Manual transmission, INsTALL(jacking it up)

Conga1991 · 04-20-2011, 03:12 AM

I agree with those guys. I had to drop my tranny a couple times to get my engine in and replace the flywheel and was a pain in the @$$! But if you dont have a cherry picker and dont want to learn how to remove your engine that's fine, better that way though.

Remove your exhaust, manifold to cat, so that it is not in the way of jacking up the tranny.
you will need to loosen the engine main bolts on the engine mounts to tilt the engine back so you can put the bolts on the tranny... mind you that it's a real pain in the @$$ since you will need 5-6 extensions and a 14mm long socket and feel and guess if the socket is on the bolt and tighten. Also you might scratch your flywheel a bit when jacking it up. you will need to jack up a bit then move forward and repeat til the bellhousing is on the back of the engine.

Like I said, it was a pain in the @$$! and that was with an extra set of hands.

04-20-2011, 03:12 AM	#7
Conga1991 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Avondale, AZ Posts: 169	I agree with those guys. I had to drop my tranny a couple times to get my engine in and replace the flywheel and was a pain in the @$$! But if you dont have a cherry picker and dont want to learn how to remove your engine that's fine, better that way though. Remove your exhaust, manifold to cat, so that it is not in the way of jacking up the tranny. you will need to loosen the engine main bolts on the engine mounts to tilt the engine back so you can put the bolts on the tranny... mind you that it's a real pain in the @$$ since you will need 5-6 extensions and a 14mm long socket and feel and guess if the socket is on the bolt and tighten. Also you might scratch your flywheel a bit when jacking it up. you will need to jack up a bit then move forward and repeat til the bellhousing is on the back of the engine. Like I said, it was a pain in the @$$! and that was with an extra set of hands.