Pullin tranny from motorless car...easy right?

[96lt1]

Hey all,
Title says most of it. I have a builder car that the motor is out of. I took the motor out the top and left the tranny. A guy offered me enough money for the tranny that I am not gonna say no. Pullnig it should be nothing more than pulling the wheels off, disconnecting the axles, unbolting from the subframe and shifter cables right? I hope there isnt something stupid that will make this more than an hour job or so. The car is in storage buried in the back of my grandparents' barn and that alone will be a pain to even get to the car. I;ll probably drag the car out with the Yukon to the shop and work on it there.
If ya think of anything I might wanna know I would appreciate it.

Thanx

Sean

 

[Dr. Tweak]

Should be pretty easy. Double-check that you can pull both axles without a problem, on some transaxles you have to put a dowel in one side...

 

[96lt1]

cool thanx.....i was hoping this wasnt gonna be one of those things that starts out a 30 minute job and turns into an allday thing.

Sean

 

[revhardSHO]

Should be pretty easy. Double-check that you can pull both axles without a problem, on some transaxles you have to put a dowel in one side...

No need for a dowel. Good luck with the pull

 

[SASHO91]

Ok heres what you NEED to do, forget what they said.
Ok start with taken the front fenders off, then the wheels, the left mirror, the trunk lid, and take your spare tire out.
Then jack up the car, from the rear, make sure you get a good lifting spot, preferably the spare tire holder. Then unbolt the subframe, but make sure that the tranny is supported, i used a coat hanger. then pull the sub frame out through the engine bay, and Wola! tranny is all ready to go sub frame and all!



But if you only need the tranny by itself, then yeah it will be easy enough!
Dont worry about it, its all easy,
Man the things you think of when your board....

 

[Dr. Tweak]

Ok heres what you NEED to do, forget what they said.
Ok start with taken the front fenders off, then the wheels, the left mirror, the trunk lid, and take your spare tire out.
Then jack up the car, from the rear, make sure you get a good lifting spot, preferably the spare tire holder. Then unbolt the subframe, but make sure that the tranny is supported, i used a coat hanger. then pull the sub frame out through the engine bay, and Wola! tranny is all ready to go sub frame and all!

LMAO!!!! :laugh_ti:


You have to pull the subframe though the top of the engine bay, right?

 

[SASHO91]

yeah you turn it side ways, DUH!!!

 

[DHMag]

id just unbolt the trans mount, shift mechanism, and wiring and yank it out. the intermediate shaft should give enough play for the axle to come out. when one side comes out, side the trans the other way and the other slides out.

Josh, can i have what youre smoking ?

 

[SASHO91]

No!!! its all mine!!!! Bee-oTCh!!!

Heh heh heh

 

[DHMag]

No!!! its all mine!!!! Bee-oTCh!!!

Heh heh heh

i just had a flashback of Beavis and Butthead

 

[SASHO91]

Uh UhUh Uh Shut Up bevis!!


(or am i bevis)


dam thats hilarious!!!!

 

[96lt1]

id just unbolt the trans mount, shift mechanism, and wiring and yank it out. the intermediate shaft should give enough play for the axle to come out. when one side comes out, side the trans the other way and the other slides out.

Josh, can i have what youre smoking ?

so ure saying i could leave the wheels on and everything? Just unbolt and yank right? That was gonna be my first thing i tried.

Sean

 

[anarchy04]

I've always had to pull the lower ball joints and tie rods off to get the halfshafts out, but that was with the engine in it.

 

[DHMag]

if you dont wanna keep the half shafts, cut the inner boots and the joint comes apart. there should be enough room to compress it(along with the slack from the intermediate shaft) and remove it from the transmission on the passenger side.

it may work, it may not...never know til you try. at the first instance of trouble, do it right (undoing the ball joint).

 

[3.8Lwagon]

with out the engine or anyhting else in the bay the trans should be able to slide left and right to get the cv shafts out.

when in dout sawzall and bolt cutters help

oh ****. undo the strut mounts from the body and the subframe mounts and wiring and just lift the body off.

 

[Devin]

Plasma cutter!