Tranny Removal

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  1. MarulMav

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    Anyone ever removed a tranny without a lift? If so, is it possible to get the car high enough to clear the bellhousing? Is there another trick to doing this without a lift?
     
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    well you can pull the engine and tranny together...pretty easy


    or you can put your car on jack stands depending on what kinda stands you have , might have to put at highest level , then drop the tranny w/ a floor jack and pull it out to the side or out the front where ever is easier , depends on where your jack stands are....
     
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    I assume you're talking about a manual trans? I just jack up the front, put jack stands under it, crawl underneath and pull the trans out on to my chest. Kinda do the same thing in reverse to get it back in. I put a pair of studs, made from 7/16" bolts with the heads cut off, into the lower trans mount bolt hole in the bellhousing. Lift the trans onto my chest, then press it up to get the input shaft through the throwout bearing and the lower holes started onto the studs. At that point it's perfectly aligned and the weight is held by the studs, just slide it in.
     
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    any specfic reason why the tranns needs to come out?
     
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    I've pulled my manual tranny in and out in my driveway ... the C4 may be tough since you have to pull it with the bellhousing ..
     
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    if you get the car high enough on the stands you can slide it though the side...

    also can slide in out the front, take a floor jack w/ a little rachet strap and wrap around it rachet it down tight...
    unbolt the drive shaft/converter/ bell housing from block and let the floor jack down and pull the tranns out the front or side, the i think the front would be easier....just my .02
     
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    As long as you get the car up high on jack stands, I don't see any reason why you can't remove it. Just watch that torque converter. It slides out easily and is somewhat heavy, so it could hurt if it fell out on your arm or something. Not to mention it's full of ATF.

    The last time I changed the trannsmission in my Maverick, I pulled the engine and trans together. Of course, this is much easier and quicker with a 6 cylindner.
     
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    I have pulled my c4 while the car was on stands. When I put it back in, I had to slide the trans under car the lift it up onto the jack to raise it into position. Try doing that by yourself, it wasn't fun.
     
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    Yea but it sucks:D


    Take your time and all will be well.
     
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    i do all my stuff by myself, dad is getting older and most of my firends dont have any idea what a transmission(or most other parts on a car) is let alone a maverick:D
     
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    i got a tranny jack from harbor freight. jack the car up as high as you can get it on all 4 corners. take the driveshaft out. undo the linkage. take out the bellhousing bolts and the torque convertor nuts. jack up the tranny jack until it sits right under the trans. disconnect the tranny x-member. back the tranny out and lower the jack. i then undo the tranny to cooler lines. the bellhousing dosen't clear especially on the jack. i get it where i want to take it out and using a floor jack under the front crossmember i jack it up using a big 6" thick piece of wood on the jack. this gives me the clearance i need. i then push the jack and tranny out with a long piece of wood. don't get under the car when it is jacked up this way. i then let it back down on the jacks until it's ready to go back in. i think the jack is $69 at HF but they are on sale sometimes for $49. this jack raises up with a 1/2" ratchet. works great.
     
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    This is best done with a helper unless you have pulled a few to learn the tricks involved. Safety is number one issue, jackstands that are heavy duty and tall. After getting the car up and secured on the stands, disconnect the battery, get a large drain pan and loosen the pan on the tranny until you can pull one corner down to start draining fluid. Remove pan and let the puppy drain and drip while cleaning up any spills (get some rubber exam type gloves to wear, will save your hands and cleanup time) reinstall pan.

    Pull the driveshaft out and keep track of all bolts and nuts, if you don't have a front yoke to stick in the tail shaft (to keep fluid from coming out) use a HD sandwich bag and rubber band. Loosen rear motor mount from crossmember and the two nuts on the bolts that hold the member to the frame. Shift linkage, exhaust pipe etc, speedo cable, trans cooling lines ( kind of hard to get at) bell inspection cover and the four torque convertor bolts/nuts.

    Starter must come out too. Now start taking out the bellhousing bolts to engine. Leave one or two in the bottom, loose. remove trans dipstick tube. Make sure the trans oil pan is clean on the bottom and get a floor jack, preferably with a very short handle, and put a piece of good cardboard between it and the pan (anti-slip device). Position jack on pan near the front of the pan for balance when the trans comes back. Raise the jack enough to remove the two long 5/16th crossmember bolts and the member itself. Lower the jack a bit (may have to block the engine up on the oil pan too) take out remaining two bell bolts and start to slide the trans back with the jack, make sure convertor stays in the bell, then when cleared of engine, lowet down and slide it off the jack and out the side.

    Installing is reverse of everything and a bit tricky to get the trans back on the jack, alone. While it is being rebuilt, tell the mechanic to install a pan drain plug while he is at it. Makes doing a filter or other work, easier next time. Is a bit messy and tricky to do this all, at first, but you will get lot's of experience and learn other shortcut's for the next time. Good luck and be safe.
     

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