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Topic: anyone ever install a cluctch just with floor jack?
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GT.SPORTSALEEN93
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anyone ever install a clutch just with floor jack? how hard is it to install a clutch at home with lift just a floorjack?
Posts: 67 | From: SAN JOSE | Registered: Sep 2002
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ShiftyGT
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I did it about 2 months ago with just a floor jack, tires were off the ground about 5 or6 inches and it was a breeze.
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1990 GT, Back in action
Posts: 396 | From: Chico CA | Registered: Dec 2003
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93mustangt
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It's not hard. The only thing you need the floor jack for is to get the car up on jackstands. I take the tranny in and out by hand. I personally think it's easier.
Posts: 543 | From: Orange county, Ca | Registered: Dec 2001
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Hrly01Stng
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I just finished installing mine... Took a couple of hands but i got it done..
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Posts: 336 | From: Milpitas | Registered: May 2003
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racercosmo
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I would guess it's pretty hard with just a floorjack. You will probably need to use a few wrenches.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
Posts: 973 | From: Marin | Registered: Sep 2002
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ShiftyGT
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lol...ya tools help. so do smokes and beer.
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1990 GT, Back in action
Posts: 396 | From: Chico CA | Registered: Dec 2003
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wilit
Mustang Messiah
Member # 3367
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Kragen's sells a transmission "mount" that fits in most standard floor jacks to make it a little safer pulling it out and putting it back it. It's about $50, and worth it if you pull the tranny out more than once in your lifetime.
Posts: 4793 | From: 37.78514° North 122.40100° West | Registered: Oct 2003
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N0SL050
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like the last couple people said it's easy as hell i have done a couple in my drive way on jack stands try to have somebody there extra hands are always nice trying to get stuff lined up......good luck
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Kustom Auto Detailing
Posts: 460 | From: Martinez ,Ca | Registered: Apr 2003
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azl
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since I didn't think I could safely manhandle the 100lb tranny assy. by myself, here's what I did:
Got the car high up on jack stands, then I got a spare tire donut/wheel and put that on the cup of the floor jack. Used the spare tire as a platform to support the tranny while backing it out and away from the block. Was kind of shitty, but worked. Next time, however, I will use a tranny jack.
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Daniel
94 canary yellow GT
Posts: 67 | From: San Jose | Registered: Nov 2002
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mustanggt5091
All I need is.....
Member # 444
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tiring but manageable
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Posts: 2353 | From: Fairfield / Santa Rosa , Ca | Registered: Sep 2001
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SydeWaySix
CAFords OG
Member # 3596
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just put the car up on jackstands, then use the floor jack under the tranny, it's not that bad to do. phil
Posts: 9882 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Dec 2002
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JohnB
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The trick is to remove the tranny in 2 pieces (tranny and bellhousing separate). You don't even need a jack if done this way, only to jack the car up to start with. Three hours, in and out. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
And since when did a T-5 assy weigh 100 lbs? ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Posts: 6523 | From: Orlando FL/Redding CA | Registered: Mar 2002
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chosen1
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Originally posted by JohnB:
The trick is to remove the tranny in 2 pieces (tranny and bellhousing separate). You don't even need a jack if done this way, only to jack the car up to start with. Three hours, in and out.
And since when did a T-5 assy weigh 100 lbs?
I just did mine this way. It was VERY easy. Undid the 4 bolts from the trans to the bellhousing, slid the trans out. removed the bellhousing and starter and the clutch was right there. ![[Whoo Whooooo!]](graemlins/woowoo.gif)
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