I am swapping a good cast iron powerglide into my 50 Chevy coupe for a bad one. Can I do it without taking the engine out? (I am cutting out the floor). Any advice would be helpful...thanks
you can do it without pulling the engine or cutting the floor.make sure you put a cap or old yoke in the end while pulling it.saves alot of cleaning time.
How much floor and why? If it's rusted out and your replacing it that's one thing but to make the swap easier would be a waste. For a rookie it may be easier to pull the engine, everything is easier to get to. Old age leans toward pulling everything also, hard to get twisted up under the car. without a trans jack it's not as easy to lift the trans up as it used to be.
Dad and I aren't real familiar with powerglides, so we thought a birds eye view may be helpful. Also thought it may help as far as access to bolts, lifting, etc. Finally the previous owner butchered the floor-job, so I figured it would be a good chance to clean it up.
With access from the top it should be a piece of cake. Make sure you know how to set the converter. Thats about the only thing that could cause a little trouble.
if you don't have the manual for it, this might help http://chevy.tocmp.com/shop/1949_53/07trans/7_018.HTM
No problem going out the bottom. Get the car UP in the air. A trans jack would be nice cause they are heavy. The bellhousing bolts can all be gotten from the bottom with a swivel and an extenstion. Frank
Gas Pumper is right about the swivel sockets. Spend a few bucks and get GOOD ones. If I remember correctly, all the bell housing bolts are 9/16 so that is the only swivel needed. A good lightweight 3/8 impact wrench makes it ever easier. I just got a composite IR and love it.
might be 1/2" heads on the bolts that hold the bellhousing to the adapter plate, eh? it's not a 350/350 after all
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