Removing piston from below, 4.6L?

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Old 04-21-2014 | 08:33 PM
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Question Removing piston from below, 4.6L?

4.6L engine in '98 F150; Is it possible to remove a piston from the bottom without removing the crankshaft?

This is just my spare truck while I rebuild the trany in my F350 so I don't want to spend too much $ as I will sell it once I get my F350 back on the road.

Any idea if the piston will slide by the crank & block?

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Old 04-21-2014 | 09:28 PM
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I'm sure that it will not.
 
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Old 04-22-2014 | 06:25 PM
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A complete piston can only be removed from the top. Seen a lot of pistons come out through the bottom but they were all in little tiny pieces..
 
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Old 04-22-2014 | 06:38 PM
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As dyno said above. Only way its coming out other than the top of the bore is if you scatter it or window the block through the side! Lol
 
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Old 04-27-2014 | 08:27 PM
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Thanks for the info guys
 



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