sr to tranny swap
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sr to tranny swap
ok so i am taking my sr tranny out and i need to know what is the best way to get to the bolts on the bell housing cause OMG its hard and is there anything i need to know about puttign the ka tranny in its palce besides swaping the bellhousing??? thanks
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wedge soething between the downpipe and the bottom of the frame, like possible a small scissor jack it will angle the motor down a little to give you some space to get to the top tranny bolts. where do you live, lets do our tranny swaps together.
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it sucks without having a lift.
you can get to all the bell housing bolts with various extensions and swivel joints. Luckily the SR doesnt have a bolt at the "12 o'clock" position (like KA), instead it has one at both the "11" and "1" position- but they still are not fun to do.
when you go to put the trans back on the engine this (quote) helps alot.
^this will angle the rear of engine downward and become your BFF (best friend forever)
IMO without a lift, I would rather pull the entire engine/trans out and then work on it, and reinstall the entire engine/trans.
you can get to all the bell housing bolts with various extensions and swivel joints. Luckily the SR doesnt have a bolt at the "12 o'clock" position (like KA), instead it has one at both the "11" and "1" position- but they still are not fun to do.
when you go to put the trans back on the engine this (quote) helps alot.
IMO without a lift, I would rather pull the entire engine/trans out and then work on it, and reinstall the entire engine/trans.
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or u can just have all your tools lined up, jack up your car as high as you can with jackstands and bench press a little and use another jack to help lift up the tranny. this is ideal with 2 people. it's not that hard.
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You can get to all the bolts pretty easy from under the car, and the top two use a wrench from under the hood. it takes me about 30 minutes to remove all the bolts from the belhousing. And yes extensions and a swivel joint will be your best friend in this project.
Also, I usually remove the upper bolts first then the lower ones.
Also, I usually remove the upper bolts first then the lower ones.
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yeah so we got it in and guess what the tranny is not good that i bought!!!! it wont go in to gear and whenits in neutrual thats 2nd and then it will go to 5th spot but wont actually go in pretty pissed
