I've got a 67 F100 with an FMX tranny that went out about a month ago. I decided to save money I would remove the trans. myself and take it to a tranny shop as this saves around 400$. To aid me in the removal and replacement, I bought a transmission jack adapter thing off the internet that fits into a standard 2 ton floor jack. The problem is that the darn thing is so tall. With the transmission on the plate, on top of the floor jack, it has something like a 2.5 foot height off the ground (to the top of the bellhousing). When taking out the transmission, I and a couple of my friends just decided to get it out without the transmission adapter and it went fine. Putting the transmission back in without the adapter is a different matter. It's fairly difficult to lift that thing, and balancing it while putting it under the truck is nearly impossible. My floor jack only gets something like 5" of lift for my truck, so I'm about 10" short on clearance for the transmission on the jack with adapter. Putting the floor jack on blocks before jacking to gain height seems dangerous, because the jack would seem to be unstable. How do all you other do-it-yourselfer's out there handle it when you just can't get enough clearance under the frame to get the job done? Is there some kind of jack that gets enough lift?

Greg

 

You can get a tranny jack from a rent all place. They hug the floor.

 

drive your vehicle up on some good ramps or a lift. this gives room to sit under it and use your tranny jack.

 

looks like I managed to wrangle it up there on the floor jack (without the tranny adapter). Another question though, when installing the torque converter I was warned to make absolutely sure that it was fully seated on the stator support. I spun it around and got it seated as firmly as I could but there still is a little play when I try to rock it back and forth horizontally, about 1/8th of an inch, but it won't go back any further, no matter if I spin it and push at the same time. Should it be fully solid on there, or is that small amount of play normal?

Greg
Green 67 F100 CS 390, FMX

 

You will get a little side to side movement. You'll know if it is not seated fully. It will stick out a little beyond the bell housing