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 Posted: 07-20-2005 02:32 pm
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StabnSteer



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 Engine and trans mating is one of those things - if the planets are properly aligned, so too will the engine and transmission. Its just that nobody has ever really figured out the proper astrology of the thing to replicate it!

I put an engine in my JH with the transmission still in the vehicle and did it myself - went in like it had been buttered beforehand. However, I'm certain that this is the exception to the rule as I've done many an engine in many other vehicles in this manner and spent a decent amount of time cursing and bashing my knuckles.

So my main suggestion if you'd like to do it with the tranny still in the car is to simply be patient. It can certainly be done and help from others is typically a good thing - but don't expect it to be a walk in the park. When things aren't working and things don't appear to want to align, pull the engine up, rotate the tranny input shaft, and start again. Eventually, it will all come together.

--Erik
Spring, TX