pulling transmission

[bad_religion_au]

is it easier to pull the transmission with the bellhousing, or is it easy enough to unbolt the bell housing from the transmission while it's on the rig, and then re attach it to the bell housing while the bellhousing is still on the back of the engine?

 

[bustanutley]

Engine is supported by the bell housing on the frame (4 motor mounts two on bell housing) So if you want to precariously balance the engine and pull from the engine back suit yourself

Pulling the tranny is a piece of cake, you have to drop the little clutch cover pan on the bottom then reach up into the bell housing for the bottom 2 bolts.

 

[e rock]

To get the bellhousing off, you have to remove the flywheel, which is tricky with the tranny and clutch in the way...

 

[bad_religion_au]

so it's easier just to undo bolts through clutch inspection window, pull tranny, leave bellhousing on the engine, in the car???

hope so.

 

[cruiser_guy]

Depends on the engine/tranny combo. If you're asking for the '55 I'd pull the tranny separate from the bellhousing (the flywheel on an "F" or "2F" will keep the bellhousing from coming off on the '55), if it's a "B" series diesel I'd pull tranny and bellhousing together, I havn't done an "H" series diesel yet.