'56 F-100 Engine Removal
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From: Turlock CA
'56 F-100 Engine Removal
I'm getting ready to pull out the original dead 272 V8 to install a 292 on my '56 however I can not get the front motor mount off the frame. I tried soaking the main bolt in liquid wrench and use an impact wrench on it and it won't budge. I tried removing the two 5/8" bolts and they are frozen. If I remove the front 6? bolts off the motor will the engine and transmission slide out with the only the radiator and fan removed?
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No, I don't think you're going to get the front mount unbolted from the engine without pulling the harmonic balancer/front pulley.
Be sure to use penetrating oil (not WD40) on the stuck bolt. PB Blaster and Liquid Wrench are both good brands.
Be sure to use penetrating oil (not WD40) on the stuck bolt. PB Blaster and Liquid Wrench are both good brands.
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Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Oregon
Personally, I would pull the front end sheet metal off first. After that, I would get a big breaker bar, and break the bolt in the engine mount if I had to to get it loose. I'd cut it out if I had to. Then, I would pull the whole assembly with or with out the tranny. The front end work off makes it a lot easier to get in there and get the motor out, and you don't have to worry about damaging the radiator or tin work. There maybe a dozen bolt holding it on, and it comes off in one piece.
