Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:00:03 -0800
Reply-To: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Tranny Jack opinions
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Scott:
according to my one time experience, it was much harder for me to put
the tranny back. How do you first keep it on the floor jack before
trying to raise it to join the engine? It will be difficult to keep
it from falling off. The tranny needs to be on the floor jack then
the jack needs to be moved to position under the van. This is the hard
part. If I position the tranny under the van first it will be very tough
to put a floor jack under the tranny in order to raise it. It also needs
to be at a perfect spot under the tranny so that when it is raised it
remains balanced and will not fall off.
The recommended tranny jack looks good for lowering the tranny. But I am
not convinced that it will be any good in installing the tranny.
David
--- Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> A manual vanagon transmission isn't even that heavy or awkward at all.
> I just use a floor jack, with the handle pointing toward the front of the
> van.
> A transmission jack is usually too big and awkward anyway.
> I had one, used it a time or two, went right back to balancing it nicely on
> a floor jack.
> Works just fine.
> It's only a short period of time from when you just start taking it off the
> engine, until the jack is lowered all the way to the floor with the trans on
> it. I have to 'be cool' and 'clever' a little during that period, but
> really, it's a piece of cake. Getting the balance point is the main trick,
> but that's not hard to do really.
> Like you'd have to pay me extra to get me to use a tranny jack.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Ben Cichowski
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:21 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Tranny Jack opinions
>
> 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
>
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