In the middle of my auto to manual swap...

[MAKG]

Possible to tilt the engine back, thus lowering the y-pipe?

Only if you have a body lift or suspension lift. At stock height, you'll drop the Y-pipe onto the radius arm bracket before the transmission clears.

 

[mjonesjr]

I cut the lower part off the y-pipe off and it went in there easy as sin.

Still got to put the t-case on and button up some things.

 

[88mudder]

I cut the lower part off the y-pipe off and it went in there easy as sin.

Still got to put the t-case on and button up some things.

good work

 

[AllanD]

Though my telling you this is belated....
what is a lot easier than cutting and rewelding the Y-pipe
OR fighting with the Y-pipe to manifold bolts is torching the rivets off the radius arm brackets.

Letting the radius arm brackets down allows the engine to droop
farther giving you the extra clearance you need.

If you actually crawl under the truck you'll see that the Y-pipe is
resting against the radius arm brackets.

SOMETIMES on a truck with good (or new) body mount bushings
just removing the bolts that hold the two brackets together will
give you just enough clearance to force the bellhousing through.


BTW, if you are seperating the radius arm brackets from the frame
you MAY also need to disconnect the lower end of the shocks
and slipping the calipers off to prevent stretching the brake hoses.

On my own truck I replaced the body mounts (urethane) made my own

AD

 

[mjonesjr]

I have Superlift extended radius arms on the BII so the stock radius arm brackets are long gone!

 

[90rangersuper]

just pulled my m5od out today to fix my f-up with the pilot bearing, same thing, came out fine, about 5 minutes from being upbolted it was out, Y pipe in there, putting it in took about a half hour, could not get the input shaft in the pilot bearing, finally after about a half hour it went in, the one trick i used was taking a ratchet strap around the y pipe on the bottom to bring it down, tilted up and wam, it went over the cross pipe, so far i have removed the auto, and put the manual in twice and taken it out once without removing the y-pipe, truck is totally stock - no lift at all.