[Harbor Freight Transmission Jack]

Thanks shoebee2 and CNY_Dave! I don't have cherry picker though. Maybe I have to try the jack idea see how it works.

[Harbor Freight Transmission Jack]

The engine on my auto sube had to be supported, from the top is best.

By "from the top" do you mean the "wood between radiator method" or some other way that is safer?

[Harbor Freight Transmission Jack]

 

I use a jack and a block of wood under the oil pan to rock the engine back. You can get it farther back and many of the newer rigs have that plastic tank radiator and the amount of flexing that goes on when trying to shove a tranny against the engine when it's resting on the radiator..... makes me nervous. I did use that method in the past but I came up against a few cars where that hasn't worked and thus the new system for me.

 

GD

Hi GD,

 

Sorry for bring this thread back. But I really like to know some details about the floor jack method. Did you place the floor jack + wood after the transmission is removed or before? If after, then when we remove the transmission, the engine will tilt but we don't care, then bring it back with the floor jack? Does the tilt make transmission removal more difficult?

 

Thanks!