well im back on the 25 fordor, tryed to start it today, no go, im disappointed. needs a flywheel ring ordered it today, anyone want to give me any tips on how to pull the engine thanks mike
The service manual is available online. There are a few threads in the forums here with pretty detailed instructions. Where are you located?
As Doug says, the search function should bring up plenty of info on engine removal.
I'm always preaching on this, so you may have seen it before. Here it is again. The first Model T parts everybody should buy are these.
The Ford manual will tell you how to take things apart, fix them, and put them back together, and the MTFCA books will explain in more detail. The books will save you a lot of hassle, grief, and expense. VOE.
Good preaching Jeff and good advice. As with anything when in doubt read the instructions. It always helps.
Well, I wouldn't hurry pulling the engine for a faulty starter ring gear - I would try getting it running with the hand crank first and get to the ring gear later when some more service is needed inside
Well, until you get the manuals.... Disconnect the radiator and remove it, the hood will slide out. Disconnect and label the wiring (of course disconnect the battery first). Remove the nuts from the bottom of the front motor mount. remove the bolts from the side motor mounts, disconnect the 4 bolts from the ball cap on the back of the transmission that attach the drive shaft. Rent a 'cherry picker'. Since you're probably going to pull the head anyway, attach the cherry picker under 2 motor mount bolts. Not a bad idea to go to a hardware store and get 2 bolts an inch longer than your head bolts so you don't risk pulling the threads out of the block.
It's all pretty self explanatory, just take your time, it's about a 2 or 3 hour job if you have all your ducks in a row before you start. Hook the cherry picker up so you can push the rear of the engine/trans down to get the pedals past the firewall.
Get a bunch of zip-loc sandwich bags and put the nuts and bolts in them as you remove them and label them as to where they came from you'll find out why later, if you don't. If I can do it as a first timer without instructions, anybody can. Maybe by then, you'll have the books. Putting it back in correctly is where the books come in handy.
I will add my two cents worth, I had an old time mechanic tell me one time that since the engine only stops two places on the ring gear that all you had to do was move the ring gear 90 degrees and you would have a new ring gear surface to work with.
thanks all im in granite city il
But if your battery or starter was weak, wouldn't that negate moving the ring gear to another spot? Once the starter hit the dead spot, wouldn't that cause the same problem as before?