logic23 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) Don't jack up your transmission by putting the jack under the pan. I have repaired three transmissions in the past month that were damaged by a jack. If installing an engine hoist the transmission from the top. A 2x4 sitting on the strut towers with a long piece of 1/2 all thread bent into a hook on one end does the job. Loop the hook through the transmission bracket ( where the upper mount attaches) On the other you can loosen/tighten the bolt on the all thread to raise/lower the trans. Edited January 31, 2011 by logic23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru360 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Just lay a piece of 2x4 across the trans pan and you won't smash it up. It needs to be wider than the pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 OR just put the jack under the differential instead. But don't put it under the pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I like the board and all-thread idea. Seems like the hanging exhaust system is always in the way of positioning the floor jack under the diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic23 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Its real nice... you use a gearwrench and you can move the trans up and down with more precision than a jack. You can work the engine hoist with your right hand and the gearwrench with your left... I started using it on the manuals. they dont have much surface area to jack from the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchwarzeEwigkt Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I just use my transmission jack. *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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