Slid engine back in...

BLKTOPTRVL · 11-03-2008, 06:31 PM

Didn't want the engine sitting on the stand much longer, so I hoisted it back into the bay.

Here is the blow-by-blow, I:

put the exhaust mani on
put the mounts back on
put the P-Plate on and aligned it.
hoisted it into position
re-jacked the tranny - it had sagged down over the months.
realized the rear lift bracket was on backwards. Let the engine sit on the frame while flipping the bracket
got the long bolt through the bracket into the tranny
shoved and changed the balance on the hoist until the engine fell into the bell housing
spun the e-shaft until it locked in place (tranny in gear)
put the long starter bolt through the passenger side top hole to align
at this point, I couldn't get the engine to clear the steering, so I removed the driver side engine mount
hoisted down and adjusted the engine until I could get a bolt into the top driver side

That is how it sits now. After I get home from voting tomorrow, I will try to get the rest of the bolts in and reinstall the driver side motor mount.

Hopefully the rest will go as smooth as that above. I'm really surprised I had no trouble so far doing it by myself.

11-03-2008, 06:31 PM	#1
BLKTOPTRVL Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 192 Rep Power: 18	Slid engine back in... Didn't want the engine sitting on the stand much longer, so I hoisted it back into the bay. Here is the blow-by-blow, I: put the exhaust mani on put the mounts back on put the P-Plate on and aligned it. hoisted it into position re-jacked the tranny - it had sagged down over the months. realized the rear lift bracket was on backwards. Let the engine sit on the frame while flipping the bracket got the long bolt through the bracket into the tranny shoved and changed the balance on the hoist until the engine fell into the bell housing spun the e-shaft until it locked in place (tranny in gear) put the long starter bolt through the passenger side top hole to align at this point, I couldn't get the engine to clear the steering, so I removed the driver side engine mount hoisted down and adjusted the engine until I could get a bolt into the top driver side That is how it sits now. After I get home from voting tomorrow, I will try to get the rest of the bolts in and reinstall the driver side motor mount. Hopefully the rest will go as smooth as that above. I'm really surprised I had no trouble so far doing it by myself. __________________ ...shoot a mother-humpin moose, eight days of the week...