My torque converter is attached to the engine and i need to install it on the trans, ho is it that i get the converter off the engine?

 

I am learning alot about Torque Converters lately...

Taking it off is not so difficult...

Putting it back on is were I ran into issues...

There are 4 Nuts that screw on to bolts that go thru the fly wheel. To access the Nuts, You have to get to the bottom part of the engine... Remove the Starter and the small access plate... Get a big Rachet or wrench and turn the engine over until you see the nuts at the bottom of the access plate.

Remove the nut... rotate the crank, continue until you get all 4 bolts off... The Converter falls off.

 

the 289 is on a tire in my garage and it sounds easy but might be tough as to the engine being on the tire.lol Amateur here.

 

You should be able to access the nuts through the starter hole.
Paul

 

Like they said.

To reinstall, you need to spin it while you shove it onto the input shaft of the transmission. It will need to engage 2 sets of splines and the pump, so after it is on the first set of splines, spin it until it seats on the second set of splines then keep spinning it until it seats on the pump. At this point is should be about 1" inside the bellhousing.

Failing to do the above will result in transmission damage, so do it right.

 

Then when i put it all together i will need to bolt them together again?

 

yes you need to bolt the torque converter back up to the flywheel, install the torque converter onto the front of the transmission in the order that texasaxman said, then set the motor in place (engine to transmission) and get the flywheel seated up to the torque converter. get the studs on the torque converter lined up with the holes in the flywheel by turning the crank and install the nuts. its much easier to turn the crank if you take all the spark plugs out, that way your not fighting the compression of the engine, and it is also much easier to put a motor in with a couple of people helping, very hard to do it by yourself.

 

will have two more helpers and one of them knows more than i bout the technical side of thing and the other guy and i know mustangs for the most part.