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9BASE3 10-08-2003 03:23 PM

Yeah... With the engine out, and the tranny still attached to the car... How should or CAN I tie her up so I can take the car to the spray booth?



Thizzanks!

9Second7 10-08-2003 03:41 PM

Your best bet will be just to pull out the tranny, It would be the best way and quick and simple. Disconnect tranny and driveshaft, the rear diff will be fine.



It will be easier to put the engine back in too , since you can just drop the engine and tranny back in together.

Sinful7 10-08-2003 03:45 PM

just lay on the trailer and hold it up. Shouldn't be a problem for you.



aren't there tranny mounts? (never taken my Fd apart that far), if so, they should be sufficient to hold the tranny.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif

turbovr6 10-08-2003 03:49 PM

what I did while my car sat for the winter was to... take a strong metal bar, wedge it between the bellhoushing and the subframe. Push down on the bar, the tranny rises up, then chain the bar to the sub chassis

9BASE3 10-08-2003 04:16 PM


Originally Posted by 9Second7' date='Oct 8 2003, 02:41 PM
Your best bet will be just to pull out the tranny, It would be the best way and quick and simple. Disconnect tranny and driveshaft, the rear diff will be fine.



It will be easier to put the engine back in too , since you can just drop the engine and tranny back in together.

Hmmm... Ok. That sounds like a good plan. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

9BASE3 10-08-2003 04:18 PM


Originally Posted by Sinful7' date='Oct 8 2003, 02:45 PM
just lay on the trailer and hold it up. Shouldn't be a problem for you.



aren't there tranny mounts? (never taken my Fd apart that far), if so, they should be sufficient to hold the tranny.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif

LOL





Yeah there's mounts... But with the engine out, the bellhousing sits on the Engine Subframe and yanks on the clutch line...

jspecracer7 10-08-2003 04:43 PM

I just connect my tranny brace to the tranny and it holds the tranny up :P



Or you could wedge a 2 X 4 or a 4 X 4 in there between the subframe and the bellhousing.

turbovr6 10-08-2003 06:20 PM


Originally Posted by 9Second7' date='Oct 8 2003, 03:41 PM
Your best bet will be just to pull out the tranny, It would be the best way and quick and simple. Disconnect tranny and driveshaft, the rear diff will be fine.



It will be easier to put the engine back in too , since you can just drop the engine and tranny back in together.

The rear diff will NOT be fine. Ever fell how much they weigh? Thats a lot of weight to be supported by the upper mounts. Not that they would break, but it would be alot of stress on them, plus the diff drops down a bit with no PPF, so the angle on those mounts change also.

9Second7 10-08-2003 06:49 PM


Originally Posted by turbovr6' date='Oct 8 2003, 03:20 PM
[quote name='9Second7' date='Oct 8 2003, 03:41 PM'] Your best bet will be just to pull out the tranny, It would be the best way and quick and simple. Disconnect tranny and driveshaft, the rear diff will be fine.



It will be easier to put the engine back in too , since you can just drop the engine and tranny back in together.

The rear diff will NOT be fine. Ever fell how much they weigh? Thats a lot of weight to be supported by the upper mounts. Not that they would break, but it would be alot of stress on them, plus the diff drops down a bit with no PPF, so the angle on those mounts change also. [/quote]

whoa, Thanks for the correction man, I never knew that, I thought the diff support would of been good enough to get the car painted and back.





Yeah the diff is quite heavy, and considering the bad reputation the stock bushings have, putting un needed stress on them is not a good idea.

9BASE3 10-08-2003 07:21 PM


Originally Posted by jspecracer7' date='Oct 8 2003, 03:43 PM
I just connect my tranny brace to the tranny and it holds the tranny up :P

I need one of those!


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