karter74
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Longview, TX
Hey guys, I pulled the engine out of my 87 Cherokee Laredo and boy, what a job! We had a bunch of small quirks that was a pain and I wondered if we did more work than needed on removing it. First off, when trying to get to the 2 reverse torx(who the hell puts reverse torx on 2 bolts of the bellhousing?) bolts on the top of the bellhousing, we had to remove the entire head, was that necessary, could we have just somehow gotten to it from the back? Also, when removin the bolts from the engine mounts, the oil filter holder was in the way of removing the bolt, forcing us to remove it (what a huge PITA) Can is just reverse the bolts you think so I don't have to go through this again? If anyone else has removed their XJ engine, can you give me some tips on this? I want to be able to just drop in the long block pretty much and not have to assemble the head and such while its in the engine bay. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!