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Part 1: Taking out Automatic Transmission
Day 1:
- Swap parts almost complete. Still need: Clutch, top driver's side tranny mount, Pass. Halfshaft, Axle Seal, Starter.
- Tools organized and sorted
- Back up onto car ramp (the rear wheels)
- Relieve fuel pressure(green fuse in fuse box)
- Jack up the front ( so its parallel to the floor with the rear)
- Put jack stands on the side supports
- Put 2nd set of jack stands behind the ones supporting the car for safety) and also put extra wheels under car for safety
- Support motor with engine hoist,jack, or tie bar on top
- Took out intake assembly(elbow,iat,filter,hose)
- Took out charcoal canister (2 hoses top 1 hose on bottom, 2 bolts for bracket)
- Took out cruise control(2 bolts,10mm)
- Took out Battery tray(3 10mm bolts) and battery
- Fuel filter (2 bolts 10mm)(2 hoses,top and bottom)---replace with new one
- Took off wheels both sides
- Took off or moved away Driver's side:
-Tie Rod (1 17mm bolt with cotter pin inserted{remove pin first,new cotter pin needed later} )
- Lower control arm (1 bolt and 1 nut each side, both 17mm)
- Axle Nut (32 mm, use impact wrench)
- Push out driver's side axle from hub(use hub puller or hammer)
- Then remove axle from tranny (use big screw driver or breaker bar to pull out)
- Remove the all splash guards
- Remove crossmember (17mm, 3 on each side,6 total)
- Remove transverse member(17mm 5-6 bolts) and front engine/tranny mount(2 bolts either 14 or 17mm)--- put in rr-racing poly engine mount
- Disconnect all wiring harnesses from the top(all electrical is on top)
- Disconnect the cable from gear selector on tranny
- Take off starter(3 bolts, 14mm, and 2 wires)
- Take off bolts that mount tranny to engine(4 on top, 3 on bottom, 17mm)
- Drain all atx fluid
- Disconnect all atx fluid lines
TMRW- take off pass axle and intermediate shaft
- rear engine/tranny mount
- top driver's side tranny mount
- Lower tranny!!!!!
Day 2:
-Pass Tie rod( 17mm and pin)
-Took off lower control arm (14mm bolt and nut)
- Axle Nut(32 mm, use impact wrench)
- Remove pass. side axle from hub( use hammer or hub puller. If stuck like me, take the whole hub and axle off car and use drill press at a machine shop,luckily my friend has one at his shop)
- 2 bolts(14mm) to take off intermediate shaft(shaft is between the tranny and pass. side axle)
- Take off rear engine/tranny mount( 4 bolts 17mm socket plus extensions)
- Support engine with jack plus 2x4 onto oil pan
- Tranny ready to drop after top driver's side tranny mount
- Support Tranny with engine jack or tranny jack
- Move everything from under the car
- 3 bolts on top driver's tranny mount
- Danger!!!make sure tranny is stable and won't tilt(very dangerous and heavy)
- Make sure all wire harness and bolts disconnected
- Lower 3-4 inches. Check again for harnesses,hoses, and bolts and make sure tranny is stable
- Now use a breaker bar and pry the tranny from the engine. The tranny might be laying on top of the torque converter so you'll have to tilt engine a bit to slide the tranny out.
-Lower tranny slowly all the way.
- Tranny is out!!!! and move the slushbox out from the car
- Clean flooor(torque converter oil and tranny oil spills and drips)
- Take off torque converter ( 4 bolts 14 mm)
- Take off flexplate (8 14mm bolts)
- Stopped and analyze the wiring harnesses with the wiring schematics
- Also examine tranny swap parts and compare
PART 1 is finished. Next section is installment of the Manual Transmission and other swap parts.
Disclamer: I am not responsible for any damages to you and/or your vehicle. This write-up is only intended
as general advice. Follow at your own risk.
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