[DML] Re: Pulling an Automatic

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is an acedemic question at this point, but how do you turn the 
engine over to get to the converter bolts without removing the 
muffler (I have the muffler off so I could turn the engine over more
 quickly in quest of the mysterious noise). 

It also seems to me that it's prudent to get those two cooling lines 
out of the way so the rear of the trans can drop.

I generally chain the trans to the jack so it shouldn't fall, but 
your right, dropping the converter would sure ruin your day. I have 
the OEM converter clamp to install on it as soon as it's separated. 

Dave

-- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> 
wrote:
> You do not have to touch the exhaust system. You WILL have to pull 
the
> starter and lift the engine to get to the cover on the bottom. Drain
> as much fluid out of the pan and the cooler as you can to try to 
keep
> the mess to a minimum. Follow the Workshop Manual, it is pretty 
good.
> Take the plug off the firewall and cut all the strap ties. You can
> leave the shift computer and the switches and harness on and take it
> all out together. Be careful that the torque converter doesn't get
> away from you. If it slips out of the bell housing as you take the
> trans off it will unbalance and the trans could fall off the jack. 
Bad
> enough if the car is jacked up but working under a lift things can
> fall further. Don't forget the dipstick tube and the vacuum line. 
You
> should support the engine separately from below as you remove the
> trans. It helps to let it pitch down in the front but you don't want
> it to go too far.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote:
> > Anyone have any experience they care to share pulling an 
automatic 
> > trans and leaving the engine in the car? I've had it out of the 
car but 
> > at the time the engine came with it. 
> > 






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