Ben, I pulled mine in November, took it out with a regular floor jack and rented a tranny jack to put it back. First time I'd ever done the job. It was a cheap tranny jack and, as it turned out, not a whole lot easier than using the floor jack. Another list member coached me through the clutch job, and he told me I wouldn't need a tranny jack, but...I had to try it anyway. He was right. My 2 cents. Charlie Swanson --- Ben Cichowski <aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi all, > > I need to drop the manual transmission out of my '88 > Vanagon and wanted to pick up a transmission jack on > the cheap (Not my normal course of action to go less > expensive on tools). > > As I said, I normally, don't skimp on tools. But, in > this case, I don't anticipate using a transmission > jack on a regular basis. > So I was wondering if some of the veterans out there > would tell me whether they think this one will do > the job. > I'm not sure how long I'll need it, so renting one > could add up. > > Here it is, in all its relatively inexpensive glory: > http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=39178 > > Thanks, > Ben > > _________________________________________________________________ > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest > Loser! > http://biggestloser.msn.com/
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