Remove the two pins holding the shift cables make sure to mark one of the cables to know which one goes to which pin. I use a paper towel and wire to mark the longest cable.
Remove the back up plug, bolt to ground wire 12mm
Remove the bolt holding down the wire harness to the transmission 12mm
Remove the top tranny bolt 17mm closest to the rear of the car
Remove the top tranny bolt 17mm closest to the front of the car. Its not easy to see but with a long screw driver or pry bar you can move around the engine hoses & wire harness to put on the socket
Now jack up the car and make sure you use jack stands. I have the smaller type 2 ton, you’ll need to raise the car high enough to slide the tranny out. I went three or four exposed notches.
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How much trans oil should go in – itll it spills?
I believe its 2 quarts but really 1.8 with LSD.
I found this very helpful. thank you for the detailed pics!
This is being a tremendous help to me right now – thanks very much for taking the time to write this up and taking the photos.
Is there a pilot bearing or bushing on the input shaft
Do you or can you turn the input shaft to line up the
Splines???