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01-27-2012, 10:41 AM | #1 |
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Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
I have to pull a turbo 350 & transfer case. I've done it before but not by myself. Can it be done? I'll be using a floor jack trying to balance the trans and transfer case, the truck will be sitting on the ground, no jack stands, seems to be enough room. But in reality can I do this myself? Have any of you done it alone under the same condtions. By the way the last time I pulled a transmission & tc was some 20 years ago.
And I know the transfer case weighs some 250lbs or seems that heavy. Tom
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01-27-2012, 10:51 AM | #2 |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
I do it all the time, but in two pieces. Do yourself a favor, and get a trans jack.
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01-27-2012, 10:58 AM | #3 |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
I agree, if you can afford it, a trans jack will be an excellent investment for yourself. If you absolutely don't have the money for a trans jack, something I have done in the past is to use two floor jacks and a small piece of plywood.
Another tip, whenever pulling a tranny with a floor jack, make sure you have a 2x4 or something similar handy. You need to place something between the jack and the pan of the transmission or you're liable to crush the pan on the transmission. -Steve
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01-27-2012, 11:09 AM | #4 |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
I always use my floor jack and just balance the whole affair on the jack pad. You can also use ratcheting "tie down straps" and make a sling from frame rail to frame rail crosscar, both as a safety feature and/or as and aid in getting it up off the floor and onto the jack initially.
I'm sorry guys, but I CANNOT reccomend the harbor freight trans jack. I have one of those and the scissor portion doesn't want to stay vertical - it will lean off to one side or the other and dump everything onto the floor. I've had a couple close calls and won't use it again. K
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01-27-2012, 11:19 AM | #5 | |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
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Never had an issue with my jack( used 10 times or so). Maybe they cheaped out in the last 10 years. Mine is still tight, and I use an impact to raise and lower it |
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01-27-2012, 01:09 PM | #6 |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
This might sound crazy but I have seen my dad use a cherry picker with a chain through the trans tunnel when he didn’t have a floor jack. It actually looked fairly easy.
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01-27-2012, 01:39 PM | #7 |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
^ that does work out real good !
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01-27-2012, 02:16 PM | #8 |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
I welded a chunk of steel pipe that fit the floor jack saddle hole to the center of a 12"x12"x1/4" plate. I drilled 1/4" holes in the corners for tie straps. I used a second jack to stabilize the transfer case. I installed a 700R4 & NP208 in my 76 by myself with that setup.
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01-27-2012, 02:59 PM | #9 |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
JMS-1, HATZIE and all the rest those are some great ideas.
Thank you. Tom
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01-28-2012, 05:08 PM | #10 |
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Re: Anyone ever remove trans & transfer case by themselves?
+3 on removing the trans tunnel and using a cherry picker
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