Engine pull - advice
Lead Driver
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: El Dorado, Arkansas
I would pull the engine with the front of the truck in the garage. --Never know when it's going to rain and after the engine is pulled, the truck can be pushed back for more room in the garage. The engine will already be inside. Doesn't matter if the tail end of the truck is hanging out in the weather.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Hazelwood
Don't take all that sheet metal apart. Pull the whole front body clip off as one unit after removing the rad, hood and bumper. Way easier. There's a member post on here somewhere ?Trozei? showing where all the bolts to remove are. An engine hoist can easily lift it (put a strap from hinge to hinge and to the rad support) and you can set it on the lawn or better yet onto a utility trailer. Another good tip is to drill 1/8" holes in the hood hinge, and anywhere else there's adjustment necessary. Then you can use a 1/8" bit as an alignment guide to put it back exactly where it was, saving a lot of adjustment time.
Lead Driver
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From: El Dorado, Arkansas
Yep. Bag it and tag it. Get some Zip-loc bags and a Sharpie. If the bolts came off the left front fender for example, write, "Left front fender" on the bag and drop the bolts and any possible shims into the bag.
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From: NY and VA
Aside from the above and previous advice, PLEASE MAKE SURE the wheels of the truck are securely blocked to prevent the truck from rolling on that slope. Especially before disconnecting the drive shaft. We want you around for a while.
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