What is the easiest way to pull the engine on an 8? Is it easier to separate the tranny and just pull the engine, pull the engine and tranny no TC or pull the engine, tranny and TC in one shot?

 

it took me about 3hrs to take the tcase and trans out the bottom and the engine out the top.

 

unbolt the transfer case and pull the engine and tranny together. Just pick up the timing belt side first, it will be kind of a steep angle but thats the easiest way IMO.

 

bro you can pull everything out in one piece!. engine, transmission, and tranfer all connected. you gotta remove the radiator, turbo mani and turbo, disconnect propshaft and take it out the tc, take off wire harness, fuel lines, coolant lines, grounds, motor mounts, both axles.disconnect anything connected to the engine bay. it took me and a buddy 2hrs and the engine was on the stand.