David,
Your car probably has the sliding joint on one end of the drive shaft. If so,
just take a screwdriver and separate the flange at the
rear of the tranny from the drive shaft flange and slide the driveshaft to the
rear. This will allow you to jack up the rear of the
engine and remove the gearbox. (Make sure you have loosened the rear tranny
mounts).
Joe
"David A. Templeton" wrote:
>
> Good morning Listers
>
> Okay, I have taken the interior out and undone all of the bolts from the
> bell housing and supported the engine. The problem is, how do I get the
> gearbox clear of the prop-shaft to pull it out? The workshop manual states
> I should lift the engine with the jack and wood block so the until the rear
> flange clears the shaft. It would seem I have to put a fair amount of lift
> on the sump to achieve this, is this right??
>
> My second issue is when I cracked the seal between the bell housing and the
> engine oil came out the bottom, Since I am not loosing oil in the engine
> yes big surprise ), and the oil in the engine is new and fresh I suspect
> that the oil is from the gearbox itself because it looked very dark and old,
> which would explain a lot. No 2nd gear, clutch not fully disengaging from
> oil contamination etc. How hard is it to replace the oil seal in the
> gearbox?
>
> As always thanks in advance
>
> David A. Templeton
> Open Text Corp.
> Waterloo, ON
> Canada
> WebSite: http://trandmustang.homestead.com
>
> '74 Triumph SpitSix
> '66 Ford Mustang (Wife's)
> '59 Triumph TR3a (Project)
> '99 GMC Safari
> '95 GMC K2500 Sierra
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