Supporting the engine?
Don't forget, the engine has to tilt down a bit in the rear to get the trans in through the clutch into the pilot, at least mine did.
I put down 2x8s and placed ramps on those to get the car higher and stable.
Also put a bar in the back of the engine over the fenders with wood brackets I made, supported the engine with jack once trans was out.
First pic with the bar is when I pulled the k-frame. Bar came from parents farm, just a giant steel bar.
Also, instead of buying a trans jack, which would not fit under the car with the trans, I bolted a wheel dolly onto my jack.
That worked well the first 3 times I had to r&r that garbage A855, but when I put a rebuilt A833 back in, I flipped it over, built a cradle out of 2x4s that would fit over my jack.
That kept the trans from spinning over while jacking it up and made it very easy. No pic of that.
Don't forget, the engine has to tilt down a bit in the rear to get the trans in through the clutch into the pilot, at least mine did.
I put down 2x8s and placed ramps on those to get the car higher and stable.
Also put a bar in the back of the engine over the fenders with wood brackets I made, supported the engine with jack once trans was out.
First pic with the bar is when I pulled the k-frame. Bar came from parents farm, just a giant steel bar.
Also, instead of buying a trans jack, which would not fit under the car with the trans, I bolted a wheel dolly onto my jack.
That worked well the first 3 times I had to r&r that garbage A855, but when I put a rebuilt A833 back in, I flipped it over, built a cradle out of 2x4s that would fit over my jack.
That kept the trans from spinning over while jacking it up and made it very easy. No pic of that.
