has anyone here ever dropped the tranny?
Pete has it
Don't forget about the shifter linkage as well..
here is a trick so you don't have to pull the hubs or the axles..
Take your little scissor jack and wedge it between the trans and the tunnel. Jack the trans to the side and ease the axles off the trans![]()
I never ever ever ever need to pull axles... Unless they are for newer cars without stubs
Or put a socket on the crank shaft pulley and turn the engine over by hand and see if the output shaft on the transmission turns....I had the most trouble splitting the transmission off from the engine and also the reverse in mating it back. Once you get the engine and transmission mostly mated, stick the driveshaft in and turn it to make sure the splines are lined up.
This seems like a valid question I would like to know the answer to as well.To you guys that let the axles slid out of the transmission as you lowered it: Do you need to have the car elevated by it's wheels (like rollling it up onto ramps), or by the frame with jackstands and the wheels hanging down? It seems like the suspension geometry would have a play on whether or not those axles will drop out or not.