Help Please: Engine Removal
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I found the section where it mentions what to do.
It states the Transaxle & Torque convertor must be removed together.
The engine can stay in.
In my pic it still shows that area has allowing the duct plate to be removed.
it shows there are 11 steps before that is done though.
It states the Transaxle & Torque convertor must be removed together.
The engine can stay in.
In my pic it still shows that area has allowing the duct plate to be removed.
it shows there are 11 steps before that is done though.
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That tin plate should come off once you remove the other support bracket bolts
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after looking at your picks,this wont be that bad,dump some tranny fluid in those cyls,remove those brackets(see above reply)and then it should spin freely enough to get at all the bolts.That stud you are refering to has to come out.And you will need to support the tranny anyway or it will put too much stress on the cv joints,and one other thing that I learned the other day,it is better to use the edit feature than to keep using reply,we get an hour to do this,and it ties up less bandwidth for FTE 
Take a look at your cv joints,you cant really look inside them but grab the rubber and feel the joint,you should not be able to feel the *****,they should be down in the sockets,if one feels like it is pulled away try pushing it back in,if they are in your ok.
Take a look at your cv joints,you cant really look inside them but grab the rubber and feel the joint,you should not be able to feel the *****,they should be down in the sockets,if one feels like it is pulled away try pushing it back in,if they are in your ok.
Last edited by King Triton; Apr 16, 2004 at 10:01 PM.
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And you will need to support the tranny anyway or it will put too much stress on the cv joints
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Well the old engine is out. Now I have to get the new engine out of the junker van and into my good one. There is a lot more stuff on the new engine obviously. I hope it is not too hard. The way i got the old one out was to take those bolts off so I could get the plate off. I finaly go the torque converter bolts off and the engine came out really easy... too easy. 
The torque converter didn't fall out either. By the way, what would happen if the torque converter fell out? Several people have told me not to let if come out but never said why.
The torque converter didn't fall out either. By the way, what would happen if the torque converter fell out? Several people have told me not to let if come out but never said why.
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Not sure why they would say that since I haven't worked on one, but all I can think of is that you need to check to to make any indents on the shaft of the torque converter engage with the tabs on the pump on the tranny.
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The only thing that would happen if it just fell out,there would be a tranny fluid mess,I think what they are refering to is if it is not put back in correctly that you can damage the front pump on the trans.
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Well I will be sure and not let the torque converter come out then. The new engine is almost out of the junker. I will probably get it out tonight and put it on the engine stand so tommorow I can clean it up, change the spark plugs, and then install it. The new one is turning out to be easier to get out because who ever reinstalled it after rebuilding it left some bolts out that are hard to get to. That's nice when it's being removed but it makes me wonder how well the engine itself was assembled. Oh well, what esle can I expect for $200.
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