On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > ..... Being > able to turn the rear wheels will make removing the CV joint bolts easier.
During my last transmission wrestlings, I found it handy to keep a wheel chock and hammer within reach. Especially for installing CV bolts. Turn wheel, place chock/tap in place with hammer, tighten a bolt repeat ad nauseam. <grin> I did a criss cross method for final CV bolt torque. Not sure if that's a Bentley certified method, but it works for me. Meant to post earlier in this thread. Re: transmission jack. I experimented with a strap using this type of hook: http://www.discountramps.com/cargo_strap_hooks.jpg to strap the tranny to my floor jack. Kinda helped, but found this worked best. Made a wood platform with a large socket bolted to ~ center. Socket fit nicely in hole where floor jack cup would normally go. Also put wood rails on platform to keep tranny from wobbling side to side. One other platform I saw online had a wedge at the clutch housing end to help line up tranny at an angle. A bottle jack helps me to tweak engine up/down to help align it to tranny during install. Neil.
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