Can you install the engine/trans as a unit?
10-01-03, 11:12 AM
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Can you install the engine/trans as a unit?
I am ready to re-install these in my '91, are the factory lift points designed to take this load? The rear lift ring is bolted to the middle intake manifold 
and the front lift is stamped steel. 
Anybody done it this way before? Or is safer to install the trans first then drop in and bolt up the engine?
and the front lift is stamped steel. Anybody done it this way before? Or is safer to install the trans first then drop in and bolt up the engine?
10-01-03, 11:21 AM
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
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But was it easier threading it into the tunnel then it would be to just bolt it together after the tran is in?
10-01-03, 11:31 AM
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Originally posted by asherwood
But was it easier threading it into the tunnel then it would be to just bolt it together after the tran is in?
But was it easier threading it into the tunnel then it would be to just bolt it together after the tran is in?
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Originally posted by asherwood
Hmmmm
Hmmmm
If you screw up the engine/transmission allignment, you can ruin your clutch, snap a bolt, or break a mounting flange on the engine or transmission. Therefore, it's safer to put them together first, and then deal with wedging the unit into the car.
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Hehehe, if it helps any, here is the paranoid helicopter viewpoint...
If you screw up the engine/transmission allignment, you can ruin your clutch, snap a bolt, or break a mounting flange on the engine or transmission. Therefore, it's safer to put them together first, and then deal with wedging the unit into the car.
Hehehe, if it helps any, here is the paranoid helicopter viewpoint...
If you screw up the engine/transmission allignment, you can ruin your clutch, snap a bolt, or break a mounting flange on the engine or transmission. Therefore, it's safer to put them together first, and then deal with wedging the unit into the car.
I wasn't looking forward to laying on my back and trying to align the input shaft into the clutch, just not my idea of a good time!
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Originally posted by asherwood
That's me! "a paranoid helicopter guy"
That's me! "a paranoid helicopter guy"
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Originally posted by Evil Aviator
Hehehe, the difference between an airplane pilot and a helicopter pilot is that the airplane pilot sits there wondering if something is going to go wrong, while a helicopter pilot sits there wondering when something is going to go wrong.
Hehehe, the difference between an airplane pilot and a helicopter pilot is that the airplane pilot sits there wondering if something is going to go wrong, while a helicopter pilot sits there wondering when something is going to go wrong.
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Originally posted by asherwood
I knew I missed my calling in life. I should have been in helicopters! 'Cause something always goes wrong
I knew I missed my calling in life. I should have been in helicopters! 'Cause something always goes wrong
A fellow helicopter pilot once told me that "Just because you are paranoid, it doesn't mean that they aren't out to get you".
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Ok, I'm not sure if this would work or not... got this idea from the Subaru guys...
Has anybody tried lifting the engine and transmission into place from *under* the car? It's been a while since I've seen the underside of an FC so I can't remember just how much space there is. But if you can remove the subframe you should be able to lift the car high enough on jacks to roll the engine and trasmission under the car.
First bolt the motor mounts to the subframe, slide the engine and transmission under the car, chain it to a hoist, and then lower the car as you raise the engine and transmission. When you get it high enough I wouldn't think it'd be too terribly difficult to line up the transmission mount and subframe up.
Once again, I can't remember what the underside of an FC looks like anymore. I can't even remember what the motormounts bolt to. Just a thought, don't flame me too bad if it isn't possible.
Has anybody tried lifting the engine and transmission into place from *under* the car? It's been a while since I've seen the underside of an FC so I can't remember just how much space there is. But if you can remove the subframe you should be able to lift the car high enough on jacks to roll the engine and trasmission under the car.
First bolt the motor mounts to the subframe, slide the engine and transmission under the car, chain it to a hoist, and then lower the car as you raise the engine and transmission. When you get it high enough I wouldn't think it'd be too terribly difficult to line up the transmission mount and subframe up.
Once again, I can't remember what the underside of an FC looks like anymore. I can't even remember what the motormounts bolt to. Just a thought, don't flame me too bad if it isn't possible.
10-02-03, 11:06 AM
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10-02-03, 04:30 PM
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Jack the back end up I would not have thought of that!
How much ?
Jack the back end up
I would not have thought of that!How much ?
I didn't even spill any gear oil.