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Subject:Re: Tranny Swap this weekend...
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:54:04 -0500

make sure to have some beer, or other low-impact-intoxicant-of-choice around :D

sudhir

On 1/25/07, David Bohannan <fjazzbass@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am planning on switching out my whiny tranny with one in my other bus
> until I can afford to buy the rebuild...I don't want to kill the core!
>
> In any case, I have pulled the tranny once, but don't really remember how
> long it took...is it do-able to pull both and install both in one day for
> one guy? Weather shouldn't be an issue unless it rains...both vehicles will
> be on conrcrete and on ramps...I have a pretty decent place to do this...
>
> Any recommendations? I don't have a tranny jack but was thinking about using
> the tranny jack adapter...or renting one...
>
> I am just most concerned with getting it done in one day...I can't imagine
> it not being do-able unless I run into some schtuck bolts- and I know on one
> of them that since I had the tranny out just 2 years ago, that shouldn't be
> an issue...
>
> Dave
> 85 GL "baby bus"
> 85 "Goldy" temporary tranny donor
> --
> Dave - KC9FYM
> http://fjazzbass.blogspot.com
>