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Old 08-17-2019, 07:02 PM
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You can either drop the torsion bars and crossmember assembly, remove the transmission/transfer case assembly and then pull the engine from the top....or....remove or lower the front diff, remove the radiator (which I would recommend for either method), pull the engine forward to release it from the trans and input shaft and pull the engine from the top. It's a little tricky to re-install the second way, as you need to get the trans and engine on the same level so the input shaft will slide through the clutch and into the end of the crank (pilot bushing). It usually takes three people---one to push the engine around, one to lower/raise the engine hoist and one to raise/lower a jack placed under the transmission bellhouse---to get it in. It's a bit of a pain doing that way, but it does spare you from removing the trans and having to do a wheel alignment after you get it back together (because of the torsion bars being unloaded and then re-loaded, which can affect the ride height and camber).
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