Tips for hillbilly tranny removal...
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Well Im sure plenty of you guys have pulled trannys without the proper tools. What are some tips for a garage job? I have some pretty tall jack stands with a decent jack but no tranny jack. Also doin the rearend at the same time but that shouldnt be too difficult. Any help would be appreciated.
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Getting some LONG *** extensions to remove the top bolts from the tranny to the bellhousing will come in very handy. If you have the car high enough, a regular or low-profile jack will be helpful when dropping the tranny as it's pretty heavy, especially when you're on your back. I recommend having a friend with you.
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Getting some LONG *** extensions to remove the top bolts from the tranny to the bellhousing will come in very handy. If you have the car high enough, a regular or low-profile jack will be helpful when dropping the tranny as it's pretty heavy, especially when you're on your back. I recommend having a friend with you.
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yeah they weigh about 175-200 without fluid, i just yanked it out let it down on my chest and rolled it off... not too bad, just get it as high as you can on the stands and yeah u are gonna need some long extensions. if you dont know already it is a shitload easier if you separate the trans from the bell housing first
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Getting some LONG *** extensions to remove the top bolts from the tranny to the bellhousing will come in very handy. If you have the car high enough, a regular or low-profile jack will be helpful when dropping the tranny as it's pretty heavy, especially when you're on your back. I recommend having a friend with you.
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yeah they weigh about 175-200 without fluid, i just yanked it out let it down on my chest and rolled it off... not too bad, just get it as high as you can on the stands and yeah u are gonna need some long extensions. if you dont know already it is a shitload easier if you separate the trans from the bell housing first
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The Harbor Freight Transmission Jack is very inexpensive and greatly simplifies the job.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=39178
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well you just have to use common sense, if you can bench 175-200 at least you will be fine. i would reccomend having a friend, but if you need it out and your alone you should be okay...
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Thanks guys,
Benching it down shouldnt be a problem. Gettin it back up might be. First thing though is cleanin the damn garage. I hate losing things under trash or paper towels. Stuff rolls under damn things 20ft away when it could just stay where it should... oh well. If I need to I could prob rig the jack to get it back up in place.
Benching it down shouldnt be a problem. Gettin it back up might be. First thing though is cleanin the damn garage. I hate losing things under trash or paper towels. Stuff rolls under damn things 20ft away when it could just stay where it should... oh well. If I need to I could prob rig the jack to get it back up in place.
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gettin it back up requires some finesse, i usually just put a piece of wood on my jack plate to keep it even when im jacking it up, you might wanna use just a little bit of grease on the dowel pins so the bell housing isnt such a bitch to get off next time.
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don't let this guy think he can do it if he can't, they weight more than 135 for sure buddy