Joining the bandwagon, my 4L OHV build

[jd4242]

I cant remember i got ride of all that crap the day i got mine

 

[Xeek]

i assume i need something like this also?
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-ton-capacity-heavy-duty-load-leveler-5402.html

 

[jd4242]

Nope you have plenty of room no need for that

 

[Xeek]

ok cool. ill try and get the hoist tonight. wont get anything done tonight tho, itll be to late when i get home

 

[Xeek]

got the hoist. it was $209 at hf
the $160 one was a lie, the ram was missing. and they had another setup on the floor and the ram was leaking. so i had to go with a complete different one

 

[jd4242]

Well at least you got it

 

[Xeek]

yea, i just finished putting it together. now im trying to figure out how to get the trash can out in the morning! lol
i knew it had to be big but i just never realized how big lol

 

[Xeek]

ok im confused. i looked inside the starter hole. all i saw was threads on the ends of bolts. no bolt heads, needed to unbolt them

 

[jd4242]

Spin it and look it should be nuts not bolt heads.the bolts are studs coming out the convertor.there is also a ground braket that hold the ground wire and tranny line that needs to come off its on the passenger sider near the motor mount

 

[Xeek]

when i went under that just so happened to be in the opening. is there an easy way to turn the crank while under the truck? cause thats to much of a hit and miss to keep crawling in/out

ground bracket, just a bolt holding the ground wire on to the block? its where you described. if so i already got that

 

[Brandon96]

I crawled in and out about 875487095087943258289754682-9450978234085723409875234078952307845087923459872345 times doing that crap. It sucked, never came up with a better way though :

Except maybe to find me a couple friends.. but that may just be too much to ask

 

[Xeek]

people have friends in real life? wow


lol
i could give jd some poptarts to go under while i turn, but he has tires to put on. soo...

i think i thought of something. i can reach out to the bumper when under there, maybe put a ratchet on the crank and take spare exhaust pipe on the end, and i could turn it while under there.
unless mr 4.0 ohv has a better idea?

 

[Brandon96]

Mr. OHV (pronounced "Mister uuovfff")... I like that.

Perhaps you could take a big flathead screw driver and push upwards, or use it as a lever in the flywheel teeth to rotate it?

 

[jd4242]

Try the pipe!!Brandon stop given him all these crazy ideas with a screwdriver! !

 

[Brandon96]

I rotated mine a little bit with a screw driver.. didn't even damage the flywheel either!

 

[Willard]

The screwdriver idea works, I have R&R'd my transmission twice with that method. Once you figure out the right way to do it, it's not too hard. Doesn't take that long either. I can have all the nuts off in 10 or 15 minutes with this method

 

[Brandon96]

yeah TAKE THAT JD!!!!!!!!! NO POPTARTS FOR YOU!!

 

[Xeek]

lolol
ok, ill give that a go then. does it matter which way i spin it?

 

[jd4242]

Nope!! Where my pic at!! Jk hahha

 

[jd4242]

yeah TAKE THAT JD!!!!!!!!! NO POPTARTS FOR YOU!!

Yea well rather be safe than sorry! ! I can do both by my self!!! And wutev you still didnt get those valves off by that stupid screwdriver way!!!! hhaa