ok so im trying to remove my tranny from my car.. 2001 mustang gt 4.6 sohc.

now is it just me.. or do i have to take the whole bell housing out?? because unlike the t-5 i can't find those 4 tranny bolts that hook the tranny up to the bell housing. is the tremec 3650 one whole unit with the bellhousing?? please help. thanks

 

The bellhousing is integral to the transmission. It comes out with it.

 

ugghh.. so that means i have to take the clutch cable out and all that??

BOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

Yep, have fun with the top starter bolt too.

 

wow.. ok i've taken everything off so far.. there are a total of 4 bolts.. 3 on the left side.. one on the right.. and 2starter bolts.. i got the bottom one off but OMFG.. THE TOP ONE jesus.. any ideas? how am i supposed to get that off?

also i disconnected the clutch cable from both the bottom.. and inside.. but how is it gonna actually come off the transmission where it is hooked onto? does the whole line come out with the tranny? or can you somehow disconnect where it is connected?

and please help with that starter bolt lol..

 

Somebody correct me if im wrong but I believe there are 5 tranny bolts. 3 left and 2 right.

Also supposed to be 3 starter bolts.. bottom middle and top.

You can disconnect the clutch cable from the tranny by moving the fork forward, then sliding it out the hole.

 

Plus the two bolts on top of the transmission and the two on the bottom that hold that metal gasket thing to the trans (which are not entirely necessary to remove, but will probably make it easier). The top starterbolt is a total *****.You should try to get it from the front with abunch of extensions and swivels.

 

ok what am i missing? tranny still wont come down.. i've taken 3 left bolts.. 2 right bolts.. 2 starter bolts.. (including the top one).. 2 metal gasket bolts on the bottom.. 4 bolts from cross member.. what else?? if there are 2 top bolts.. how am i supposed to get to it? is the tranny supposed to tilt a certain way?

 

The two top bell housingbolts you can get at through the engine bay (just lean over the fenders). There are 3 starter bolts. You can't really even see the top one. I bet you haven't gotten it yet. Oh, and you can leave that top starter bolt out when you put it all back in.

 

Yup, at the very top there are 2 more tranny bolts on either side. From what I remember, what I did was lower the jack under the tranny a little so that the tranny angled down. I used quite a few extensions (started from about the gear box) to loosen the top 2.

And I ended up cracking the 3rd bolt on my starter by accident because I swore up and down there were only 2. so yes, although you cant see it, there should be three.

Extensions are your best friends for this project