Engine and Tranny Removal

This was by far the easiest motor/tranny removal I have ever done. Of course that's not counting the work to remove the cab and front clip. All I had to do was position the hoist, attach the load leveler, and lift out the motor and tranny as a single unit. I highly recommend using a load leveler when doing this type of work. It allows you to change the center of gravity to keep everything level. Without it, you end of with a pool of tranny fluid on the floor of your garage. Once I had the motor/tranny free from the chassis, I lowered the tranny to rest on the leg of the hoist. I then unbolted the tranny from the motor while balancing it on the hoist. I slid it to the side once it was free. Btw, I made sure to unbolt the torque converter from the flywheel while the motor and tranny were still on the chasis. Next I bolted the engine stand to the motor and lowered it to the floor. I then removed the load leveler and pushed the hoist out of the way so I could begin tearing down the motor. It didn't take long to tear the motor down to a bare block. In doing so I found the #1 cylinder had spun a bearing which explained the knock. Next step is to find a good engine shop here in Austin and have the block prep'd for rebuild.