monkeydude3

Hey all~

I'm gonna pull my tranny this friday, and everything is pretty much set and planned and I know what to do. However I want to know what I should use for removing the bolts and such. I have a huge array of 3/8" sockets, and a few 1/2" sockets and such. Which would be better, 3/8 or 1/2? I can go buy some 1/2 no problem. Also, should I buy a few extensions and universals?

Thanks all


George

^iLLuSiOn^

3/8 is ok but id use an impact gun to make your life easier.....
and jack it up HIGH and use 4 jackstands.

monkeydude3

all right well I wont' have access to an impact (believe me I work in a shop I totally know how useful they are) but I will be using my sister's garage.. I'm used to using sockets and ratches. I'm going to have plenty of liquid wrench and 'cheater bars'. Yup I have two jack stands at home and just bought another pair... will use all four and get it up as high as possible


thanks a lot


George

M1ke

you'll need about 2.5-3 feet of extensions. the top starter bolt is hard to get to and i used a bunch of extensions an it was perfect. it put the ratchet right by the exhaust manifold on the passenger side was enough room to turn. just my experience, there's probably another way to get it. also the extensions are helpfull to reach the top tranny bolts and make sure you have a swivel.

monkeydude3

all right now this is the info i need! thank you guys a lot


George

stangerism96

Yeah I am putting my tranny back in this weekend, extensions are definately the key escpecially for the top tranny bolts the one starter bolt can be a real pain I couldnt get a ratchet up in there I had to use a box end wrench on that one and about break my arm. I dont know why ford didnt make it so that you can unbolt the tranny from the bell housing like the t5 that would have made it a lo easier. Good luck though

monkeydude3

thanks.... but aside from those few PITA bolts, it's pretty straight forward right? I've yanked trannies before just not in a stang stang


George

stangerism96

Ya same as any other rear wheel drive tranny only takes about an hour or so

monkeydude3

score!

OH YEAH tonight i'm goin to my sister & brother in law's house. He's gonna give me a key to the garage and the house (so we can use the bathroom and grab foodage) so between tomorrow and whenever I'm done I can come and go as I please. I can't wait to get started, got all the parts and everything.... not to mention my spring break starts today so I have today , tomorrow and all next week off school so this should be no problem!!!!!


George

MichelleBeMyGT

The tranny removal doesn't take long at all. The only annoying thing that I ran across were the wires at the top of the transmission. The little bracket that bolts on at the top and holds the wiring harness is annoying when trying to put the new tranny back into place. Other than that, nothing really was hard. We were able to pull the transmission out completely in 45 minutes. It was on a lift so that made it easier.