Removing Transmission With Floor Jack

They do range in price but you only need a cheap floor jack to use as the base for your transmission jack.

Removing transmission with floor jack.

With the transmission weight being supported by the adjustable floor jack remove the transmission cross member. Transmission removal replacement and installation. Making a sturdy transmission platform for a floor jack. Place the transmission jack under the transmission and then take a socket wrench and remove the support nut the cross member and the rear support insulator from the rear engine.

Remove the swivel part from the floor jack. Learn how to remove a transmission so you can replace your clutch or flywheel or so you can rebuild you. Loosen each bell housing bolt around the front of the transmission with a ratcheting wrench extension and socket. Once all the bell housing bolts are removed the transmission will sit in place on two alignment posts.

Floor jacks can be found all over the internet and in certain hardware shops. At any rate you need something to get under the transmission and motor so you don t literally drop it to the floor. Get your hands on a cheap floor jack. This is most easily done by using a pair of snap ring pliers.

Now just need to remove 4x4 stuff and drop in the new engine. When the jack is fully lowered carefully slide the transmission off the jack to the floor. Remove the 13mm bolt from the center of the crossmember that goes into the transmission mount bracket. 15 b with the help of an assistant hold the transmission steady on the jack and move the jack back and away from the engine just slightly so that the transmission separates from the engine then slowly lower the jack.

Improvising a transmission jack based on the work by photographermatt shown in this video. Support the engine with a jack stand and use the transmission jack to withdraw the transmission toward the rear of the vehicle.