I'm glad I came across these videos. I gotta swap a motor from an envoy into my blazer. But since the envoy just had a rebuilt trans and my blazer has the front diff starting to go, I want to pull it all at once and change it all together. Hopefully that makes it easier than going after the top trans bolts
Hi Marina , you will need to remove both front axles , so once those are removed the front diff can come out with the engine and swapped to the new engine. You can see at the end of the 3rd video the front diff attached to the engine while lifting it out. I think there are 4 bolts to remove and twist it back and forth and pull it off the oil pan and the shaft will probably come with it.
I found that you can take the top ball joint out of the control arm and turn the axle about 20 degrees at a time and pry at it. The spline on the diff side is shorter and gives alot more clearance.
driver side cv axle can be removed more easily: undo upper ball joint, tilt assembly out everyone wants to pull cv axle shaft from bearing, but if you remove bearing hub, you can then compress the cv axle shaft enought that you can pull it out of the front diff then you can slide it back towards where the radiator was, then you can free the axle from the suspension thing and it comes right out. its only 3 18mm bolts to remove the hub bearing. i didnt have the tools to remove the lower ball joint anyways and my method was super easy. also a pry bar from up on top will make quick work of breaking the axle free from the front diff
I seen someone post pics once up on a time and they removed the rads etc or at least the fan and shroud , may have removed the mounts and swung it over but dont remember for sure but you will need to remove or move the a/c compressor and alternator
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I came across this series of videos. About to do this myself. You are a lifesaver covering everything i need to know👍
Awesome , hope it helps. Good luck with your swap!
I wouldn’t attempt this but this dude really knows what he’s doing. If u follow this series of 4 vids it is possible
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!!
I'm glad I came across these videos. I gotta swap a motor from an envoy into my blazer. But since the envoy just had a rebuilt trans and my blazer has the front diff starting to go, I want to pull it all at once and change it all together. Hopefully that makes it easier than going after the top trans bolts
Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Good luck with your project.
Im going to start pulling mine out this monday because a rattling noise now im wondering about the front diferential 🤔
Hi Marina , you will need to remove both front axles , so once those are removed the front diff can come out with the engine and swapped to the new engine. You can see at the end of the 3rd video the front diff attached to the engine while lifting it out. I think there are 4 bolts to remove and twist it back and forth and pull it off the oil pan and the shaft will probably come with it.
I found that you can take the top ball joint out of the control arm and turn the axle about 20 degrees at a time and pry at it. The spline on the diff side is shorter and gives alot more clearance.
Thanks for the info!
driver side cv axle can be removed more easily:
undo upper ball joint, tilt assembly out
everyone wants to pull cv axle shaft from bearing, but if you remove bearing hub, you can then compress the cv axle shaft enought that you can pull it out of the front diff
then you can slide it back towards where the radiator was, then you can free the axle from the suspension thing and it comes right out.
its only 3 18mm bolts to remove the hub bearing. i didnt have the tools to remove the lower ball joint anyways and my method was super easy.
also a pry bar from up on top will make quick work of breaking the axle free from the front diff
Thanks for the tip.
Please post reinstall videos too I’m doing this exact same thing right now, 2006 TB I’m have a heck of a time
Ok , I have some footage to throw together , give me a couple days. Thanks
Is their any way that you could remove the chunk on the side of the oil pan while the motor is still in. Or is their not enough room
The chunk on the driver side? Yes!
I seen someone post pics once up on a time and they removed the rads etc or at least the fan and shroud , may have removed the mounts and swung it over but dont remember for sure but you will need to remove or move the a/c compressor and alternator
Well how did u do the AC.
I had to remove everything and recharge the system later.
How long did this actually take to complete ?
I never really kept track but I would say with a/c recharge and the broken bolts 24-26 hours. The first one takes the longest