Removing transmission
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I had never done it before and i dropped the tranny & exhaust in less than 2 hours yesterday, w/ help from one friend. You need 2 floors jacks or 1 with a tranny holder & 1 to jack up the engine a little, plenty of flexible socket joints, some muscles & remember to unhook the starter & all wires attached to the tranny.( reverse sensor etc....) just know that it might take longer than you thought. get a haynes manual or print something off of this forum. Spot Skater write a good clutch & tranny write-up. PS, when you take apart the exhaust, don't break any studs off or you'll torching the stud out...and swearing a lot. A car lift is not needed, get some tall jack stands & make sure the car is STABLE & SUPPORTED. Oh, and for christ sake, mark the driveshaft / differential so you know where it lines up (it's balanced & needs to be correctly aligned).
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Fundamentally it's not that hard. Procedures are in the FSM (see FAQ). You can do it if you can get all 4 wheels of the car off the ground.
Basically you remove the shifter, unbolt the slave cylinder, remove the driveshaft, disconnect the electrical connectors, remove the starter then unbolt the transmission from the engine. Then put a jack under the transmission and unbolt the crossmember from the car. Wiggle the transmission and slowly lower the jack while pulling it back from the engine.
Installation is reverse of the removal. Put a bit of grease on the input shaft and make sure to align the clutch properly. Use a new throwout and pilot bearing.
Basically you remove the shifter, unbolt the slave cylinder, remove the driveshaft, disconnect the electrical connectors, remove the starter then unbolt the transmission from the engine. Then put a jack under the transmission and unbolt the crossmember from the car. Wiggle the transmission and slowly lower the jack while pulling it back from the engine.
Installation is reverse of the removal. Put a bit of grease on the input shaft and make sure to align the clutch properly. Use a new throwout and pilot bearing.
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Are they automatic trannies? - if so, there is a little more to it.
Manual transmissions don't "slip". If they are manual trannies - its likely just a worn clutch, not the transmission.
Either way you have to remove the tranny but if its just the clutch I don't see why swapping them is necessary.
Manual transmissions don't "slip". If they are manual trannies - its likely just a worn clutch, not the transmission.
Either way you have to remove the tranny but if its just the clutch I don't see why swapping them is necessary.
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
Fundamentally it's not that hard. Procedures are in the FSM (see FAQ). You can do it if you can get all 4 wheels of the car off the ground.
Basically you remove the shifter, unbolt the slave cylinder, remove the driveshaft, disconnect the electrical connectors, remove the starter then unbolt the transmission from the engine. Then put a jack under the transmission and unbolt the crossmember from the car. Wiggle the transmission and slowly lower the jack while pulling it back from the engine.
Installation is reverse of the removal. Put a bit of grease on the input shaft and make sure to align the clutch properly. Use a new throwout and pilot bearing.
Basically you remove the shifter, unbolt the slave cylinder, remove the driveshaft, disconnect the electrical connectors, remove the starter then unbolt the transmission from the engine. Then put a jack under the transmission and unbolt the crossmember from the car. Wiggle the transmission and slowly lower the jack while pulling it back from the engine.
Installation is reverse of the removal. Put a bit of grease on the input shaft and make sure to align the clutch properly. Use a new throwout and pilot bearing.
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