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Removing a 1929 engine for rebuild.

I have removed the radiator,fenders and flood boards. My question is when I unbolt the drive shaft housing from the Transmission. Will the slip joint slide free from the transmission? Or will the whole drive shaft come out also. Or try to come out? The catalog replacement u-joint and slip joint looks like it will just slide free.

I do not want to have the engine coming out and have a surprise like something is not unbolted. I have not found any information on pulling a 1929 Chevrolet engine on line or in available manuals.

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It is easiest to remove the engine/transmission as an assembly. After you remove the hood, radiator, light bar, engine side pans, wiring, exhaust pipe, pedal assembly, transmission top, engine mount bolts & nuts, speedo cable, clutch bottom cover, etc. (probably have forgotten something) you can install the lifting sling about 2/3 toward the rear of engine. That will permit lifting the engine/transmission straight upward. It is best to support the torque tube as high as possible without binding against the floor. Place a piece of sturdy cardboard between head and firewall to keep from messing up the paint. Lift the engine/transmission assembly straight up until the clutch housing is just below the bottom of the firewall. Begin to move the assembly forward. The bottom of the flywheel should clear the cross member as all comes forward. Then you can continue to lift up so the pan clears the front cross member and the top of the transmission is under the firewall lip. You may have to rotate the assembly a bit to get around the steering column.

Despite people telling you that you can't do it the assembly can be installed reversing the extraction. The rear of the U-joint will slip over the propeller shaft splines. The transmission gears can be used to align the splines. It is necessary to support the torque tube at the highest level.

The drive shaft will not come out as it is firmly held by the pinion bearing.


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Thank You Chipper! I had all you wrote about removed as I previously had broken the studs in the exhaust manifold. Sent the carburetor out for rebuild. I will have more room as I am going to take out the brakes bar assembly to put new ends on and new bolts in. Lots of old rusted bolts to remove.

Thanks for the help I am sure I will have more question to come yet! thanks everett


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