No topic thread,,, Part 2
Post Fiend
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From: Yorkton Sask
i think it weighed about 90lbs. i laid on the floor of the truck with my arm through the access panel and held the clutch while he lined it up to slide it over a spline. i don't remember the setup process. we had to take it apart again because something was missing or broken, i don't quite recall. i just remember holding on for dear life cause it'd have killed him if i dropped it!!
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
Haha yeah, sounds like a fun job!
Worst weight related one I have done was installing a chev turbo 350 tranny into a truck, while it was full of fluid. Just bench pressed er up there and had a buddy try to get the bolts in. Then when he couldnt get the bolts in, he benched it and I managed to get a bolt in!
Oh the good ol days!
Worst weight related one I have done was installing a chev turbo 350 tranny into a truck, while it was full of fluid. Just bench pressed er up there and had a buddy try to get the bolts in. Then when he couldnt get the bolts in, he benched it and I managed to get a bolt in!
Oh the good ol days!
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
Thats only IF you have a cement pad to do it on!
Back in the day it was al outside repairs, all hand tools, all manual lifting. Only time I had to have assistance was the front end loaded to actually pull and reinstall the engines.
Back in the day it was al outside repairs, all hand tools, all manual lifting. Only time I had to have assistance was the front end loaded to actually pull and reinstall the engines.
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From: North Central Rural Sask.
Yeah I guess plywood would work just as good, if not better then cement, it would be a little softer!
Unfortnatly we never had any plywood and stuff like that kicking around. About the only thing we could have used is a tarp if needed.
Unfortnatly we never had any plywood and stuff like that kicking around. About the only thing we could have used is a tarp if needed.
Post Fiend
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From: carter lake ia.
hi all,
now a days they have the fancy tranny jacks and a fancy lifts to make the job easier. now what would take all day now takes a few hours. and air tools helps alot. i think the fastest i pulled a TH350 was 35 minutes but the truck was older and 2wd. the 4x4's take a bit longer. the s-10's and the blazers and the dakota's are the worst.
i try not to bench press any tranny. if at all costs.
ford ranger
now a days they have the fancy tranny jacks and a fancy lifts to make the job easier. now what would take all day now takes a few hours. and air tools helps alot. i think the fastest i pulled a TH350 was 35 minutes but the truck was older and 2wd. the 4x4's take a bit longer. the s-10's and the blazers and the dakota's are the worst.
i try not to bench press any tranny. if at all costs.
ford ranger
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Woo hoo Got my new ford parts catalog from out west from alberta. I think I'll make my wish list for my Wifie for Xmas> I know Thats not nice at all talking about that time yet. Any ways the list is about a page and a half all ready.