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Re: Tranny swap - not that bad a job Posted by Notnoel [Email] (#23) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Notnoel) on Wed, 14 May 2008 18:30:45 In Reply to: Re: Tranny swap, diskullman, Wed, 14 May 2008 04:17:08 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
about 20 hours of work. I just did the 5 speed conversion. About 40 hours of work. Best if done 2-3 hours at a time (I did mine in the evenings during primetime, listening to my normal shows on the garage TV). NO big deal. Go to office Depot and buy yourself some of those little tags on strings,like you'd use to put prices on things at a yard sale ($6). Label all the vacuum lines and electrical connections (both male and female ends). Drain the engine and tranny fluids and radiator, label and disconnect all hoses andelectircal fittings, undo the three motor mounts and unbolt the exhaust (2 places). Disconnect the sway bar, and tier rods. Undo the bolts to the ball joints, pull off each wheel, pull the transaxles, and lift the engine and tranny free from the car. That's assuming it is an automatic - if a manual, push in the clutch pedal and insert the clutch spacer so that you can get the clave, clutch, and pressure plate out. Then drop the tranny, swap in a new one, and reverse the procedure.
Would I do it again - no problem. Would my wife let me evict her mercedes from the garage for a month to do it again, not likely.
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