UNUSUAL ENGINE PULL

[imp]

Building my '79 Ranchero, using ex-police car 5.0L HO and AOD, I swung the engine and transmission in and out while assembled together. Involved having front of vehicle quite high off ground, and lowering them in/out at a steep angle, ~ 45 degrees. Having to get appropriate mount brackets and supports, ass well as rear crossmember fitted, I probably had the combination in and out of there 4, maybe 5 times.

Has anyone removed/replaced a V-6/5R55S combination in 3rd. Gen Ex. while hooked together? I imagine I would remove Transfer Case first: it would make the whole thing too long to handle easily.

Any ideas would be appreciated! I have a 2004 approaching 160K, and fear timing-chain-'itis will be coming.
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[07gtman]

if you must. i did that on my 71 442, i removed the radiator and grill and most of the front end of the car to get them out together. i think it was worth it though. less time under the car and easier to reassemble the motor and trans. Had to rebuild the trans too ..

 

[imp]

if you must. i did that on my 71 442, i removed the radiator and grill and most of the front end of the car to get them out together. i think it was worth it though. less time under the car and easier to reassemble the motor and trans. Had to rebuild the trans too ..

@07gtman
Unless you still have the 442, you seem to have become a "Ford Guy". As those protective bumbers came in vogue, and the front of the cars increased in length by a foot, I remember laying on a strip of plywood on my belly, to get at those damned rear-mounted distributors! My boss years later, an M.E., told me if you want consistent unchanging ignition timing, you want the distributor up front. Camshaft "wind-up" causes variation in timing with back mount. Camshaft is like a twisted spring. Not much, but the guy built race cars........imp

 

[07gtman]

only the memory ...been driving Fords for about 25 years, and never own a foreign car..and wish i could get some of those yesteryear cars back now...