ENGINE removal question on 66 Chrysler 300

[Big_John]

Dam, was hoping removing the engine in the 73' Imperial would be like removing the K-frame in my A body. Yikes. Better get mentally prepared.

The '73 Imperial will be even more involved. More options mean more stuff to unhook, and you also have the rubber mounts to deal with. The frame is longer, so it goes back farther and now you are pulling the front seat to get at the mounting bolts. My back hurts just thinking about having to pull that Imperial bumper!

 

[Big_John]

Hello John,
I got a low budget Engine Stand and Hoist, made in china for incredible low price...
It looks very solid and will make the once in a lifetime job.
I will sell it once the engine and transmission is back in.

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I had one for many years and gave it away when the ram went. After borrowing one a couple times, I broke down and bought one similar to yours.

I use it for more than engines LOL... I had to take an old refrigerator to the dump and was by myself. I tipped the top over and grabbed the bottom with the hoist and lifted it in the truck with no effort. With a couple doctors telling me I can't lift anything heavy and Mrs. Big John enforcing that rule, I use that hoist much more than I ever thought I would.

I notice "engine and transmission". You can pull them at the same time. It's not any harder, especially with that leveler. Just have to back off the adjustment on the torsion bars so you can take the trans mount off.

 

[michiganhotrod1]

I had to remove the transmission on my 58 Imperial FIVE times (av long and woeful story). I used a nylon ratchet strap hooked to the hood hinges to support the engine while the trans was out of the car. Cheap, and the nylon resists damge to the parts it touches. I suspect you may be able to rig up the same for the transmission. These are cheap at Horrid Freight.
Ditto comments on the crank adjuster, makes life so much easier.
Mark

 

[Frank Odenthal]

Finaly, engine is out, that was Not a big Deal for the hoist, but the engine stand is struggeling with the engine weight, athough heads are already off. Don‘t trust it, Supporting with a wooden block while waiting for removal of Pistons and crankshaft.

 

[67mopig]

interesting.
on my 67 new yorker, we tried to fit the motor and box back int he car together but we couldnt get the sump to clear the crossmember without the end of the gearbox tail section hitting the floor or thebellhousing/heads hitting the firewall. Maybe having the car up on hoist, higher off the ground works but heck, that is soooo much weight having tipped over nearly vertical, the engine lift probably wouldnt go high enough and would be rather tippy.
ended up having to split them apart, put motor in then box up from under. Right pain in the ***!

maybe, taking the sump off was going to work but i dont think i could be bothered re taking it off, cleaning it all up then resealing everything again under the car, its a bit of a mish doing that on ya back on the ground. ( done that before too ) ;/

 

[detmatt]

On the Mobile Director car I had to remove the front stub frame anyway for rust repair and when it was ready to go back in so were the fresh engine and trans. Loading the stub frame and installing the whole thing as an assembly was by far the easiest engine/trans swap I’ve ever done. Most recently on my other ‘67, since there’s no reason to remove the stub, I pulled the engine out through the top and once it was out and secured on a stand I pulled the trans forward to where the engine was and pulled it the same way the engine came out. I put them back the same way. The front end of the car doesn’t have to be way up in the air to in order to slide a trans under it and the only time laying on the floor was to reconnect everything.