Getting ready to pull my 351W. Help.

FWB · #1 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 09:57 PM

i never liked pulling from side, if trans is attached its even harder. the wheels on the hoist don't swivel. if the trans is on its hard to tip the tailshaft to clear the firewall when the legs of the hoist are in the way. the windsor isn't heavy, so with the boom extended from the front it should go fine.get some old couch cushions to protect the nose from the hoist. beer and two friends, oh did i mention the beer.

donraye · #2 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by FWB

i never liked pulling from side, if trans is attached its even harder. the wheels on the hoist don't swivel. if the trans is on its hard to tip the tailshaft to clear the firewall when the legs of the hoist are in the way. the windsor isn't heavy, so with the boom extended from the front it should go fine.get some old couch cushions to protect the nose from the hoist. beer and two friends, oh did i mention the beer.

Thanks for the tip. Actually the wheels on my hoist do swivel though. If I deside to pull with the tranny I'll definintely pull from the front, but without the tranny the side still seems better perhaps thanks to my swiveling hoist wheels at both front and rear of this hoist.
I'll consider your tip (especially the couch cushions and beer) as still a possibility, and the voice of experience is helpful.
Thanks, Don

Ron61 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 02:25 AM

When I pulled mine I did it with the Transmission off, but my tranny was easy to remove. It only too about 20 minutes to have it out. Then the engine was easy to remove as I took the hood off and pulled it from the front. I had plenty of room and clearance to work with.

Ron

blykins · #4 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 04:06 AM

I installed my 428/TKO in my Shell Valley with them bolted together. You need to get the front of the car up just enough so that the legs of the engine hoist will go underneath the car. If I remember correctly, I had to straddle the driver's front tire with the hoist legs to get the boom out in the right spot. Put the front of the car up on cap block, or wood, and jack the rearend of the car up as high as it will go and let it sit on ramps or jack stands. You will need a hoist leveler so that you can choose any angle that you wish.

To me, getting under the car and having to wrestle a 100lb transmission isn't fun at all. I've done it both ways, and putting it in/taking it out with them together seemed the easiest to me.