Easier to pull engine and tranny together?

[Mike Phillips]

I'm working on getting the old engine out of the 1974 Datsun truck and it's starting to look like it will be easier to remove the engine and tranny together due to clearance problems with moving the engine forward by itself.

 

Anyone been here and done that?

 

I can go either way...

 

:)

[phatdave]

Leave them married. Easier by far.

[yello620]

I have only done with them separated and never had a problem, Always looked like a major pita to keep them together.

 

Good luck

 

Jason

[subedats]

I did it with them together. I had to remove the lower crossmember (under the oil pan), the tranny crossmember, and I also had to take off the valve cover. that should make it pretty easy. My friend and I did it from start to finish in about 4 hours.. But then again I labled EVERYTHING and it was my first time doing it.

[lynchfourtwenty]

it can be done both ways.. however if you remove the tranny first.. the engine will come out easily.. very easily.. its up to you.. remove the x members an the valve cover.. or jus remove the tranny an then the engine comes right out.. up to you..

[Mike Phillips]

Don't know about other years but with a 1974 the steering rod hits the oil pan.

 

The only way I can see getting this engine out is to remove the steering rod that runs across the frame, remove the oil pan or separate the engine from the tranny.

 

I've chosen to separate the engine from the transmission.

 

Ugh....

[lynchfourtwenty]

it doesnt matter what it takes to do the job, as long as the job gets done.. :P

[mike]

Ive got an old haynes or something that I cracked open after denting the crap out of my core support and firewall, probably tweaked the tierod too... it said to unbolt the steering doohickey on the passenger side firewall. It is opposite the steering box and bolts on with 4 bolts. This would have gotten the tierod out of my way and made removal and installation of a married engine /tranny WAAAAYYYY easier.

[datzenmike]

Idler arm?

[Mike Phillips]

 

Ive got an old haynes or something that I cracked open

 

 

Now there you go edumicating yourself again by reading them thar darn books....

 

:lol:

[mike]

Yup, the idler arm:rolleyes: dont forget to either drain the tranny fluid/gear oil or plug the end of the tranny to keep it from draining all over the place too.

90 weight smells like ass and sucks to roll around in....

[Jester]

Well, after pulling the just the 4spd out of my 79, I decided to put the 5spd in married to the engine. Took it out to clean and paint the firewall. The install went very easy. Did it by myself in about 30 min. I didn't remove a damn thing from the engine or the suspension. Ya, it was tight, but, it went in.

[OL YELLER]

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I did mine the easy way...Married together and.........................

 

 

or

 

 

Yeah Yeah I know...I cheated...

 

LOOK real close, to the right of the white truck, you can see Ol Yeller (which is the same truck as in the bottom photo, circa 2003)