[6pack] tranny swap

[Robert Lang]

On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Robert Lang wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Dec 2008, Oliver wrote:
>
>> OK.  i've got some reasonable mechanical skills; i've worked on a lot of
>> different aspects of the car, but I'm a newbie compared to most of you 
>> guys.
>> 
>> if i have a replacement OD tranny ready to go, about how long to make the 
>> swap
>> (tranny in car is also od)?
>
> I've done the job in under two hours.
>
> For your first attempt, double that.
>
> Air tools help. A lot!

four or 5 pairs of vice grips are good for holding bolt heads or nuts when 
you seperate the tranny from the motor.

>> thanks.
>
> rml
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