Removing the transmission???
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Removing the transmission???
I'll be doing this soon and want to know if I need to support the engine after removing the trans. Will it sit fairly level or will it tip back and allow the turbo to contact the firewall?
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It will sit in there fine. You might want to just glance at the up-pipes and make sure they are not hitting anything. I don't think they will unless you lower the tranny down while attached to the motor and then it will pinch the up-pipes/turbo.
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mine has been out several of times. it wont sit level but will sit fine, no need to support, while trans is out check uppipes for leaks.
A little peice of advice, DO NOT pull trans and transfer case together, that makes for a heavy SOB, i would pull it one at a time.
A little peice of advice, DO NOT pull trans and transfer case together, that makes for a heavy SOB, i would pull it one at a time.
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Thanks for the advise.
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you must have a special jack, ive tried it 3 or 4 times and it always tries to tilt back off the trans jack.
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Nope... LOL. I just had an adapter plate for my floor jack. It worked fantastic, didn't even need to strap it down. I wouldn't of believed it either if I hadn't done it. LOL
but every truck is different.
to the op: You might want to pull the transfer case before, then stick it on after the tranny is out and see how it balances. If you don't like it just pull out the 6 bolts and stick it in after the tranny... I just hate to wrestle that Tcase. It can be a pain, I have had mine out a few times and my buddies a few times as well. It gets tiring holding that thing up there and getting the splines to line up.
but every truck is different.
to the op: You might want to pull the transfer case before, then stick it on after the tranny is out and see how it balances. If you don't like it just pull out the 6 bolts and stick it in after the tranny... I just hate to wrestle that Tcase. It can be a pain, I have had mine out a few times and my buddies a few times as well. It gets tiring holding that thing up there and getting the splines to line up.
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I want to get an adapter plate for the trans jack, a little arm thingy that holds the tcase. I had to strap mine down!
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I tried to get my buddy to pull the transfer case with the tranny too on his Zf6. But wouldn't do it. It is nice to see the pics though!!
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