Thanks! I figured it "fell off" the page. I even searched and it didn't pop up... I didn't realize that I haven't touched it since the end of April. I did spend 10 weeks "schoolin" myself, then traveled for a couple weeks.
Sept 2-5, 2021. I spent a day dropping the transfer case and another day dropping the transmission (obviously I didn't spend the entire day on it. I'm getting kind of good at pulling and replacing the transfer case, I've done it 3 times now. The transmission essentially "fell" out of the truck. My BRAND NEW transmission jack doesn't hold pressure. I had to remove the whole exhaust system too, since I couldn't get the modification to come apart. The previous owner had the tranny replaced and they cut the pipe near the Y.
The replacement transmission went in pretty easily. I was patting myself on the back when I noticed that there was a brand new trans filter sitting right there!
I spent a couple hours arguing with the exhaust pipes, but they finally capitulated. Tuesday, I'll get back at it. I have to replace the right side exhaust manifold studs, since I broke two of them off. Of course the FLAPS doesn't stock them. I repaired the AIR pipe that was broken off in the manifold, so the smog dude can't complain about it now. I need to tighten a few connections, top off the fluids and "hope" for the best (Hope is not a course of action, but in this case, I'm hopin').
Last edited by Rusty Rod; 09/06/2021 12:07 AM.
