free. Exhaust manifold connections are unbolted. Tranny is supported with 5 ton ratchet strap attached to the frame (very tight).
I have a load leveler so I can shift the hoisting point.
Engine will begin to rise (in front), but it is binding at the tranny on the passenger side (I can see a gap in the driver side engine to bellhousing, but it's tight on the passenger side - no gap).
What confuses me is the flexplate/torque converter nuts. Are you supposed to drive the torque converter bolts (aft/rear) to disengage the flexplate/flywheel?
I haven't attempted this, but I can see where these bolts would cause a binding condition since I'm trying to left vertically and they're still sticking through the flywheel approximately 3/8".
What am I doing wrong?
ALL 6 tranny bolts and 4 converter nuts are off. Engine mount bolts are off. All hoses/wire harnesses/fuel/tranny lines are free. Exhaust manifold connections are unbolted. Tranny is supported with 5 ton ratchet strap attached to the frame (very tight).
I have a load leveler so I can shift the hoisting point.
Engine will begin to rise (in front), but it is binding at the tranny on the passenger side (I can see a gap in the driver side engine to bellhousing, but it's tight on the passenger side - no gap).
What confuses me is the flexplate/torque converter nuts. Are you supposed to drive the torque converter bolts (aft/rear) to disengage the flexplate/flywheel?
I haven't attempted this, but I can see where these bolts would cause a binding condition since I'm trying to left vertically and they're still sticking through the flywheel approximately 3/8".
What am I doing wrong?
#83
12-28-2008, 03:29 PM
