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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Ogden, Utah
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Anyone have Tranny jack ideas
Looking for ideas...........
Has anyone fabbed up a tranny jack that could be used with a regular floor jack....... that could also be used for the transfer case? Any ideas would be great. Or any ideas on removing these without just using a couple guys brute force. Thanks.
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Location: Seattle, WA, USA
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Well, they sell adapters for floor jacks.
Basically you need something flat that's probably 12" x 12" with a way to either wrap a chain or nylon strap around whatever you're lowering to keep it secure. You also have to keep it as thin as possible so you can lower it enough to get clearance under the vehicle. Let me know what you figure out.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Springfield, VA
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Harbour Freight sells a cheapie for your floor jack
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KEEP ON TRUCKING
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: martinsville va
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on my 2wd we put the front of truck on ramps and laid a couple wheels in front of it slipped a long 2x10 under truck and put one end on the stacked up wheels and a small floor jack on the otherend then slid tranny on 2x10 that was longways under truck then jacked it up and slipped it in.its alot easier to slid than picking it up
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Kansas City
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What a great idea! You mean I didn't have to muscle my Th350 up by hand, keeping the tension with a rope attached to my foot? Whish I had my jack back then.
Hey gman, it's pretty easy. Go to a Do-It-Yourself center (Home Depot, Lowes) or whatever and get some plate steel, like 1/8 inch will work, about 12x12. Also, get a carrage bolt about the same size as the hole in your jack arm. OK, hard part...drill a hole in the middle of the plate, bolt it down, break an EMPTY beer bottle on it for luck. Or, if you don't like to do stuff like this you could go and buy one. Just make sure you have someone there to help you take the tranny out, just in case you can't dial the phone for emergency response.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
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use a big piece of wood! haha i just did that this weekend. probably wasnt the safest thing but its in the truck now so. oh by the way i did the transfercase. that thing was hard to get on there so the weight was even!
matt
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Check to see if Auto Zone has them on there free tool loan program.
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I picked up an adapter to put on my floor jack and then discovered I couldn't lift the vehicle high enough to use it. I took it back and traded it for a transmission jack that is like a big scissor jack on wheels. Roll it under, tighten it up and then unbolt the transmission and pull it back. Lower the jack as far as possible and then slide the tranny off the jack so you can drag it out from under the vehicle. I used it on my old Ford for the automatic and last fall on the Toyota when I changed out the clutch.
Don't know if there is a brand name on it but I bought the jack locally at a farm supply store. ![]()
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I bought the scissor type tranny jack from harbor freight $70 for my last tranny job, a turbo 400. I did it myself with half the sweat it usually takes. Just have two sets of truck jackstands ready so you can get the front & back up for easy clearance. All I can say is why didn't I buy one of these 15 years ago!
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I almost forgot. Back when I worked at TSC they sold a tranny scissor jack like what oldsub86 is talking about. It is the same thing as a motorcycle jack.
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I made a platform out of plywood about 13x18 that has wood blocks around the sides to lock in the trans pan. Then I screwed the jack pad to the bottom of it and set it on the floor jack. Worked great.
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