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 Posted: 05-22-2009 08:12 pm
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Jensenman

 

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 The transmission will come off of the bellhousing. Easiest way:  take the console out and remove the nut which holds the rear of the shift housing in place. From underneath, first remove the driveshaft, then slide the metal sleeve back off of the coupling and push either one of the pivot pins out. Then remove the two bolts at the top rear of the transmission and remove the whole shifter assembly.

Support the bellhousing with a scissors jack etc, then remove the crossmember and disconnect the reverse light wires and speedo cable.

Now you can lower the bellhousing with the scissors jack (be careful not to lower it so far the fan damages the radiator), take the four bolts out at the front of the transmission and and slide it out. Harbor Freight sells a roll around scissors type transmission jack for ~$60 which works great, it's # 39178. It makes reinstallation (which is, like the Haynes manuals all say 'the reverse of removal') a lot easier. The hardest part about reinstalling the transmission is getting it through the release bearing sleeve and a transmission jack helps a LOT with that.