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jstreet0204

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I'm replacing my clutch. I've got my car in the garage up on jack stands with every thing loose and the tranny ready to come out. My question is how are you guys lowering it. On other cars I have gotten under them and lowered them down on my chest, but I'm not sure how heavy the t45 is, so before I get myself in a bind I wanted to se what others have done to drop it down once you got it loose.

Also how did you get it back up after replacing the clutch.
 
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tranny jack works great.
 

mity2

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rugster said:
tranny jack works great.
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Ditto.

There are something you can make a due without spending money.
But there are somethings you shouldn't.

T-45 is quite heavy. I would NOT suggest dropping it on your chest, unless you want couple of fractured ribs. Tans case has wierd protrusion and stuff, you will hurt yourself.
Not to mention its next to impossible to reinstall the transmission back on while lining up the input shaft, turning output shaft, and push it forword so that trans would go back in without some sort of sturdy support. Because you will have to wiggle the heavy sucker alot to get it to go back in.
Do all this while laying on your back in small room you have between ground and floor of the car.

I was lucky enough to locate guy with trans jack across the street.
Do yourself a favor, and look around. Some place that rent tools and such may have one you can rent. Or some friendly local pop's garage may let you borrow one.
 

blackfang

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I can't help you on this one as we did mine on a lift.
 

jstreet0204

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Thanks guys I found a place place that rents them.
 

COramprat

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Did you get the starter out?
 

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COramprat said:
Did you get the starter out?
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Yeah got the starter out, it was a pain though. The two top bolt heads were rounded off some but I've got the engine lifted up a few inches in a hoist so I was able to get at them with an irwin bolt grip remover and an impact wrench.

 
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jstreet0204 said:
I'm replacing my clutch. I've got my car in the garage up on jack stands with every thing loose and the tranny ready to come out. My question is how are you guys lowering it. On other cars I have gotten under them and lowered them down on my chest, but I'm not sure how heavy the t45 is, so before I get myself in a bind I wanted to se what others have done to drop it down once you got it loose.

Also how did you get it back up after replacing the clutch.
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I got my trans jack on sale in HarborFreight tools. It was $89.
I figure, I am saving $400 - $500 on labor by changing clutch myself ...


I also got engine hoist there for $99
 

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I've always used a large floor jack under mine to remove it. Tranny jack would be the easiest if you can fit it under the car.

Bill
 
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Mustang92 said:
I've always used a large floor jack under mine to remove it. Tranny jack would be the easiest if you can fit it under the car.

Bill
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Trans jack worked great for me for clutch change. I got the car almost as high as normal jack stands would allow. While I could maneuver transmission in and out of engine, I could not slide it away from underneath of the car. It didn't clear transmission bay
 

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slvr00gt said:
Trans jack worked great for me for clutch change. I got the car almost as high as normal jack stands would allow. While I could maneuver transmission in and out of engine, I could not slide it away from underneath of the car. It didn't clear transmission bay
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I ran into that problem too. I picked up a couple of SUV jackstands to give me the extra height. They can extend up to 22 inches.
 
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