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Pulling motor, or Motor and Transmission?

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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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Cool Pulling motor, or Motor and Transmission?

Which is easier?

I'm trying to take the starter off but one of the bolts is seized in there..

What extra is involved in removing the trans and the motor instead of just pulling the motor?

(my grinder doesn't work either)

any tips appreciated
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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-Drain tranny
-Put plywood on the ground so tranny doesn't grind on floor
-Remove shifter (3 10mm Bolts) from tranny (I did this for more room don't know if it's needed)
-Remove drive shaft
-Remove tranny brace and you're ready to go just make sure there are no wires connected from body to motor or tranny.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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Tow it somwhere that has a torch and heat the outside of the hole up. Unless you just feel like doing all that work. SOme people do and some don't. There are all kinds of ways to get a bolt thats stuck out.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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IMO, having done this many MANY times, its a lot easier to pull the motor AND the tranny all toghether. When taking it out, theres not a big difference in time, but when you are putting it back in, its so much easier to put it in with the tranny already on.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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pull them both at once. Bathe the bolt in WD40 for a couple of days.
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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PB BLASTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!..................

best of luck

yes take the tranny and engine out, the next time im doing my ******* clutch im pulling my motor+ tranny and working it off a bench, its so much easier.

which reminds me i have to never seize all my bolts.. haha kinda forgot about doing that...
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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Thanks so much, I pulled the motor yesterday with the tranny it was soooo much easier than I thought, seriously the tranny is only really held on by 1 17mm bolt! (but it took of the tranny crossmember too)
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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congrats. now what?
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