pulling motor questions

[bmyohn]

1) How do i get to the top three bellhousing bolts?

2) How do i remove the mechanical fan on the front of the motor? I know i have to remove the 4 nuts on the pulley, but i cant keep it from spinning

3) Once i get the motor mounts disconnected, and the bellhousing bolts removed, can i just pull the motor straight up? or do i need to remove something from the transmission to get the engine disconnected and pulled out?

thanks
-Brendan

 

[Timmy2XJS]

ok the top 3
got to where ever you get your parts from. get a flexible extension. need to be like 6-8 inches long. with a #14 inverted torx bit and a ratchet and a buddies help its easy.

or drop the cross member and make room that way either will work

the mechanical fan

i use a long screwdriver and just wedge it in between the other nuts and rotate em off. another wrench works just as good too.

pulling the motor

is it an auto or a stick? either way youll have to pull it forward and up its not hard to accomplish that. putting it back in with out an engine leveler is a bitch lol

search and im sure youll fine much better instructions but how i told ya is what worked for me when i did my swap

 

[bmyohn]

i have an auto.

so to pull it forward will i have to atleast move the fans to make room or is there enough room to get it up and out. i think im gonna go buy an engine leveler (give it to my buddy who let me borrow the hoist for as long as i need it)

as for the flexible extension, can i get at them from the top or underneath the jeep?

 

[BlueCuda]

E12 inverted torx is the size. For the fan try it with the belt on.

 

[gradon]

I've used the screwdriver wedge method before. Yes, e12 for the top 2 bolts.

 

[CanMan]

Removing the radiator makes for alot more room to work with FWIW.

 

[Timmy2XJS]

I've used the screwdriver wedge method before. Yes, e12 for the top 2 bolts.

is it a 12? well then my bad for bad info lol and like the guy above me said take the front end apart and i makes it 100X easier

 

[BlueCuda]

Yeah its a 12, its easy to remember because I only have one inverted torx socket and I doubt I will ever need another lol.

 

[bmyohn]

ok sounds good guys, i will give that a try today. have to make a trip to the auto parts store to grab an e12 socket, flex extensions, and im gonna pick up an engine leveler as well

 

[bmyohn]

also, i thought there were three bolts on the top of the bellhousing

 

[gradon]

Also, put the lower bolts back in tight so that all the weight isn't on those top 2.

 

[bmyohn]

are you reffering to the lower bellhousing bolts?

 

[gradon]

yes--the ones at 3 and 9 o'clock esp.

 

[bmyohn]

well i better put those two back in then lol

how do you remove the crankshaft pulley? i got the puller for it. but i can get the nut off the pulley without the motor rotating. whats the best way to get this off?

today i did get the water pump off and the new high flow one reinstalled on the stroker. i got the fan off, the ground wires disconnected. i also got the alternator off and the a/c unit off as well

 

[gradon]

The motor shouldn't spin if the tranny is in gear or park.

 

[bmyohn]

thats what i thought too, but the jeep seems free moving now. its in park, but ever since i took out the starter it been able to roll by me pushing it. i dunno why though

 

[gradon]

maybe have someone hold a crow bar that fits in the spokes of the HB while you wrench?

 

[bmyohn]

that may work ill have to look into that tomorrow.

also, there is no way i can get to the e12 bolt at the top of the housing. is there something im missing. i really dont want to have to drop my hole TnT belly pan (which is tac welded slightly at the front of the pan

 

[bigdaddyjlove]

Park will not stop the motor from spinning. It idles in park.

It is possible to get a 12 point box end or ratcheting wrench on those E-12s from the top, but it is a bad idea. You will most likley round one of them off, they are in there pretty tight from the factory

 

[gradon]

yeah I dunno what i was thinking