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Old Nov 1, 2018 | 12:39 PM
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Pulling The Engine From A Highboy

Can you pull the engine with a 4spd hooked up to it ? the trans is short enough I think it will work my concern is will the trans clear the non-removable crossmember ? it looks tight.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2018 | 09:26 PM
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I don't think you can, so I pulled the trans off first.

If someone knows for sure please post it maybe it will help someone searching this subject in the future.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2018 | 10:01 PM
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My experience has been that the NP435 4spd is too tall to remove mated to the engine because the shifter neck is too tall. The trans can't be dropped down low enough to allow clearance on top at the same time.

I have successfully pulled a 2wd (obviously non-highboy) C6 automatic transmission mated to a 360 or 400 (can't remember which) motor all at once.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2018 | 09:49 PM
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I pull the engine with the bellhousing and clutch attached. I don’t think the trans will clear.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2022 | 02:24 PM
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Nope no way it will fit. The shifter tower is too tall to fit beneath the cab floor and the non removable crossmember😔 I know 100% because the motor is detached the trans is just sitting there and there's no way at all it can go forwards
 
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Old Feb 19, 2022 | 11:17 PM
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I pulled the engine with the bellhousing as well. Then took the high hump off and dropped the tranny out the bottom and rolled it out on a furniture dolly. With the body off, I tried putting the engine/trans combo in from the front and couldnt even reach it from the front cross member. I had to pull the passenger front wheel off and stab it over the side.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2022 | 08:42 AM
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I pulled the front clip and the front cab mounts, jacked the front of the cab up a few inches and it slid out easily.

 
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Old Feb 24, 2022 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Tumbleweed1972
I pulled the front clip and the front cab mounts, jacked the front of the cab up a few inches and it slid out easily.
Seems to me that unbolting the trans from the bell housing would be a lot less work.
Were you doing other work than just removing the engine??
 
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I pulled the top cover off the trans and it came out with no problems I remember.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2022 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Rubiranch
Seems to me that unbolting the trans from the bell housing would be a lot less work.
Were you doing other work than just removing the engine??
I was swapping out the 360 and 4 speed for 7.3 diesel and ZF5. It all had to come out.
 
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