On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> ..... Being
> able to turn the rear wheels will make removing the CV joint bolts easier.

During my last transmission wrestlings, I found it handy to keep a
wheel chock and hammer within reach. Especially for installing CV
bolts.

Turn wheel, place chock/tap in place with hammer, tighten a bolt
repeat ad nauseam.   <grin> I did a criss cross method for final CV
bolt torque. Not sure if that's a Bentley certified method, but it
works for me.

Meant to post earlier in this thread. Re: transmission jack. I
experimented with a strap using this type of hook:

http://www.discountramps.com/cargo_strap_hooks.jpg

to strap the tranny to my floor jack. Kinda helped, but found this worked best.

Made a wood platform with a large socket bolted to ~ center. Socket
fit nicely in hole where floor jack cup would normally go. Also put
wood rails on platform to keep tranny from wobbling side to side. One
other platform I saw online had a wedge at the clutch housing end to
help line up tranny at an angle.

A bottle jack helps me to tweak engine up/down to help align it to
tranny during install.

Neil.

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