I did my clutch etc. (81 AC Westy) last summer. The hard part for me
was getting the tranny to stay on saddle of floor jack, while lining
it up. This took more than a few trys. Laying on the ground wheezing
while getting strength back made the job longer as did being slow at
torquing the CV bolts. And yes, I am just that outta shape!

"wheez"

Though the donor tranny might not be installed for long, it might be
worthwhile checking seals on flange (to CV) and transmission at input
shaft on good tranny for leaks. IIRC, the seal at input shaft isn't
pricey. Don't know about plastic (?) seals on flanges.

As for stuck bolts, the CV bolts have the biggest sticking potential.
Just make sure you clean out star/allen portion of bolt before trying
to remove them.

You should be able to do this in a day. All things being equal.

Cheers,

Neil.

81 AC

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
>