M 715 Engine Removal

[chillydog]

Need some advice on removing the engine from my 715. I tried removing the engine with the transmission attached, as the manual does. Whoa. Couldn't do it. So- how do other 715 owners get the engine out? Which leads us to- what would be easier- removing the truck's front clip, and pulling the engine ( with trans. attached) out that way, or, if the tranny is removed first, does the engine come up and out of the engine bay easier ? Advice needed!
Thanks!

[spgirard30]

Take the front clip off. With two people it can be removed in about 30 minutes.

[chillydog]

Thanks. Makes sense, that way besides making the removal much easier, the open chassis can be better pressure washed, checked, painted, etc. Also, the transmission looks heavy, and it's bottom is very irregular( won't sit in the floor jack's cup easily), it looks like a bear to wrestle out and back in.

[Barrman]

Get the engine hoist as close to the engine as possible and then let the air out of the front tires. I have had to do that 3 times now. It is the only way I can get it over the valence without removing the valence.

The best solution is what is posted above. Undo the head light, marker light buckets, black out drive light and horn wires. Throw them over the windshield and pull the front clip. It is so nice to sit on the front tire while working on the engine compared to doing one arm push ups.