It's been awhile since I pulled the motor out of the 56 Savoy (6cyl)
I removed the radiator, but not the support. I don't remember exactly where
I attached the chain, but I did not take any head bolts out. In the front of
the motor, I usually use one of the holes from a backet and in the rear, a
trans bellhousiung bolt.
I also pulled the motor and transmission out as one piece. I remeber it
being relatively simple as I did it myself.
I used a cherry picker with the hood removed.
As far as exhaust, soak them very very well with penetration oil. If you
break them and don't have access to torches, I would drop the motor into a
pickup and drive down the local exhaust shop. When I broke mine recently the
motor was in the car, so I put the car on the trailer and brought it down
there. The removed all the studs for me, and put in new ones. I think he
charged me $20.
Be sure to pull the motor out slowly, there's always someting forgotten to
remove, I get caught alot with the body to enging ground strap
Good luck, Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Morton <morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 11:19 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Advice on pulling a motor
> It's time to get the flathead rebuilt, and I've lined up a shop to do it.
> I've dropped the driveshaft and the transmission, now it's time to strip
> down the block and yank it. I've never done it before -- here are some
> questions I have:
>
> 1) Is it sufficient to pull just the radiator, or should I also remove the
> sheet metal it's mounted to? (Of course I'll remove the hood!)
>
> 2) What bolts should I attach the chain to?
>
> 3) The car is in a garage, with a good cross beam above. Will a decent
> cinch pull this block, or should I go with a cherry picker?
>
> 4) What should I do with the block once it's out -- rest it on it's side?
> Will the oil pan support the weight?
>
> 5) Removing the manifolds! I expect to snap bolts. Please advise...
>
> Any other words of wisdom, about things I haven't thought about?
>
> adTHANKSvance
> Dan
> '55 Savoy
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