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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Easier to remove them both together? especially since I dont have a lift...
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 04:05 PM
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Depends on what you're taking it out of. I would rather not pull them together. Makes it heavier and bulkier with the tranny attached.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 06:03 PM
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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It's alot easier to pull both engine and trans out together.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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does the clutch have to be replaced everytime the transmission is unmated from the engine? The guy im selling the tranny to will likely do it anyways, but I'm jw.
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no, it doesn't have to be replaced.
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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