removing engine
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removing engine
Is there a manual anywhere on removing a 6.9 fully intact, tranny and all? Can it be done? want to do a complete overhaul on both trany and engine, but dont want to do so while in the truck.
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judging from the posts from others who have pulled engines, it can be done, but it's gonna be a bear. the engine's been out of my truck in the past before i got it and from the looks, they cut the radiator frame/mount so everything could be pulled out the front. be aware this is a monster to lift. don't know what the combination weighs, but a 7.3 weighs somewhere over 800 pounds. i'm betting some of the guys that have pulled engines will post advice and helpful hints. the only thing i know to do that would be considered even moderately easy is to cut the rad. frame/mount so it all slides forward. hope this helps.
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I just replaced my 7.3 I took it out the top an my tranny out the botton, I had to take the fan off an the radiador out an it barly fit an it is heavy a engine host that pick up car motors will not work it is too small I used a engine host made for picking up 1500lbs. Rick
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The fan needs to come off first , pull radiator , pull off your pullys, and it helps to remove the exhaust manifolds... then you can pull the engine, make sure you have a good hoist and eng. stand--- I have a 1200# stand and the eng. tillts a lot...
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I pulled my engine out with the tranny atached. it was a pain you really gotta get the frotn of the motor to aim up hill from the back by the time you start getting it out. Also i didn't have fenders or radiator support on my truck whenever i did it. But all in all it wasn't to bad. did bent a caster on my engine picker whenever i picked it but that was no biggie. couple hours from star tto finish and was done.
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Unless you remove the radiator shell, there is no way you can pull the tranny with the engine.
After the engine slides off the tranny input shaft and you start raising it, you have to turn the engine about 45 degrees so the harmonic balancer clears the radiator shell.
This would be impossible with the tranny attached.
Plus if you could get it out, that much weight as high as it would have to be to clear the radiator shell with the tranny hanging down, would be very scarry.
After the engine slides off the tranny input shaft and you start raising it, you have to turn the engine about 45 degrees so the harmonic balancer clears the radiator shell.
This would be impossible with the tranny attached.
Plus if you could get it out, that much weight as high as it would have to be to clear the radiator shell with the tranny hanging down, would be very scarry.
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MAN talk about elbo room...
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If you want to pull the tranny and motor as one unit, that is about what I would do as well.
Keeping the oil pan within 3 feet of the ground is a lot safer than 5 feet off the ground.
Much easier to jump sideways three feet than it is five feet if something goes wrong.
Keeping the oil pan within 3 feet of the ground is a lot safer than 5 feet off the ground.
Much easier to jump sideways three feet than it is five feet if something goes wrong.
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do as stated before pull the motor then the tranny alot less headaches even with taking the front clip off. it would be the difference in buying a 500 dollar cherry picker and a 700 dollar sliding I-beam celing lift
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I agree with everybody that said drop tranny out the bottom.
I used a really good cherry picker to pull a 440 which weighs a bit more than HALF of an IDI and getting it over the radiator support was SPOOKY!
BTW they weigh roughly 1000#.
I used a really good cherry picker to pull a 440 which weighs a bit more than HALF of an IDI and getting it over the radiator support was SPOOKY!
BTW they weigh roughly 1000#.