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I Fear No Five O
Member # 5185
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Hey everyone, I've decided that my transmission needs to be rebuilt and from what everyone tells me, ModernDriveLine is the best. So I called them up to set an appointment and they said that I need to pull out the tranny myself and take it to them. I've never pulled out a tranny before and was wondering if there's any advice on doing so or if there's anyone who's willing to help me. Oh and what's involved in the process of removing the tranny? Thanks.
- Tim
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AJBlackGT
Member # 3936
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Drain the oil Unbolt the shifter inside the car Take off the h pipe Unbolt the driveshaft and remove it Take all the connections off of the tranny Put a floor jack under the tranny Unbolt the 4 bolts that hold it to the bellhousing and then pull the trnny out and lower it. Its pretty self explanatory once your under there, you can also buy a haynes or chiltons but it will probably basically say what i just typed
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Blue Oval
Member # 2548
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auto or manual??
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AJBlackGT
Member # 3936
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i think bruce at modern driveline only does manual trannys
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I Fear No Five O
Member # 5185
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Thanks a lot for the advice. Yeah, it's the stock T-5 (manual) that's in my '94 GT. Luckily, I have access to a lift, tranny jack, and all the tools. But I'm new to this stuff, so I'm going to need all the help I can get. How long will this take approximately and how heavy is the tranny itself?
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SlowStockFox
Member # 1081
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bout 2 hours i would say. prob like 100 lbs is my guess
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AJBlackGT
Member # 3936
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quote: Originally posted by SlowStockFox: bout 2 hours i would say. prob like 100 lbs is my guess
yep
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GOHST FLAMED 90GT
Member # 5251
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Pulling the tranny out isnt really that hard, im 17 and me and my friend did it in a day and with the acsess that you have to a lift it will make it much easier than useing jack stands
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50nuts
Member # 5254
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[ January 30, 2005, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: 50nuts ]
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AJBlackGT
Member # 3936
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Theres not really much to fuck up by pulling out a tranny Now i wouldnt recommend opening the case if you dont know what your doing though
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BlackDrop50
Member # 1715
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quote: Originally posted by AJBlackGT: Theres not really much to fuck up by pulling out a tranny Now i wouldnt recommend opening the case if you dont know what your doing though
Yep it's easy! You don't even need a book or anything just disconnect EVERYTHING and take it out!!
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SlowStockFox
Member # 1081
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ive pulled and bolted one up like 6 times in a day cause i kept fuckin up. its cake man
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zpyro35
Member # 3745
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I pulled an AOD out of my Tbird in the driveway using a floor jack and some blocks of wood, I'm sure you'll have a much easier time
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I Fear No Five O
Member # 5185
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Thanks for all the advice everyone. Yeah, I'm going to pull out my tranny and take it to Bruce at ModernDriveLine to have it rebuilt. There's no way in hell I'm going to take apart the tranny and do it all myself, lol.
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