Mike I would support with a trolley jack. Then when you slide the
gearbox back it will run on the jack. Also you want to avoid hanging the
gearbox off the engine by the shaft anyway. Also a neat trick it to get
a couple of 4" bolts with a short thread and cut the head off, make a
slot for a screwdriver and screw these in at the top where the bolts go
into the block. to act as sliders for the gearbox. Not only guides, but
does help support the weight. I used 2 of these and putting the gearbox
back myself this made things really easy.
Mike Chmura wrote:
>Hello Listers,
>
>Many thanks to all who responded to my O/D wiring questions. I think I
>got it straight. Having never taken one of these puppy's off before I
>had some questions about what happens when you take the last few bolts
>off the engine to bell housing connection.
>
>- Does the bell housing and tranny immediately fall and needs to be
>supported underneath?
>- I've got the engine supported on a scissors jack with a block of wood
>but was wondering if the same had to be done for the tranny?
>- Any special tricks to handling the removal or re-assembly process that
>the manual doesn't mention?
>
>Thx in advance to all who will respond.
>mike chmura
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