Pulling Engine
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I use a HF three ton version and load leveler. It reaches farther when pulling from the front.
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I'm with Kevin, you need the 3 ton for the extra reach.
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The 2 Ton unit works just fine if you position it to the side of the engine bay instead of head-on. I just pulled my motor out today using a HF 2 ton unit and load leveler. Hardest part of the pick was getting the wiring harness plugs through the firewall. Everything else was easy peasey.
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I have mine on 6T stands from HF up just high enough to get my fat butt under there on a creeper. My garage ceiling is only 8 feet and I had plenty of clearance.
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Having issues with the engine coming out. The entire front end comes off the ground. I followed the instructions from the CD on engine removal. Are there any gotchas to getting this out?
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Assuming everything is disconnected the most likely issue is the flywheel hanging up on the bellhousing. Lift the engine up until you start to feel resistance then use a pry bar to move the engine forward until the flywheel clears. When it clears the engine should pop up a few inches and then you're good to go.
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Now that I think about it I didn't even use a pry bar, just used the chains to pull the engine forward while rotating it back and forth until it cleared. I had also made sure that the transmission was pushed as far back as possible to provide maximum clearance at the bellhousing.