The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk 6 cyl. hoisting points

I am almost ready to pull 216, tranny and all, out of my 46 panel, and I'm not sure what the best locations for hoisting are. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The best spots I have found are at the back of the intake at the runner that feeds # 5&6 cyls and on the passenger side front there is a theaded hole that will take a 3/8 bolt with a large washer.Use a small chain looped around the intake then bolt it together.Work safe!

I used lifting slings one on each end. But I pulled my 235 engine and bellhousing only, dropped tranny from the bottom.

If you don't have your front clip removed it's kind of tricky to pull trans and all, that's why you see so many with the top loop of the radiator support sawed off. You may have to hook to it twice, the first fairly balanced to shift ahead slightly and the second time toward the front to stand the engine-trans assembly nearly on end to clear the radiator loop. Be sure to drain both the engine and trans oil or it will get messy. The trans will want to hang on the bellhousing crossmember but with the right wiggling and cuss words it will come out. Much easier to seperate at the trans and remove in two pieces. Good luck.

A lot of people pull the grille,core support,bumper,splash pan,radiator, leaving the hood on. You can pull it right out the front with a good engine hoist.I plan on pulling mine this way.

If you're pulling the tranny with the engine you need a load leveler. Like the others have said, On these trucks it's usually easier to pull them separately. If you have a floor shift box, you can pull the floor plate and use an engine hoist through the passenger door to lift the tranny.

As for bolts, I usually use a front and rear head bolt. Sometimes I use the front manifold bolt and the rear coil mount bolt. Don't lift by wrapping around the manifolds, they crack too easy and don't need your help starting new cracks.

Tim, where are you in Minnesota? I'm in Lake Elmo and have some extended eyebolts I have made to thread into the headbolt holes. Much safer than lifting by the manifolds! You're welcome to borrow them if you want.

Thanks for all the helpful info. I'm happy to say the motor and tranny are safely removed and nobody got hurt and nothing was broken. I had to remove the shift lever and I picked by the head bolts. Now what to do with the old drivetrain ? Thanks again, Tim