What needs to be hooked up to shift tranny?

[Vette76]

I made the mistake of not putting the transmission in neutral before I started to disassemble engine components.

Now I'm in need of moving the Ex back several feet so that I can manuever the engine hoist in order to yank the engine out.

What minimally do I need to hook back up in order to get power so as to shift the tranny in neutral?

I was thinking that all I needed to do was to rehook up the PCM and the battery and I was good to go.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

 

[IZwack]

disconnect one end of the driveshaft if 2wd, disconnect one end of both driveshafts if 4wd.

 

[Vette76]

IZwack - Now that made too much sense when I read it! That's why an extra set of eyes/hands always makes sense when you're getting tired.

Thanks!

 

[IZwack]

You might even try placing a jack right under the rear differential, getting the rear tires up in the air, and then getting some help to push the vehicle while you push/pull on the jack.

 

[Vette76]

So with the rear tires up in the air the front tires would roll freely?

Not sure if this makes a difference or not but its one of those auto 4WD models.

Thanks.

 

[boominXplorer]

If you put the battery back in it will shift out of park even with the engine out, just make sure the starter or alt wires don't ground out

 

[Vic_Ferrari2002]

Why cant you simply turn the ignition to the on position press the brake pedal and shift it into neutral. Am I missing something? Shouldn't be that big a deal should it?

 

[IZwack]

So with the rear tires up in the air the front tires would roll freely?

I believe that is correct - the viscous clutch is not engaged unless the temperature of its fluid exceeds a certain point - which you will not attain simply merely moving the vehicle by hand.