Removal of ENGINE and transmission

GreenChevelleSS · 10-29-2005, 03:19 AM

I'm about to remove the engine from my '90 supra the shop manual tells me to remove the transmission with the engine, but i dont want to, so can i just remove the engine and just leave the tranny in the car???

Thanks,

Dan

Jrok25supra · 10-29-2005, 03:51 AM

Sure. I havent done it myself but i heard its easier that way.

lilsmitty · 10-29-2005, 04:32 AM

Yea i just removed my engine with the tranny in the car. the ony hard thing to do is get the tranny bolts unbolted.

mrnickleye · 10-29-2005, 07:34 AM

Coming out is fairly simple. Going back in is where the 'fun' begins. I've done both methods. I would pull trans/eng together, as you can put it all together, then slip it in.

GreenChevelleSS · 10-31-2005, 01:25 PM

well engine is out..... Im so glad I did pull it, this is one nasty SOB, The rod bearings where really bad worn and the sludge and rust in the engine is horrible. We found another gasket leak and 3 pistons had rings so gummed up that they were stuck and its one PITA to get them out....

Bullz_EyE · 10-31-2005, 02:12 PM

Well, at least your making progress.

mrnickleye · 11-02-2005, 04:10 AM

Well???? Did you pull engine and leave the trans??? Was it easy for you???

rnoswal · 11-02-2005, 08:00 PM

I have found that after getting at those damn bolts up high on engine/trans, that it is much easier to pull the engine separately. That is one heavy beast with both. You have to have a good hoist for that. The floor kind will almost flip up on you if you don't have it set up just right while trying to pull both. The overhead lift is best for pulling both, but if the trans doesn't need to come out then just pull the engine.

Russ

tryin_hard · 02-10-2006, 06:10 PM

i pulled the motorand tranny together and you're right..that is one heavy sob... the chain broke and the engine dropped into the engine bay...

10-29-2005, 03:19 AM	#1
GreenChevelleSS 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: okiehoma USA Posts: 70	Removal of ENGINE and transmission I'm about to remove the engine from my '90 supra the shop manual tells me to remove the transmission with the engine, but i dont want to, so can i just remove the engine and just leave the tranny in the car??? Thanks, Dan __________________ 1990 Toyota Supra Turbo 7M-GTE 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 1996 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 www.cardomain.com/id/3115ultima

10-31-2005, 01:25 PM	#5
GreenChevelleSS 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: okiehoma USA Posts: 70	well engine is out..... Im so glad I did pull it, this is one nasty SOB, The rod bearings where really bad worn and the sludge and rust in the engine is horrible. We found another gasket leak and 3 pistons had rings so gummed up that they were stuck and its one PITA to get them out.... __________________ 1990 Toyota Supra Turbo 7M-GTE 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 1996 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 www.cardomain.com/id/3115ultima

02-10-2006, 06:10 PM	#9
tryin_hard Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: los angeles Posts: 14	i pulled the motorand tranny together and you're right..that is one heavy sob... the chain broke and the engine dropped into the engine bay... __________________ 88 turbo..... coming soon...twin turbo

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10-29-2005, 03:51 AM	#2
Jrok25supra 3" Exhaust Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Morehead City, NC Posts: 73	Sure. I havent done it myself but i heard its easier that way.

10-29-2005, 04:32 AM	#3
lilsmitty Intake Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 35	Yea i just removed my engine with the tranny in the car. the ony hard thing to do is get the tranny bolts unbolted.

10-29-2005, 07:34 AM	#4
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	Coming out is fairly simple. Going back in is where the 'fun' begins. I've done both methods. I would pull trans/eng together, as you can put it all together, then slip it in.

10-31-2005, 02:12 PM	#6
Bullz_EyE 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 238	Well, at least your making progress.

11-02-2005, 04:10 AM	#7
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	Well???? Did you pull engine and leave the trans??? Was it easy for you???

11-02-2005, 08:00 PM	#8
rnoswal Lexus & 550's Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bossier City LA Posts: 556	I have found that after getting at those damn bolts up high on engine/trans, that it is much easier to pull the engine separately. That is one heavy beast with both. You have to have a good hoist for that. The floor kind will almost flip up on you if you don't have it set up just right while trying to pull both. The overhead lift is best for pulling both, but if the trans doesn't need to come out then just pull the engine. Russ