360w/bellhousing install?
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Laughing Gas
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From: West Union, OH USA
360w/bellhousing install?
I have a '78 F-250 that had a locked up 360 in it with a 4spd 4X4. I pulled the old 360 and bellhousing. I have a rebuilt 360 with a clutch and pressure plate. Now I don't know exactly how to install the throwout bearing and then drop in the the engine and line all this up with the input shaft on the transmission? Should I loosen the transmission completely and tilt it up in front to ease alignment?
All I have to do is switch the rebuilt 360s oil pump and oil pan to a rear sump and lower it in.
thanks.
All I have to do is switch the rebuilt 360s oil pump and oil pan to a rear sump and lower it in.
thanks.
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Typically what I do is pull the trans/transfer case out, separate them, install the engine and then install the trans and last the transfer case. It's not that much more work and it cuts down on the frustration factor. I think it would be a one in a million shot to lower the engine in an arc such that the trans input shaft would go through the tb, clutch plate and into the pilot bearing.
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I've always just left the transmission and transfer case in the truck. I bolt the bellhousing to the tranny, put on the throwout bearing and fork and use a floor jack to lift up the bellhousing an inch or two. The floor jack changes the angle of the tranny enough that you can get the engine bolted to the bell, and then remove the floor jack and lower the engine into the mounting slots. I've installed several engines with this method by myself, although it is significantly easier with an accomplice...
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I agree with armikk, use a floor jack under the trans to lift it to the correct angle then line everything up and wiggle it over the input shaft. I have done this many times myself too but as he said much easier with a helper.
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I agree with all the above. I do it all the different ways, depending on the needs of the job. One thing I'd say is that if the bellhousing is on the trans, all the clutch stuff takes care of itself, guided by the trans front bearing retainer. If the bellhousing is on the engine, you have to be very careful not to spring the little clips on the throw-out bearing retainer. (These are important because they pull the throwout bearing away from the pressure plate fingers & you cannot easily see whether you sprung them or not.)
I have never had one, but the adjustable engine slings that let you adjust the engine tilt smoothly & easily, which will help a lot. This works along with the use of the floor jack to adjust the trans angle. Sometimes it is easier to get engine & bellhousing & trans hitched together without the front motor mounts on the block. Then lift up the engine & install them while you still have the engine on your hoist.
Be sure to use a good clutch alignment tool.
I have never had one, but the adjustable engine slings that let you adjust the engine tilt smoothly & easily, which will help a lot. This works along with the use of the floor jack to adjust the trans angle. Sometimes it is easier to get engine & bellhousing & trans hitched together without the front motor mounts on the block. Then lift up the engine & install them while you still have the engine on your hoist.
Be sure to use a good clutch alignment tool.
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Laughing Gas
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Thanks everyone, I think I'll bolt the bellhousing to the transmission etc. since the trans and transfercase are still in place.
The Haynes manual does say to drop the trans and transfercase, but I've done that twice before on two different trucks with automatics and that's enough for me and my inadequate tools.
The Haynes manual does say to drop the trans and transfercase, but I've done that twice before on two different trucks with automatics and that's enough for me and my inadequate tools.
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