I'm sure there is a post about this but I don't have the time to search too deep. I'm going to be pulling the motor and transmission out of my truck within the next week. Any tips or tricks to make my task any easier? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks guys

 

If you don't have time to search too deep, why should others take the time to baby you?

Might help if you added what engine, transmission, and drivetrain you have.

Only thing particular I'd suggest is keeping bolts sorted. whether it's baggies, egg-trays, etc keep them sorted.

oh, and clean the threads of everything. oily dirty damaged threads lead to stripped fasteners.

 

Its a 22r and I am not sure the transmission. Its the factory 4spd. And no need to be a jack in the box about it man. I searched for threads and went thru 3-4 pages of useless stuff and decided I make one myself thinking it would help me and a few other ppl as well

 

I can have a 22re engine and trans out in 1 hr. With hand tools. Its easy...

 

I've had to do my clutch once and decided to just pull the motor and trans together and swap it on the ground. Turnkey to turnkey was about 3 hours with hand tools and an engine hoist. I used my tow truck as the engine hoist and was working in my yard.

Basic checklist for any motor/trans combo pull:
Undo motor mounts
Undo trans mount
Undo trans crossmember bolts
Disconnect heater and radiator hoses
Disconnect auto tranny lines (if auto)
Remove radiator
Remove alternator and engine fan (if there)
Disconnect ignition/distributor
Undo fuel line and carb linkage
Remove/disconnect shifter stick or linkages
Disconnect driveline
Unhook speedometer cable and trans wires (neutral safety and reverse lights)

That's about it. Put a chain on the motor (I like using a heavy duty bolt hole, or the factory hooks) and hoist it out. Study the site and a chiltons/Haynes manual and you'll learn how to take those subsystems apart. Most can be figured out just by looking at it.


Label wires, hoses and bolt bags. I like ziplocks and coffee cans to keep things organized. And deff clean all bolts, replace bad ones with grade 8 or the metric bolt scale equivalent, about 8.8.