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#79737 07/09/2007 6:03 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 101 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 101 | I have come to the phase of my project where I need to pull the transmission. I have removed disconnected the various items attached to it and only need to remove it from the engine. Hence the confusion. I was told to by to 1/2 bolts about 4" long and use them in place of the upper bolts to slide the transmission out. I have to turn down the bolts alittle because the bind and on the sides of the transmission but this isn't a problem the problem the two lower bolts. Where are they? I scraped what seems to be tons of grease and dirt of the transmission and there still MIA Any one have pics or something to tell where to find these bolts.
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#79738 07/09/2007 6:08 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 | Inside the bellhousing. They screw into the tranny, opposite what the top bolts do.
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#79739 07/09/2007 6:19 PM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Delux,
The two long guide bolts you mention do help a bunch, but are usually reserved for the installation of the transmission. They serve no real purpose when pulling things apart...in my opinion.
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#79741 07/09/2007 6:36 PM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Ron, If you aren't well versed in the art of stabbing a transmission, the long bolts help you align things for a straight shot, plus allow the transmission to hang so you can wipe your brow and grab a gulp of beer!  Stuart | | |
#79743 07/09/2007 7:45 PM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Ron, I have never used the magic alignment bolts...always did it 'your way'! There are people on this site who don't even know what a creeper is and have never seen a clutch or pressure plate, not less have a transmission jack. If the wife is in the cab pulling on the shifter and the old man is under the truck pushing for all he is worth, why not cheat a bit and let two bolts steer you in for a perfect landing. Everyone has a different level of experience. Stuart | | |
#79744 07/09/2007 7:46 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | at 46 those 2 "scrawny" bolts i've used for years have help keep me from being the "scrawny one" by saving my back. i do remember being told: work smart not hard! combined with a 4x4 wooden jig and a hand cranked boat winch inside the rig they have earned their place in my tool box. | | |
#79746 07/09/2007 10:59 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | I've never needed to use alignment rods myself but I think those who do install them before muscling the trans around, not once you are sliding it home. At the home shop, I use a floor jack with an attachment. I like to get it started through the T.O. bearing then I push and wiggle it the rest of the way in. At work I cheat and use a hoist and tranny jack. I've also heard tale of using a cherry picker through the floor when R&R'ing 4 speeds.
To each their own,
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