I removed 3 of those 4. The top left one I couldn’t turn so I’m resorting to remove the transmission. I removed the 2 transmission rubber mounts and the bolts & the clutch fork pin.
I need to remove the sealed drive shaft (torque tube)? to pull the transmission out?
How does that work. When I remove the cover from the torque tube can I just pull it out from the rear or do I need to remove the mid bearing too?
I have the engine connected to the hoist on its left side. I need more chain & hook to connect the right side.
If I pull the engine up and shake it & jerk it around it should come out with the bellhousing connected to the motor??
I get nervous for you every time I read your posts. PLEASE be careful and think about what you're doing.
Before unbolting ANY of the motor mounts you should have your engine lifting points figured out and have the cherry picker attached and ready to handle the load. Safety First! The transmission DOES NOT have any motor mounts, if you remove the engine with the bellhousing attached the transmission will fall...the SM-420 weighs about 135 pounds and it will do damage.
The bellhousing DOES have side motor mounts...if you chose to separate the engine from the bellhousing, I recommend you leave the bellhousing motor mounts connected and you put a jack stand under the transmission rear output shaft housing to keep the trans level. That way you can wiggle and bump on the engine and the rest of the driveline won't shift out of place and fall.
Work safe!
Mike B
glennj3,
X1000 for what Mike B has said above!!! Absolutely "SAFETY FIRST"!
From what I have been able to see of the already present pictures, and your info that the engine and transmission do not appear to be fully supported at this time, the likely-hood of getting that last bolt out to separate the engine from the bellhousing is between slim and NONE.
Your engine and transmission are probably already (at least on some small scale) somewhat separated because of the removal of the other bolt, which will put huge tension on the last bolt making it almost impossible to remove without relieving that tension. Problem is amplified with the improper engine/transmission mounts and lack of support to both.
Would highly recommend stepping back, getting your engine and transmission fully secured/supported, then trying to tackle removing that last bolt on the bellhousing. Oh and definitely investigate for the removable transmission access pan inside the cab to allow for bolt access.
Come back and update us please and thanks!
Dan
