Removing Engine Without Removing Tranny???
 

I basically have a tranny bolted up to a blown block, in the EF, I was wondering if it is possible to remove just the engine block out of the engine bay without having to remove the tranny,axles,linkage, you know all that time consuming ----.

Anyone ever done this????

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possible only if it is an automatic, i don`t think there is enough room to clear the input shaft

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This man is correct.

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:y

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wow, I never know that you could do this with an automatic. that's crazy neat!

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yeah the auto trannys its easy.

with the stick the input shaft is a beeotch. dont be lazy and pull the whole thing out.

You will thank yourself later. Trust me. I did it before!

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yup

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nearly impossible to install the new engine wihtout taking the tranny out

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is that for EFs only? cause I just did a dc2 teg engine only swap and saved me alot of time! Ive done it on my del sol also

Nick

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i tried on a crx once and couldnt do it, maybe it is just an ef thing. i pulled just the tranny on my eg with no problems, but havent tried just the engine

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the first time i did it i pulled just the engine but i soon figured out thats it soooooooo much easier to just take everything out and then put everything back all in one piece.

axles and shift linkage, thats not a lot of work. imo

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Well I tried what you want to attempt and let me say this, Just pull it with the tranny.I spent 5 hrs trying to ank an engine at the junk because I wanted to leave the tranny in. The PS pump, alternator, and upper motor mount dont give enought clearence to pull the engine to the right enough to drop the engine alone. Trust me we even tried lifitng the car with a fork lift and jiggling it.

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Sometimes taking off the harmonic balancer will give you enough room to get a motor out.

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you can get the motor without the tranny out of the bay in an EF without takeing anything off, its just a bitch

pull the tranny, you'll thank yourself later

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i can pull just the motor out and have a new one in about 3 and a half hours and if you don't beleve try me

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Never thought it was really hard to remove the linkage, shafts and everything. Takes like 20mins.

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without the right tools. its a nightmare.

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wow, you took twice as long as i did, imagine how much time you would have saved if you took the trannny out

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i figured ill just take the whole thing out, seeing how the throwout bearing in the tranny is too short?

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i cant believe this conversation is still going on

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ummm yeah do it right the 1st time. Oh and dont forget to check the timing...lol