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dont know if this belongs in this subject but just wondering. me and my friend did a denali conversion on his single cab and he went all out and bought a 6.0 escalade motor to throw in. so next weekend we are taking out his 4.6l any one know or have done this before to let me know what to watch out for

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the top bolt on the trans is a PITA.

 

Not if they pull the old motor and trans out as one unit...which they should do(takes 20 minutes to disconnect the trans mounts/driveshaft/etc...Are you guys doing a complete denali AWD conversion as well?

 

 

But yes it is a PITA in the truck...when I had my converter done, they went in from the bottom with a 4' long extension and one swivel on the socket...it was fun stuff...I was watching helping along the way.

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the top bolt on the trans is a PITA.

 

If you support the tranny with a jack and unbolt the crossmember, you can slowly let the jack down and the whole motor and tranny will tilt back at an angle making it VERY easy to get to the top bolt. ;)

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com'on guys...its one bolt! I was kind of joking.

just stay organized and keep the extra bolt pile as small as possible.

when I do bigger projects like this I usually use a tray that is divided to keep all the bolts together.

Make sure you have a friend there and plenty of refreshments

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Not if they pull the old motor and trans out as one unit...which they should do(takes 20 minutes to disconnect the trans mounts/driveshaft/etc...Are you guys doing a complete denali AWD conversion as well?

But yes it is a PITA in the truck...when I had my converter done, they went in from the bottom with a 4' long extension and one swivel on the socket...it was fun stuff...I was watching helping along the way.

 

no hes not going to do the awd conversion but that would be sick!

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