I am pulling engines from boat and would like to leave transmissions in. Is the easiest way just to unbolt the tranny from the bellhousing?

Simple question, hopefully a simple answer. Thanks.

U can do it that way , but your gonna have a hell of time putting the motors back in . The easiest and right way would be pulling the drives off and then pulling the motors and trannies together.. If u leave the trannies in they will need to be supported..

Okay, so pull drives and then unbolt from transom assembly like a bravo (2 big bolts)? Then pull engine/tranny as a unit?
Thanks for the quick response

No idea why you'd want to leave the trans in the boat, as Tom said lining it back up will be a major pain. You can leave the drives on and pull it also.

Well that's why I was asking. Initially I thought leaving them in may be easier but that's not the case. Thanks

leave the drives on , unbolt the rest if you can move motors forward enough ,, pull the engines and trannies together if you have the room ?

Well I'm pulling the drives off anyway, wouldn't the input shafts get in the way if the drives were on?

You can pull them with the drives on, putting them back in you will want to pull the drives first. I pulled the motors and transmissions together.

Ok, sounds good. I pulled the exhaust which gives a lot more room. Looks like they will be coming out this weekend.

I always left the exhaust on and just pulled the risers, but it took some contorting to get the motor mount bolts in. How bad was it getting the exhaust out in the boat?