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Originally posted by haccord141@Jan 3 2004, 03:55 PM
engine hoist!!!!!
Originally posted by asmallsol@Jan 3 2004, 07:15 PM
Here some advice....
If you did not know, pull the engine with the tranny. It will not come out if you just try to pull the engine without the tranny. we tried this method this weekend to pull a blown engine out of a old civic that we were just throughing in the same engine. Did not work.
Axle nuts. They can be a bitch. The reason why we tryed the above method was because we broke 3 1/2 ratchets/braker bars trying to get them off with no luck. Buy a GOOD lifetime Warrenty braker bar. take off the wheels, undo the notch in the axle nut, then put the wheels back on, with the center cap removed. Now put your 32mm socket on the nut, put the braker bar so you can stand on it (pushing down to loosen) then put a real long pipe over it. The longer the better. Once you get them loose, then take off the wheels.
For seperating the ball joints, buy or rent from autozone, ball joint/tirerod pushers. These things basicly push the ball joint out without risking mushrooming the ball joint or ripping the boot (if you use a pickel fork, it can rip the boot very easily) How it works is it snaps on the bottom of the ball joint with a screw that you turn and it slowly pushes the ball joint out.
For the Axles, go to autozone and rent a hub puller/axle pusher.
This thing >
In the helms it says to just use a plastic hammer and lightly tap it out. lol, yea right. Will not work I pounded the hell out of it for over 2 hours and completely destroyed a brand new dead blow hammer. Remove the ball joints, tire rods, damper fork, then remove the axle from the tranny, then use the above tool. To remove from the tranny, use a good pry bar. A screw driver just does not work that well.
If you are not going to use AC in the future, take out the AC condensor, and to clear up more room, take the radaitor out. It is really easy to do. Also, remove the intake for room
-Shift linkages
They are connected at 4 points. Remove from every point that you can. However, you dont need to remove the bitch pin to get the engine out. When you pull the engine, you can swing it far enough that you dont have to remove that part of the shift linkage. Here is a pic of that to prove to you.
Kinda hard to see, but my engine is above the bumper at that point with the shift linkage still attached.
-Wire connectors
You can not remove the connectors until you take them off their holder. Once I found this out, it made removing them alot easier. Remember label everything good.
Again, label all the hoses and wires good. I followed everything to were they were attached to and label them like "to brake booster" and stuff like that.
Final and best advise. Have a helms right by your side the entire way.
And even better final and best-er advise, lol, have fun, take pictures, and you will learn a ton.
finally, once it is out, clean the sucker out. Some of those spots you will never be able to see again, and it so easy, theres no reason not to. Just have a good wheel cleaner brush, a bottle of simple green, and a hose connected to a hot water foset.
Originally posted by Captinb16@Jan 5 2004, 11:43 AM
yea I remember my first time. Except this time you dont want to rush. Curious what motor your droping in?
Originally posted by spoolinrican@Jan 5 2004, 06:50 PM
keep it clean good luck