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[Logan Savage]

I'm pulling a 3.7 out of my liberty tomorrow if it's not raining . Will removing or loosening the one long bolt through the motor mounts allow the engine to slide forward or will the engine & transmission not raise high enough for the mount to clear the bracket the mount sits in ? 2005 Liberty .
I pulled the replacement engine a few days ago & it didn't appear the mount would raise high enough so I unbolted the mounts from the engine , 4 bolts each mount . I didn't actually try raising the engine to see . It appeared as though the bell housing would hit the fire wall before the mounts would clear .

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

I'm pulling a 3.7 out of my liberty tomorrow if it's not raining . Will removing or loosening the one long bolt through the motor mounts allow the engine to slide forward or will the engine & transmission not raise high enough for the mount to clear the bracket the mount sits in ? 2005 Liberty .
I pulled the replacement engine a few days ago & it didn't appear the mount would raise high enough so I unbolted the mounts from the engine , 4 bolts each mount . I didn't actually try raising the engine to see . It appeared as though the bell housing would hit the fire wall before the mounts would clear .

You actually don't have to remove the bolts - just loosen them so they'll clear the cradles they sit in.

When I pulled my engine I just lifted it up and out after loosening those bolts and of course the block-to-bellhousing bolts. Didn't need to remove the radiator either - just connected the lift chains in such as way that the nose of the engine lifted first and then up and out.

Bob