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bend
Dec 31, 2012
A standard jack with a platform is fine, you can even bench press trannys out if you're feeling adventurous. I've done it on falcons doing tranny swaps in the dirt when I didn't have access to a jack, I don't recommend it though. The 2x4 across the engine bay will be fine to keep your engine supported just wrap the ends in a couple of old towels.
If you are going to drop the tranny don't forget to hunt up a cap for the tailshaft socket, they'll pour a load of fluid all over you of you're not careful.
edit: I always forget something, heh. Make sure you've got it up high enough to actually get the box out from under there too, it's not fun realising that you've got it on the ground but you cant actually get the bloody thing where you want it without lifting the car another six inches.

bend fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Jul 29, 2016

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bend
Dec 31, 2012
A die grinder or a dremel could probably get in there too, though a dremel would take a while. Take the head off the bolt if you cant get the nut off.
Don't know if you have a welder or not, but you might be able to mig a piece of bar stock to the nut for leverage too, the heat'd go a long way to breaking it free if you can.

bend fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Aug 21, 2016

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