Nice work on the engine lifting hook. Good video angles too, appreciated. Tips - motor mounts are a thru bolt from rear with a free nut in front. 18mm on our 2004.5 Ram Cummins 3500 Dual 4 wheel drive. Driver (left) side you cannot get a socket on the bolt head from rear, starter is in the way = turn the steering wheel full LEFT, to get room for a breaker bar and deep 18mm socket + 3 inch extension to fit on to the nut from the front. That gets the steering box arm and steering rod out of your way enough to actually swing the breaker bar. If your impact gun can spin it, there is room to use extensions + swivel joint. I had too much loss of impact thru the extensions and swivel to get the nut to turn using the impact gun. - Crack and/or remove most of the oil pan bolts before you place your engine hoist. The hoist legs will get in your way otherwise. - Remove the two 15mm head nuts from the rear transmission mount for some more free movement lifting the engine. Stay gold.
I like the cherry picker method, everyone else was using bottle jacks and floor jacks but I don’t see why you’d want another thing in your way when you only have MM of clearance
If you ever gotta do it again, the oil pick up tube comes down with 4 10mm bolts saves you almost 2 inches of clearance, and the gasket is like 4 dollars
Nice work on the engine lifting hook. Good video angles too, appreciated.
Tips - motor mounts are a thru bolt from rear with a free nut in front. 18mm on our 2004.5 Ram Cummins 3500 Dual 4 wheel drive.
Driver (left) side you cannot get a socket on the bolt head from rear, starter is in the way = turn the steering wheel full LEFT, to get room for a breaker bar and deep 18mm socket + 3 inch extension to fit on to the nut from the front. That gets the steering box arm and steering rod out of your way enough to actually swing the breaker bar. If your impact gun can spin it, there is room to use extensions + swivel joint. I had too much loss of impact thru the extensions and swivel to get the nut to turn using the impact gun.
- Crack and/or remove most of the oil pan bolts before you place your engine hoist. The hoist legs will get in your way otherwise.
- Remove the two 15mm head nuts from the rear transmission mount for some more free movement lifting the engine.
Stay gold.
Great job thats tougher than it looked
I like the cherry picker method, everyone else was using bottle jacks and floor jacks but I don’t see why you’d want another thing in your way when you only have MM of clearance
If you ever gotta do it again, the oil pick up tube comes down with 4 10mm bolts saves you almost 2 inches of clearance, and the gasket is like 4 dollars
Nice
How long would you say this job took you?
Probably 6 or so hours