Just pull the trans. Its really not that hard to do. I have done it now 3 times, all by myself. This last time, the trans was out on the ground in 1.5 hours. You will need to have the front end on jack stands, and 2 other hydrolic jacks. You need one to support the weight of the motor. Use a piece of wood under the oil pan, and then put that jack under it. Then, use another jack under the tranny, and once everything is loose and bolts are out, slowly lower the trans to the ground. Has worked every time for me. Now, putting the trans back up to the motor is the PITA part. I tried to do this myself using the jack, but could only get it like 5" from getting to the block. I finally had someone help me out. I was at the fender of the car lifting at the top, towards the rear motor mount, and the guy on the floor was pushing up at the front motor mount, then i lined up the trans to the block, then got one good bolt in. Thats it. The trans is fukin heavy, so have someone farily strong at the bottom. Now i have an engine hoist that i am going to use from now on, just hook that up to each side of the trans and lift it into place..Now a one man job!

13.5 @108 MPH-2.2 60ft(stupid FWD!)
S16G @ 18 PSI/FMIC/Running on MegaSquirt II (Now with sequential
fuel injection)
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