62-65 B-body - Can you pull the engine without pulling the 4-speed transmission?

[khryslerkid]

This is pulling a 361 with the automatic attached. I could have dropped the front back on the floor but you can see you run out of room on the boom. It didn't go back in this way. Installed the replacement 440 and then the automatic last. The 440 is a bit heavier so I didn't want to chance it doing this by myself. I might have dropped the front back down after the last pic.

 

[matthon]

Your post reminded me that when pulling my 318 poly from my 64 Fury, the crane was up against the bumper.
Putting it back was a royal pain as I had to slide it back a bit once in, with the crane against the bumper it wasn't a straight shot down.
Good thing I had help wrestling it back once down.
Should have removed the bumper for that extra few inches.

 

[MCODECUDA]

This is pulling a 361 with the automatic attached. I could have dropped the front back on the floor but you can see you run out of room on the boom. It didn't go back in this way. Installed the replacement 440 and then the automatic last. The 440 is a bit heavier so I didn't want to chance it doing this by myself. I might have dropped the front back down after the last pic.

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Thanks but I was looking for information on a manual transmission equipped car.

 

[khryslerkid]

Thanks but I was looking for information on a manual transmission equipped car.

Hello! You should be able to compare what took place doing this with an auto to get a grasp on what it takes. Sorry I posted any help.

 

[andyf]

Your post reminded me that when pulling my 318 poly from my 64 Fury, the crane was up against the bumper.
Putting it back was a royal pain as I had to slide it back a bit once in, with the crane against the bumper it wasn't a straight shot down.
Good thing I had help wrestling it back once down.
Should have removed the bumper for that extra few inches.

Yeah, I've done some of those things too. I used to pull engines out in the driveway of my parents house when I was in high school. Once did an engine swap in a '56 F100 grunting the engine hoist around in the gravel! These days I have a big shop with a nice concrete floor and an overhead crane. Sure makes it easier than in the old days.

For the OP there really are no firm answers to your question since it all depends on the tools, space, time, talent and resources that you have. Engine swaps are easy with the correct tools, plenty of time and plenty of resources. Pulling an engine on the gravel in the freezing rain with only a floor jack and a hammer as tools is difficult. If you have to ask if it can be done then the answer is probably not.

 

[dadsbee]

Hello! You should be able to compare what took place doing this with an auto to get a grasp on what it takes. Sorry I posted any help.

Some seemingly don't want it KK..