tranny removal

[d-oom]

hey, i searched but i didnt find anything that helped.

i bought a parts car, and am trying to drop the tranny down.

ive disconnected the sensors, and unbolted the wierd peice on the driveshaft near the tranny. ive taken the screws off the mid-joint of the driveshaft in hopes of it coming apart. grrr

do i need to unbolt the driveshaft from the differential?
plz help

[aznpoopy]

whoa whoa whoa

the tranny is secured in multiple places. there are also things secured to the tranny.

you only need to take out the front half of the driveshaft, between the carrier bearing the transmission. there are four bolts to attach it to the center bearing thinger. unbolt em. then, slide it out of the tranny towards the back of the car. you do not need to unbolt it from the differential. it is a two piece driveshaft. to drop the tranny you only need to remove the front piece.

as for dropping the tranny:

- sensors unplug. goes without saying. unbolt the slave cylinder from the tranny. hang it up somewhere. unbolt the exhaust bracket from the tranny mount bracket. remove the driveshaft.

- it is bolted to the engine. you need to take those bolts off.

- it is secured by a crossmember (in which resides the transmission mount) unbolt the crossmember, while supporting the tranny with a jack.

once all of the above is loose, slide the tranny out towards the back of the car, while supporting it with a jack. be careful taking it out. if you get tired pulling, and rest it for a bit, you might accidentally put stress on the input shaft, fuxoring the input shaft bearing.

[d-oom]

i have the slave cylinder unbolted and hanging, and the exhaust bracket. the front section of the driveshaft was also completely unbolted. hmmm i guess it just needs a little force to come out.

thanks for the quick reply

[SirWarrior]

dont forget the shifter and all that good stuff on the inside of the cabin ;)

[1Via!]

Yeah, shifter.
And a tranny jack is key.

[Muzzy]

hey..i have yet to see u mention that u removed teh tranny bolts that go into the block. if u have removed all of the tranny bolts and tranny crossmember it should slide off. if not use a pry bar in that little hole at teh bottom of teh tranny where teh tranny and motor mate. that should help it slide off.


buy my tranny jack...adapter(fits in standard floor jack)..its worthless to me.

<===muscles

[aznpoopy]

dont forget the shifter and all that good stuff on the inside of the cabin ;)

i totally forgot about that. good call. :hsdance:

[d-oom]

i got it out.

the mid joint in the driveshaft way rusted and BENT. lol. the only problem was getting to the top bolt on the block. the tranny was suprisingly light.

this is the first time ive ever attempted something like this, and it was a piece of cake. i cant wait to start rebuilding my engine. i love this shit :D

oh ya, my jackstands tipped over and i almost died, luckly i left my jack under the car haha.....ya

[Muzzy]

how the hell did your jackstands tip over????

[d-oom]

it was probably the fact that im having to do all this on gravel, but other than that...i dont know :mepoke:

[Slidin240Wayz]

yea, d-oom as a name does not help either.

[180sExy]

how long did it take you???? i have too take mine out too

[pr240sx]

Engine in car, 2 hours tops!
Engine outside, 15 mins including oil drain.