Thread: How to remove engine from tranny ?

I'd suggest you look up posts in teh How to on pulling engine etc. If you search on my posts, I'd like to think you'll do it the easiest way possible. I'm a bit biased though

Engine by itself is easier than trans with it for someone doing it for the first time. Pulling the trans with it requires a little less work in the engine bay, but it's a tight fit and an engine leveler is key to dropping it in w/o issues

I am no expert but I did just pull and reinstall my motor.

My advice would be to pull the motor by itself. It's pretty tight going in and out so I think that the addition of the trans would just add difficulty to it. It's just that much more weight and things that you have to watch out for going in and out. So I think that the trans would make it even tighter front to back with the radiator in and the downpipe there.

Once I had the motor out I put a support across to hold the trans. Then I was able to push the car in and out of the garage as needed.

I can say that this site has a lot of info on the job and the job really isn't that bad. You just have to be kind of creative in your searching because some of the best info does not pop up from just putting in something like "pulling motor".

good luck.

3 bolts from flex plate to torque converter need to come out. Then about 4 bolts on bell housing to motor inserted from the drivers side toward the passenger side need to come out. Then there is one final bolt on the bell housing coming in from the passenger side to the drivers side. This one is on the backside of the motor toward the windshield.

To get to the last bolt I jacked up the car and removed the right wheel. Supported the trans and removed the bracket going from the trans to the motor. Then you have to look through the wheel well between the motor and the trans all the way to the bell housing. You will see one bolt there and that is the one you want. The knock sensor hanging down on the back of the motor may obscure your view a little bit but if you use a flash light you can see it.

You will need 3 feet of extension and I used a universal. Then you have to almost do it by feel. When the socket locks on there - bust that baby loose and remove it.

If you look at the link below there is some pictures of a guy that made a trans bracket for his engine stand. It has nothing to do with what you are doing except that the you can see in the first picture where the b***h bolt is located. In the first picture the hole just to the left of the hand written "8" on the tranny is where the bolt is located.

Bracket 1 - stuzman's library

Like I said in a previous post. When you put the motor back in, use a spare jack and jack up the differential (passenger side) of the trans before putting in the motor. Make it level with the sub frame and it will allow you to drop it in a lot smoother. It will allow you to get past the torque converter and slide right in.

Also.. when putting in the new motor, put an OLD oil filter on it. You will probably dent it up trying to put the motor back in. Or just take it off.

I thought I said to search on me.. lol
http://www.grandprixforums.net/how-p...yle-47220.html

As for pics of that trans bracket and or engine/you name it pics.
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Helpful pics album is good, as is build up misc.

Here's the diff to engine bracket




Once that's out then you can pull the rear bolt




If you have questions on bolt sizes etc. ..well, most of them are listed in that how to that I linked.

Originally Posted by shauner01

any thoughts you can throw out as to what I should do next and if just a new bearing would work ?

Shaun,

This has been tried by many and the 99% result is about 200-500 miles before the bearing goes out again, if not worse. A used longblock is the common fix as it's the most cost effective.

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Keep in mind that
97-03 Grand Prix GTP
96-03 Bonneville SSEi
96-?? Riviera (with Vin 1)
96-03 Park Ave Ultra
04-?? Monte Carlo SC'd
04-?? Impala SC'd


All share the same motor. If you swap the rear exhaust manifold, and a couple of engine mount brackets and maybe an evap line or two...it's an easy swap.

The GP SC motor from 04-08 can also be swapped in fairly easily.