i have an h22a going into a prelude 4th gen, now the tranny is attached and the mount goes into the passenger side fine, but i can't get the driver side to clear, its off 1mm, hitting the crank pully... what should i do? i can't remove teh crank pully the tranny is already on

 

You can still remove the crank pulley with the tranny attached - in fact, I recommend dropping the motor in with the pulley off for an inch or so of room. You don't want to damage the crank banging the pulley against the frame of your car. You'll need a crank pulley holder to, you guessed it, hold the pulley still while you break the pulley bolt with a 19mm socket. You'll need a 1/2 breaker bar to use the crank pulley tool.


Bought mine off Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Alltrade...r=1-4

 

thanks for the info, but i dont have access nor time to order one of those, i hafta have this in today, and running tomorrow

 

did you drop it in at an angle. the side with the crank should be at the highest point until you get the mount for the tranny linned up.

 

yea, thats what i am trying to do, and the crank pulley keeps hitting the side

 

i had the same problem. you have to pry on it or you can drop it in at the other angle. meaning the crank at the lowest point and then level it with the tranny mount.

 

I just did this about 2 months ago. It might sound crazy to you because I thought it was crazy when I heard it but, remove your cross member or whatever that thing is that the front motor mount bolts to. I spent about 3hrs trying to drop the motor and trans in until a friend removed mine. Motor went in about 2 mins after removing it lol. The reason we do this is to get the motor and trans to almost hit the ground and then lift it back into place.

Also make sure that the tranny end is tilted toward the ground on about a 30-35 degree angle. Remove both the drivers side mount and the tranny mount. When you get everything lined up after you get the rear mount in place then put the drivers side and the tranny mount back on. Should take about 20 mins for the process with hand tools.

 

take the crank pulley off. will give you more clearance

 

Install the engine without the crank pulley. It'll buy you a ton of room to move the engine around.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 117 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Install the engine without the crank pulley. It'll buy you a ton of room to move the engine around.</TD></TR></TABLE>

who would think that 2-3inches could mean so much

 

i am not pulling my tranny off again, expletive that, theres gotta be a better way

 

Where are you getting the idea that you need to remove the tranny to remove the crank pulley? That makes no sense.

What everyone is telling you is right. The engine needs to go in with the trans pointed towards the ground, then leveled out as it gets put in the car. It'll have to come forward to clear the windshield shelf, then go back towards the firewall once the engine is down in place.

 

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teh crank pulley isn't on/in the tranny, its on the opposite side of the motor
they're saying take it off and you'll gain much more room

 

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What everyone is telling you is right. The engine needs to go in with the trans pointed towards the ground, then leveled out as it gets put in the car. It'll have to come forward to clear the windshield shelf, then go back towards the firewall once the engine is down in place.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, just pull the engine back out, it isnt bolted in, enough to get your air gun enough room, and take it off.

 

put it in threw the bottom. thats how i put mine in. i did not have access to a engine lift.

 

i got mine in with the crank pulley on... just dip the passenger side down lower and drop it in.... it was a pain in the a$$ but it fit

 

I got mine in with the crank pulley on but all tranny and engine mounts off. I used a load leveler to lower the passenger side really low to dip that side in first, then slowly lower the engine while leveling out the engine side.

 

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lol dude the crank pulley not the tranny. its a 17 or 19mm bolt and a notch holding it on.

 

You need an engine leveler... that way you can put it in at an angle.

Good luck

 

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Good luck</TD></TR></TABLE>

it helps, but not necessarily needed. I have never used one.

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lol dude the crank pulley not the tranny. its a 17 or 19mm bolt and a notch holding it on.</TD></TR></TABLE>

19 I believe

 

I have never used an engine lift to put a motor in, just a floor jack and 4 buddies.
And we have put 4 or so in in the last month.

 

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And we have put 4 or so in in the last month.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i think its easier with a cherry picker just swing in the tranny first then the motor side and done

 

ive put two in with the crank pu lly still attached. just be careful u dont bang up the pulley and chip the edges of it, but itll go with some muscle

 

a part of it did get chipped but the smaller one, ugh

 

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could have been avoided if you just would have taken it off

for not listening and being stuboorn