Date:         Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      automatic trannie removal, atf coolers
Comments: To: emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US
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how would you recommend going about it without a hydraulic floor jack...
what tools do you need...
did you replace all the seals...
rebuild it...
mines going to need some work...

has anyone ever replaced their atf cooler with an aircooled one???

right now I don't have a functional atf cooler... just a u-shaped ac fitting
(aluminum tubing) and power steering return lines (5/8" i think - bought at
Tops in anaheim) where the coolant hoses used to be attached - the coolant
system just feeds back into self with 90 degree joiner... theres a lot of
pressure here at the trannie.. 90 lbs I think.. too much for fuel lines,
which I used for a bit, they cracked...


>From: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>

>
>You can take the trans and final drive out and leave the engine in.  I am
>still not sure if you can leave the final drive in and take the tranny
>out.  I just put my AT/final drive back in, and it weighed about 165
>lbs.  So you will not need a 4 ton jack for that.  You could probably do it
>without a floor jack, but having a jack that rolls makes it a lot
>easier.  Its really not too hard to remove it.  Takes some time, but I
>didn't find any really tough spots in the process.
>
>Edward
>
>At 08:00 PM 7/14/2003, you wrote:
>>do you have to remove engine with the trans, is that the best way to
>>remove
>>the trans?
>>
>>do you need to get a hydraulic floor jack... how strong should it be? 4
>>tons? ... ???
>>
>>I've never done this...

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