Removing motor and leaving tranny in car questions...

[njdaewoo]

I Did a search but did not find a answer. Is it a common thing to remove the engine and leave the tranny in the car? I have a 5sp gst model and I dont really feel like messing around with the axles and hub bearings if I dont have to. For those that have done this, was it a real hassle putting the motor back in with the trans in place?
Thanks....
Corey

 

[dsmpat95]

You can. I leave my trans in the car. Its easy out, a pain to put back in.

 

[ziggo0]

I've done it this way before. It was actually pretty painless but definitely more footwork. What I did was pull the head, took everything off timing side (pulleys, crank sprocket, timing tensioner and arm) to create as much clearance as possible between the timing side and the frame. With a little bit it luck, you can do it easily. I dropped mine down onto a creeper and used an engine lift to lift the front of the car up enough to slide it out. Just take your time.

 

[phunny]

Like stated above, coming out is easy, but going back in can be a real PIA. If you get lucky it'll slip in, or you won't and you'll wonder how the h3ll it ever came out. It's like playing Russian Roulette

 

[njdaewoo]

I was thinking when you take it out, The upwards pulling of the engine hoist is causing the belt side of the engine to tilt upwards and the trans side to tilt downwards. I believe that would cause the easy out... If I had a floor jack jacking up the trans so that I could get the same angle as when the motor came out. I'm thinking that just might do it.

I was also hoping one of you guys would have said thats the way it should be done and it works perfectly every time. .

So if you had to do it all over again would you pull the trans with the engine or do you think what i described above (angle the bell housing side of the trans upwards) would do the trick?

 

[yepes281]

Its deffinatley easier to pull both at the same time

 

[96awd]

trust me, pull both at the same time, drop in at the same time. Easiest way to do it.

 

[atruepretense]

Pull them both out. TRUST US ALL! Haha.

I didn't take off my trans because my axles were a bit seized inside the hubs, and boy do I WISH I had taken both out. Easy out for sure. But the BIGGEST PITA HOLY SHIT GODDAMN headache to put it back in.

Pull them both man. Seems like less work to take on the motor, but it only SEEMS.

 

[phunny]

Pull them both out. TRUST US ALL! Haha.

I didn't take off my trans because my axles were a bit seized inside the hubs, and boy do I WISH I had taken both out. Easy out for sure. But the BIGGEST PITA HOLY SHIT GODDAMN headache to put it back in.

Pull them both man. Seems like less work to take on the motor, but it only SEEMS.

exactly !