Hi gearheads, I want to pull the 235 engine (for rebuilding purposes) from my '54 Chevy handyman WITHOUT pulling the ****** . I removed the brace and radiator allready, the 235hood is way up, car is on jack stands. How hard is it to loosen the bolts that connect the ****** to the engine. Can I reach them all when I'm underneath the car ? Please advise ... Does the engine have to be pulled if I want to change the rear rope type sealing of the cranck shaft. Imagine this lying under the car ..... Tnx guys
Yes, the trans bolts can be removed from under the car. I can't recall for certain if the cars had the bottom two bolts accessed from inside the bell housing. But, either inside or outside, they are readily removed. It's been a long, long time since I had my '51 Chevy, but I seem to remember the floorboard has a removable section of the transmission hump to improve access to the top bolts. If not, you can use tools to reach the upper bolts, such as a long extension with a socket and ratchet. You will need to provide some support under the trans to hold it up when the engine is pulled out. Ray
it will be easier to take the ****** right out, or pull it with the motor. you can do the rear main wiht the engine in.
I don't have a lot of experience with the 235 as some others do, but the times I have pulled the six cylinder engines (235/261) out of my truck (which has a lot of engine bay space), I would agree, pull the trans first..It isn't much to pull the trans anyway. It makes it much easier to remove and re-install the engine (and minimize mis-alignment the possibility of damage to the trans). I don't think I would attempt it without pulling the trans first. don
Of course the engine OR trans can be pulled separately. You think transmission shops were pulling the engine to rebuild the trans ? The engine has to turn - seized parts make it a new game ...
Is it a glide or a 3 speed? if it is a 3 speed you just remove the 4 bolts holding the transmission to the bell housing, like @Hnstray said the bottom two bolts are probably accessed from inside the bell housing. there is an inspection plate on the bottom of the bell housing that you will no doubt have to remove. If it is a powerglide car you can remove the engine without the transmission but it is a pain in the **** if you have never done it before, you will have to drop the inspection place from the bell housing and remove the torque converter bolts, this done by turning the engine until you have removed them all. You will have to unbolt the bell from the engine and remove the starter ( one bolt inside the bell housing) as well as make sure that all the bolts have been removed from the adapter plate that goes between the engine and the bell housing. Some if this will be done from above and some from underneath. Or as @saltflats suggested pull them both as a unit. You do need to remove the hood it will just make life easier for you.
That doesnt look familiar to me so I ***ume you have the powerglide(?). Not familiar with those but if it is somebody earlier suggested pulling them together. Did want to mention that not all these cars had the access hole in the hump. My 54 doesnt.
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