Hey Guys, I've got everything taken apart, ready to lift my 144 out of my Comet...If I took the nuts off the bottom of the motor mounts, leaving them attached to the block, will the motor come out? Seems like it wouldn't be able to move forward out of the Trans before going up, but maybe there's enough wiggle room.
Hey Guys, I've got everything taken apart, ready to lift my 144 out of my Comet...If I took the nuts off the bottom of the motor mounts, leaving them attached to the block, will the motor come out? Seems like it wouldn't be able to move forward out of the Trans before going up, but maybe there's enough wiggle room.
The Falcon Six book gives directions for removing the motor from a "round body" Comet/Falcon, and I followed it. He only mentions undoing the motor mounts at the frame, not at the motor. I'm thinking if it doesn't work, I'll have to take the weight off with the hoist, then take the bolts out from the mount to the block to allow it forward. I'm pretty sure lots of folks have done it while leaving the Trans in (putting a jack under the Trans for support). The only engine I've pulled before was on a '48 Chevy---it was a six, but a totally different animal! I'll let everyone know how it goes tomorrow!
Hey Guys, I've got everything taken apart, ready to lift my 144 out of my Comet...If I took the nuts off the bottom of the motor mounts, leaving them attached to the block, will the motor come out? Seems like it wouldn't be able to move forward out of the Trans before going up, but maybe there's enough wiggle room.
Hey Guys, I've got everything taken apart, ready to lift my 144 out of my Comet...If I took the nuts off the bottom of the motor mounts, leaving them attached to the block, will the motor come out? Seems like it wouldn't be able to move forward out of the Trans before going up, but maybe there's enough wiggle room.
Yep. My favorite trick is to loosen the bellhousing, the engine maybe 1/2" forward, and suspend the bellhousing with heavy wire from the shock tower braces. Works like a champ, and lines up perfectly on the way back in since the tranny rises along with the body as the engine weight comes off the springs (unlike a jack under the tranny).
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