babyviper
20+ Year Contributor
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- Feb 12, 2003
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Mays Landing,
New_Jersey
I am sure many of you have installed transmissions from the ground and I am wondering what everyone has been doing.
I have always owned FWD DSMs and I recently picked up an AWD spyder a few weeks ago and had to do a clutch install. I usually set the trans on my chest and chuck in in there. For the FWD, I went high on the left side to clear the sub-frame and then rotate it left to get in on the dowel pins. For the AWD, I realized that I had to go low on the left and rotate up to clear the sub-frame. Took five tries to figure that out. I tried using the floor jack with a block of wood but it was not working at all, it was just at the wrong angle.
I have always owned FWD DSMs and I recently picked up an AWD spyder a few weeks ago and had to do a clutch install. I usually set the trans on my chest and chuck in in there. For the FWD, I went high on the left side to clear the sub-frame and then rotate it left to get in on the dowel pins. For the AWD, I realized that I had to go low on the left and rotate up to clear the sub-frame. Took five tries to figure that out. I tried using the floor jack with a block of wood but it was not working at all, it was just at the wrong angle.