1FZ-FE Rebuild....Do I pull the tranny with the engine? (1 Viewer)

[tmsimonson]

I am working on pulling my 1FZ-FE tonight and am getting pretty close. I have a question though. The FSM says to pull the tranny with the engine. I don't mind doing it but is it really necessary? What is recommended? I blew a head gasket a couple of weeks ago (separate post about exploding radiator) and once I got into the engine I found that #6 cylinder was toast. Planning on a refresh of the engine and looking for guidance.

Thanks.....

 

[Pin_Head]

That is the easy way. The FSM wouldn't lie, would it?

 

[tmsimonson]

Ok. I will go ahead with engine/tranny pull. Thanks for reply

 

[SiRaDuDe]

I did it the hard way...

But then again I had a full shop with racks and full aray of tools!

I would still recomend following FSM...

Proof!

 

[86tuning]

I would do it the hard way too, I'd consider carefully supporting the bellhousing, perhaps with the factory emergency bottle jack.

 

[LX_TREME]

Same as right here, did it in hard way.If you own shop you dont have to do exactly what the book says..

 

[LX_TREME]

unless you want to do the L_Extreme way.. pulled them apart piece by piece

 

[UWdave]

Separating the engine from the trans is quite a pain. 2 people and some very long extensions are a must.

If you do pull out both together, make sure you have a very sturdy engine hoist. My Harbor Freight hoist was borderline with just the engine. These engines are heavy are heavy and the transmissions are large too.