Im making slow progress boys and girls but I aint broke nothin yet! Question for today ,which motor mount bolts do I pull? The ones off the frame or the ones from the mount to the block? When I get to the actual pull, I unbolt the trans,{auto} and do I take the torque convertor bolts loose. ? If you cant tell,this is my first engine pull,its great fun so far! I sure have learned alot this past year on here. Thanks!

 

Dunno on the mounts, but when you remove the TC nuts push the converter back towards the trans as far as it'll go.

 

there are actually 3 different ones. cross member to lower motor mount, lower to upper motor mount and motor mount to block. i removed the cross member to lower motor mount because of the ease of access i have with the straight axle and the 4" lift. with the ttb you might wanna unbolt the 2 bolts that connect the lower and upper motor mount.

 

Okay,I just didnt want to remove more than I had to...

 

Rick,
your question is a good one!!!!
here's why:
if you decide to pull the upper mount bolts,you MAY be able to pull the "unit" (engine/tc) up.
BUT if you decide to pull the bolts and leave the mounts (thus making it necessary to lift the engine higher to clear them) then,you may have TC clearance issues.

i guess what i have to offer is this:

PAY HEED TO :LCAM-01XA's ADVICE!!!! in post #2!
notice oreocreaming's advice: "you might wanna unbolt the 2 bolts that connect the lower and upper"

iv never done it,but i understand this advice/experience given.listen and understand this sound reasoning Rick.

you'll have to use judgment Rick.please be careful.
take your time,and this answer will be clear as you go i guess is my answer.
personally, if i didn't have these experts (LCAM/OERO) i would never debate it,and just unbolt two whole lower mount and get it out of the way,if this helps any.

 

Thanks,taking time is my motto nowadays! Im not going to be able to get to it in the next day or two,I got to play lawn mower mech tommorow,I gave my oldest son and his wife 2.5 acres of land to live on,I gave my oldest daughter and her husband 2.5 acres of land to live on,they both are to cheap to buy a mower so they have worked mine in the ground,,now daddy has to fix it......KIDS !!! I dont know.....I have 2 more kids,They dont get any land until they at least have their own mower!!!!

 

interesting to hear about "acres" in FLA Rick.
your kids have no clue how well they have it.....then again i guess that's the objective...kinda lol
your a good dad Rick.here's to your success.
(i'll be sending you a pm shortly.i may come down there this winter[well i will,just don't have details worked out yet-mid state though for sure]...willing to help in exchange for fishing tour/trips. )

 

I just did it two different ways ... one truck was done lower to cross member, the other was lower to upper!

The Lower to cross member nuts are easier to get to however the motor is harder to pull.

The Lower to Upper the bolts are harder to get to however it's easier to pull the motor.

Until I find a better way I'll separate between lower and upper!

-Enjoy
fh : )_~

 

We can do this!! I try to make it so they have an easier time than we did,,I PREACHED and insisted they go to college so they wouldnt wind up poor like me and so far its worked,The oldest two graduated and have very good professional jobs,#3 is in college and working{when he aint chasing his girlfriend,hes more like me} # 4 girl is only 13 so got a ways to go on her! I can brag on them all day but I wont right now!!!

 

aww crap Rick, told ya you'd be done before me lol. I aint even started to do anything on my ole truck yet lol...............maybe this wknd something will happen.

 

I dont know about that John,,Ill probably be after Christmas before im done Still got to get an engine stand,build up the parts fund,,,I need a sponser like the nascar guys have!! Wouldnt that be cool? just call the parts store and say send it!!I also have to take the bed off to go ahead and get those tanks taken care of,,lots of work and im a little lazy anyway!!

 

so, I gotta tear the bed off mine too. Think im gonna tear the interior out today and see just how bad my floor rust is lol.

 

I also seperate the upper and lower motor mounts when I pull mine.

 

well so much for tearing out the interior lol. Had to clean out a spot on the gravel driveway so I didnt have to park in the grass.........didnt want weeds growing up through the floor lol. Had to haul a couple loads of pallets out across a wet wheatfield. Didnt get stuck a single time, and man that field was ROUGH. It woulda shook a chevy apart, and a dodges tranny woulda fell out within the first 10 feet lol. It was rough, but the old ford just chugged right along. AND it started just as quick if not quicker than the new truck. It aint been started in 2 weeks, so I was suprised.