natenkiki2004
Blue Bomb!
- Joined
- November 3, 2013
- Messages
- 2,044
- Reaction score
- 80
- Location
- North Idaho
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1991 & 1994 Explorers
When I pulled the engine, the hardest thing was getting the engine and transmission lined up. It's not hard to get the bolts aligned but rather the several axis that have to align in order to get the torque converter studs into the flex plate. It took 3 of us 3 tries over 2 days to get it together.
Dropping the trans out should be easier since the engine can't rotate when it's stuck to the frame, that was one of our issues, it looked like the trans had rotated.
The trans should be a fair bit lighter and you can shove it around a bit, plus you'll be underneath anyway to see the alignment of the dowel pins and torque converter studs.
My recommendation would be to have a buddy help you lift/lower the jack on the transmission and another buddy to tilt the engine forwards/backwards to get things to align and also to rotate the crankshaft when needed.
Dropping the trans out should be easier since the engine can't rotate when it's stuck to the frame, that was one of our issues, it looked like the trans had rotated.
The trans should be a fair bit lighter and you can shove it around a bit, plus you'll be underneath anyway to see the alignment of the dowel pins and torque converter studs.
My recommendation would be to have a buddy help you lift/lower the jack on the transmission and another buddy to tilt the engine forwards/backwards to get things to align and also to rotate the crankshaft when needed.