Thread: Engine and Transmission removal

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I have a 1946 Ford Tudor I am going to try and create a street rod out of. I have removed everything I can all the way down to the frame. I would now like to remove the engine, flathead V8, and tranmission, 3 speed manual, from the frame. I found something I have never seen. It looks like the drive shaft is enclosed. Is there a way to undo the driveshate from the transmission? Thankx

That tube that encloses the drive shaft is called a torque tube.

At the end of the transmission and the start of the torque tube is a bell shaped connector, should have four bolts or studs. Undo those, and if you pull the trans (and engine if still attached) it will slide forward. I don't recall if your year has the same "strut" rods on the side of the trans bell housing to the frame as the earlier models, but if they're there, make sure you undo those as well.

You'll have to pull the rear end back to unhook the drive shaft from the transmission. At the rear once you get the torque tube removed you'll have to grind off the pin and drive it out, that goes through the drive shaft attaching it to the rear end. It will have a sleeve on it. You'll see once you get the torque tube out.

Wow I got to learn some thing new thanks Guys!!!


~ Vegas ~

Originally posted by vara4
Wow I got to learn some thing new thanks Guys!!!


~ Vegas ~

Plan on a flathead ford in your future Kurt?

And just so anyone reading this doesn't get confused, if you're pulling the engine and trans out the front there's no need to pull the rear end back. That would only be necessary if you are leaving the engine in place and dropping the trans.