How to pull motor in garage

[daniel_94kg]

So you can take enough out of the front for it to come straight out? Probably just put a pallet or something under it on casters so you can roll it straight out I imagine?

The engine would have to be raised a little or the oil pan would hit the electronic steering computer, just a few inches. There looks to be more then enough room to slide it out once the radiator, condenser, etc is out.

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[selbyvince]

Ive pulled plenty of them on a number of different cars and trucks. If you pull from the top, Ive done it by just removing the hood. I haven't had to pull any out of the s197 stangs yet though. But like mentioned above, coming out the bottom is rather easy. If you go this route, you would need to removing the front bumper. Disconnect everything that will need to come loose, remove k member bolts, and with a strap around the front bumper support brackets, you can hoist the front of the car up enough to get the motor out. Basically just get one of the roller dollies under the motor/kmember. Once car is high enough you just roll it out from under the car. I have pics of this somewhere. Never used a lift pulling a motor, always in garage. That's how ive done it when pulling from bottom anyway, someone may have a better route.

 

[GT2]

I have a 3 car garage. I'm researching right now moving into a new house with bigger garage and putting a lift in. I can't imagine its cheap to pay someone to pull the motor and machine it. Just curious what all goes into pulling it.

What kind of lift?

If you can lift the chassis without the wheels, you can just drop the front end, engine in subframe, and have a wicked easy time of it.

 

[Bartly]

Hope this wasn't already asked, but what about the old fashion way of just using a cherry picker? Or am I missing something blatantly obvious?

 

[Voodooo]

On my 03 Mach 1, when I did a 03 cobra motor swap, we took it out the bottom. Just disconnected everything underhood then unbolted the tranny+k-member+struts. It was easier than it sounds and made access to the engine for headers, etc, super simple.

If I ever drop a motor out of my '15, I'll take it out the bottom.

Tony

Agree 100%

 

[turbo50]

Dropping it from the bottom do you to break the Ac lines?

 

[Ultrakla$$ic]

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[selbyvince]

Dropping it from the bottom do you to break the Ac lines?

No, just remove the compressor from the motor with the lines hooked up and move it out of the way. That's what I was able to do with the ones ive done so far.

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