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mach4,
It seems to me that I would need more clearance than shown in the your picture of the cribbing to the get the transmission out from under cars. |
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all the low buck engine stands I've seen use a chain with a hook on the end to lift the motor from
My dad had one built out of oil driller tubing, and it had a bearing welded to the end, with a hook welded to it. super low profile, and easy to swivel. I plan to weld it to the end of my engine hoist someday...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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I really hate working under the car, which is why my preferred "transmission jack" is the engine lifting from above. Yea, I still have to get under there to disconnect the driveshaft, transmission mount, engine mounts, ground strap and so on, but it doesn't need to be nearly as high, or take as long. Be safe!
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rear is a rope seal, front is a standard lip seal. I'm pretty sure the rear requires a lot of work to change. Do the front for sure while its out, as well as the turbo drain seals and the oil filter housing gasket.
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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily 2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily 1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended 1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper 1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL 2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped 1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above 1992 BMW 525i -traded in 1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103 1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one 1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold |
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So does motor have to come out to change rear main seal? Is it a rope seal or standard ? What method or wrench did you use to get at the top trans to motor bolts? Seems they have an allen head and are impossible to get a wrench on.
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The motor has to come out to do the rear main seal. I seem you remember you also have to remove the upper oil pan and loosen the main bearing blocks to allow for enough clearance to fish the new rope seal through. There used to be a big write up on it with pictures floating around
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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily 2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily 1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended 1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper 1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL 2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped 1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above 1992 BMW 525i -traded in 1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103 1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one 1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold |
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Are the cribs 2x4s with 3/4" plywood?
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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do. |
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um. may I recommend a slightly safer design?
cut a 2" strip of the plywood you use on the midsheet, and go around the bottom edge extending 1/2" beyond the top. that way, the crib you stack on top, is FIRMLY locked in place to the bottom one. slightly increases the stability of the crib.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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The top one is as shown. The rest are just 2x4s. I used 2x3s on the top to act as chocks. 2x4s wouldn't let the wheels rest firmly on the 3/4 ply. I painted mine with latex paint and even after two years they actually still stick together such that they need to be smacked to separate them. I thought about using dowels to pin them together but that's completely unnecessary as I've found in practice.
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mach4,
Based on drawings in the manual, I estimated that the height of the 722.303 transmission is 16 3/8" which includes the bell housing and the oil pan. The clearance between the body and the ground is 10". Getting the car up on a 6" rim would give me 16". So if I jacked up the car a few more inches, the transmission would clear the body. I still plan to use the transmission adapter, but I will unload the transmission onto two small 2 ton trolley jacks. Those trolley jacks would lower the transmission just above the floor so I could roll the jacks and transmission out together. |
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