Transmission R&R
Disconnect TV cable from throttle linkage.
Drain the fluid from the transfer case and transmission
Remove the rear driveline and front propshaft
Remove Torque converter cover
Remove 3 torque converter bolts (15mm)
Slide Torque converter back.
Disconnect the vent line to transfer case and speedometer wires.
Disconnect the TCC wires from transmission.
Remove bolt holding lines on top of transfer case (10mm?)
Remove the 2 15mm bolts on the transfer case brace.
Remove 2 15mm nuts on crossmember.
Place board and jack under transmission pan and apply light
pressure to relieve crossmember of pressure.
Remove 4 bolts holding crossmember in, 15mm
Remove 2 bolts holding tranny mount to transmission
Crossmember and mount should come out in 2 pieces
Remove 5 15mm bolts holding transfer case to tranny, when
complete transfer case may rotate down.
Slide transfer case rearward to clear splines, then drop front
down to lower transfer case out.
- 30 minute mark -
Lower transmission and relief of all pressure.
You can now access the 3 14mm bolts that hold the tranny to the
engine with a long extension. There is a bracket that holds the
downpipe on, which has 1 bolt and 2 nuts, then 2 studs. I remove
the top 4 bolts and leave the bottom two still on.
With the top right bolt out, you can remove the dipstick.
Remove the 10mm bolt holding the tv cable on, the sleeve should
slide up exposing the connection to unhook.
You can also try and access the 2 tranny cooling lines, 13mm.
Tubing wrench is the best to prevent rounding.
Place the board and jack back under tranny pan, and relief
pressure.
Remove the 2 lower bolts holding tranny to engine, with a little
luck the tranny should separate from engine.
If you didn't get the cooling lines off yet, you can lower the
tranny to gain more access, but don't lower it too much.
Tranny is out.
- 1 1/2 Hours -
Some random tips-
When reinstalling make sure torque converter is fully engaged.
Don't pull tranny and engine together with the bolts, it should
slide, if not something is wrong.
Torque converter should spin while bolting engine and tranny
together. If not STOP, it is not slide back all the way.
I find it easier to hook up cooling lines when tranny is not all
the way in.
When putting it back together I put the propshaft in before the
crossmember, makes it easier.
These instruction are going of memory, so I may have something
left out.
If you find something wrong, or find a better way, let me know
and I will update this page.
Jeff