Help! Pulling motor right now.

[ford141]

I'm just about to pull my motor out but I can't get to the torque converter bolts. A standard socket is too short and a deep well is too long and hits the oil pan. Do I have to take off the oil pan to her the torque converter bolts off?


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[ghohouston]

you need a double flex head ratchet wrench

 

[ford141]

What do you mean? I'm using a 3/8 ratchet that has a flexible head, but it still won't work.


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[08BIGRIG]

Get some mid length sockets. That's what I use and have no issues with fitment.


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[ford141]

Never mind, I just found something that works. 1/4 inch drive 14mm with a 1/4 to 3/8 adapter= just the right length.


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[7.3powerstroke00]

That must be a bad a$$ 1/4 drive adapter, some other vehicles I've worked on inwas worried that a 3/8 was gonna snap gettin TQ converter bolts/nuts loose!

 

[webb06]

I use a 1/4" long handle ratchet and mid length 14mm socket as well

 

[RescueF250]

Why not just go thru the other inspection hole on driveside above the oil pan ?

 

[ford141]

I didn't know there was a second inspection hole above the oil pan. Got all of them out, didn't break the adapter either. It's a Lisle adapter I picked up at one of the tool dealers at a swap meet. They didn't seem all that tight to me.

I think I'll get a mid-length socket to put it back together though, just so I don't snap the adapter.

 

[2wd-fire]

Never mind, I just found something that works. 1/4 inch drive 14mm with a 1/4 to 3/8 adapter= just the right length.


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This is exactly what I use every time


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[ramonpowerstroker]

How do ya turn the flywheel? Do ya just hook a battery and turn it with the starter?

 

[ford141]

My heads were already off, so I just turned it with a wrench on the front balancer bolts.