pulled their engine from the top instead of dropping the whole cradle. i started to remove all the components and got most of it done except the tranny bolts. once i get those off can it just be pulled? is the engine mounted to the frame somewhere as well? any input would be appreciated

 

its alot easier to do out the bottom with cradel

 

I don't know why you would try to give yourself a headache by doing it like that. If you are that far into it, why not just unbolt the suspension (literally 3 bolts on each tower) and then unbolt the 4 bolts that hold the subframe up. Done.

BTW, try to be more descriptive in your thread title, it'll help when other newbs are trying to search.

 

I pulled it from the top once, biggest headache ever. Save yourself the time and stress and just drop the cradle. thats what I did this time and it was a world easier.

 

drop the cradle. like the above peeps said, 4 subframe bolts, strut tower bolts, and electrical, exhaust, fuel and brake lines.

 

take it lose from at the ball joint so you dont have to bust open the brake lines and hang the caliper with wire

 

He may not have a lift, or access to one.

 

You don't need a lift to drop the cradle. I did that **** in my driveway and I got plenty of pictures to show.

 

i agree with what you guys are saying but like stone said i dont have a lift. ralli if you have pics to show me im all ears man but otherwise has anyone done this and what process did you take?

 

I undid all the exhaust, electrical, cradle bolts and suspension etc etc and pulled my front bumper support off and pulled it out the front. it was super easy. if I wasnt screwing around most of the time I was doing it I coulda had it out in 2 days of working.

 

Not worth the troubles and u don't need a lift just jack it up real high I droped the cradle to but mine back in cause it was way to much work taking it out through the top

 

When i replaced my engine, i took it out from the top and dropped in from the top, dropping it back in there was a headache, i never took my transmission out so it was still chillen in the engine bay the whole time, now trying to make the engine slide in there was a pain in the *** I used an engine hoist and some jack stands at that point, i also loosened the tranny mounts and had my friend push the transmision away while i was dropping it in....Funn stuff...not really

 

Pics would be awesome. I've gotta pull my clutch and have never done a FWD, so it would help the OP and myself out to see it.

 

Ive pulled my LSJ from the top, definitely a bitch but i got it out. Once you get the tranny bolts off, separate the tranny from the engine and you'll be able to pull it right out with ease.

 

I forgot to mention, like he said dropping it back in is pretty fraking gay lol, i had to loosen the tranny bolts also untill i could get the engine in the right place.