when your so called friend stands you up...

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OhioMike

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from helpin you to install your transmission cause you;re a weak little guy...you gotta think of somethin...

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it hasn;t worked just yet...it seems the straps i have holding it on keep getting caught on the body...i may need to adjust a bit...and the hoist keeps catchin the dashpad...

anyone ever have to do a transmission by themselves...i'm outta ideas...all my jackstands are under my car in the garage...i could get them but...it;s a pain...
 

A few ideas:

(1) Rent a transmission jack. Install the transmission from beneath the Jeep.

(2) Remove the hardtop. Use a chainfall suspended from a tree limb, Paul Bunyon sawhorses or any overhead structure that is handy and will support the weight.

(3) Some floorjacks can be fitted with "adaptors" and used as transmission jacks. (Those scare me. They look unstable and might or might not provide sufficient lift height.)

(4) Get new/more friends and a kegerator. :wink:

Regards,

Gadget
 
RE: Does anyone know what.........

you could try ratchet straps BUT it maybe more of a pain in the butt

too bad you are not closer I would gladly help out. we are about 3 hours apart.

And Gadget's #4 sounds good, bribe people ( pizza!)
 
RE: Elliptical suspensions

i don;t have access to a taansmission jack...i thoguht of it...i don;t own a chainfall but that;s a great idea...i had not thoguht of it...will keep that one in mind...i don;t like that adapter idea either...but then again...look what i'm doing...i should not have to bribe this guy...i helped him build a race car...he should be happy to take an hour of his time to at least come help me jam this thing in there...i'm done for the day...
 

helppp

I should post a picture of the transmission jack that my father made. (I inherited his tools.)

Picture this: a small, flat wooden cart on heavy-duty casters. A common scissors jack, the base of which was securely attached to the center, top of flat cart. A concave (from overhead) shaped piece of metal securely attached to the top of the scissors jack.

(Keep in mind that when this jack was made -- at least 60 years ago -- there weren't any or darn few automatic transmissions.)

Lower scissors jack
Place transmission in the concave or trough-shaped piece of metal at top of jack
Roll jack w/transmission under vehicle
Raise scissors jack
Eyeball align the whole kit and caboodle
Roll cart toward engine
Swear
Jiggle transmission around until it slides home
Lower scissors jack, remove and park it somewhere where you are sure to eventually trip over it

Voila!

Once again, brainpower trumps muscle power!

In fact, tomorrow, I will photograph and post a picture of this uplifting masterpiece.

EDIT: 08 June 05

Here it is: Grandpa Gadget’s transmission jack.

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The jack is here shown lifting a transmission which I cleverly disguised as a can of "Maxwell House" coffee with screwdriver input shaft.

Regards,

Gadget

PS-1: If you have a well-stocked manly-man jewelry box (junk box) or boxes (even more manly-man), a serviceable transmission jack could be made very inexpensively. Junkyards are littered with scissors jacks.

PS-2: Is it "scissor" jack or "scissors" jack?
 
90 Cherokee stalls and hesitates bad on take off

Inspector-Gadget said:
(4) Get new/more friends and a kegerator. :wink:
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Your best bet if you ask me, but hold the beer for after the install or it could take forever, get real ugly, or both :?
 

that's a novel idea gadget...i may do taht...just because it sounds cool....
 
I wish I was this cop!

You can get the job done just like you're doing it. I've done a manual in a CJ using the cherry-picker like you are in the pic. An adjustable/tilting spreader bar and two chains make the job alot easier. You already know hoist positioning is important up top, but make sure the legs of the hoist are out of the way down below too.

I got a better one than that.......I've done two engine swaps, three suspension lifts, and one body lift using the forklift!.....best jack/hoist I've ever had :lol:
 
Re: RE: Not that I really care buuutttttt....

yeah...i've done engine changes with a forklift...i'm tryin different ways to strap the transmission...it seems the biggest problem is actually movin it forward...i had it in a few times but it kept poppin out...

now that i'm not so angry it;s actually quite funny...
 

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Why can

If you can't bribe, than black mail. Get a pic of your buddy (whom stood you up) and photochop his mug on a "Notification of prensence-- sex offender" brochure, tri-fold, complete with list of offenses and an Ohio Department of Public Safety crest/seal. I can do it up for you in about a half hour if you supply the pic.

Give him a choice, fulfill his obligation, or you'll pass it out in his neighborhood.

We can use this as the letter head:
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:wink:
 
Should I use this old tire?

Along with the engine hoist, you could use a regular floor jack, underneath, as well to try and position it just right.

Or if you plan to do a lot more transmission work in the future, it might be wise to invest in one of those transmission adapter things that hooks up to your regular floor jack...turning it into a transmission lift/jack.
 

RE: New Tires

i don;t plan on doin much...the's why i haven;t bought one..
 
RE: Weekend Muddin

More beer!!!! You can do anything then. Just might take you a little longer, you'll probably damage a few things and hurt yourself but you'll get it done.
 
Should be brought to attention to all....

A jeep transmission can't be more than 50 lbs. I've installed a few by myself doin the ol' bench press method. It might not be the safest way, but it is the roomiest.

I've done many larger trannies with a regular floor jack. The only part you have to play is balance. If you don't trust that, drill a 1/2" hole down the center of the lift head and bolt on (hence a 1/2" hole, for a 1/2" shaft bolt) a plate that will bolt to the mounts in the transmission. Total cost is about $5.

Use your upper roll bars for hoisting. Use a strong rope and some sort of pulley device (even a steel ring or such, anything low-friction) to hoist then secure the transmission at any height. Being that you are using flexible ropes/straps, you will be able to swing the transmission into position, only using muscle power to align it. Here is an incredibly detailed picture to show you the idea.

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RE: Should be brought to attention to all....

Snitty said:
A jeep transmission can't be more than 50 lbs. I've installed a few by myself doin the ol' bench press method.
Click to expand...

I had a mental image of you bench pressing a transmission....reminds me of my dad's cousin that could bench press the back end of a VW Bug off the ground!! Talk about a cool party trick!!
 
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