Help removing 1990 E4OD
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Help removing 1990 E4OD
I have a 2wd f150 and I am attempting to remove the transmission via these steps...http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48997. I already got the torque converter bolts out. I just have the bellhousing bolts to take off. This brings me to my first question. How do I get those darn bellhousing bolts off on the passenger side? I've tried reaching from the top and I can't reach, and on the bottom my arms are to big to fit in the tight space between the exhaust and the frame and the tranny! Also how many bolts are there? The writeup doesn't say exactly.
My second question has to do with the lowering of the tranny. I am using a normal jack not a tranny jack, Where should i put the jack on the bottom of the tranny? Where is the point where the tranny won't tip over? Oh yeah, and I will have two other guys to help me lower the thing.
Thanks
Paul
My second question has to do with the lowering of the tranny. I am using a normal jack not a tranny jack, Where should i put the jack on the bottom of the tranny? Where is the point where the tranny won't tip over? Oh yeah, and I will have two other guys to help me lower the thing.
Thanks
Paul
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From: No.Va.
Use a long extension w/ a swivel socket for the bell housing bolts.
(they actually make a "trans." extension,it is a 1/2 drive on one end and a 3/8 on the other,appx 36" long.)
You can put the jack under the trans. pan.
(a piece of wood on top of the jack will help protect the pan)
Be careful,doing it that way,the trans will not be real stable.
(they actually make a "trans." extension,it is a 1/2 drive on one end and a 3/8 on the other,appx 36" long.)
You can put the jack under the trans. pan.
(a piece of wood on top of the jack will help protect the pan)
Be careful,doing it that way,the trans will not be real stable.
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The E4OD is VERY heavy. I would really advise against what you're planning on doing with the floor jack. It's unsafe and there is a good chance you could be hurt, possibly seriously, when that trans comes out.
There are only two bolts at the very top of the tranny. I think there are six altogether.
There are only two bolts at the very top of the tranny. I think there are six altogether.
