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[cosworth1971]

you can take the gearbox out of a r33 gtst 96

without having to undo engine mounts or jack up motor to silly angles as with some cars as there is not enuf room near the firewall to rectract gearbox from engine?

i have many problem with other cars and almost easier to take motor out for clutch replacement

help would be greatly appreciated

[mad082]

the box can be a bit of a pain to get out. the trans tunnel is a bit tight. so it may help to loosen the engine mounts to allow you to lever the engine to help get the box out. it also helps to roll the box as you take it out and put it back in.

[cosworth1971]

  mad082 said:

the box can be a bit of a pain to get out. the trans tunnel is a bit tight. so it may help to loosen the engine mounts to allow you to lever the engine to help get the box out. it also helps to roll the box as you take it out and put it back in.

yike!

so will i need to take off exhausts(or losen it) and other stuff that mounts the motor to a fixed position?

eg,intercooler lines,hoses and radiator hoses too?

and rolling sounds like a good challenge for a one person job it got lol

[Abo Bob]

Yes.

Remove exhaust. Some of your intake piping may need to be removed, eg if you have stock airbox.

I have a 1m extension bar and put another 30cm on the end of that, put uni joint on front with socket. Go back near the rear of your box and feed the contraption up to the top of the bell housing. Get your chinese friend or gf to put the socket on the bolts for you.

[kiwi32]

The boxs are damm heavy too so doing it by yourself may result in "help im stuck can someone get this farkin gearbox off of me"

[cosworth1971]

  kiwi32 said:

The boxs are damm heavy too so doing it by yourself may result in "help im stuck can someone get this farkin gearbox off of me"

lol il remember that

[ricsvtr]

  Abo Bob said:

Yes.

Remove exhaust. Some of your intake piping may need to be removed, eg if you have stock airbox.

I have a 1m extension bar and put another 30cm on the end of that, put uni joint on front with socket. Go back near the rear of your box and feed the contraption up to the top of the bell housing. Get your chinese friend or gf to put the socket on the bolts for you.

How do u know he has a chinese friend or gf?

[Cubes]

Because he types as such.

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i have many problem with other cars and almost easier to take motor out for clutch replacement

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But yes..

put the car up on jack stands,

remove exhaust, tailshaft, starter motor, wires/plugs/slave cyl on the gearbox,

tie a hydraulic jack with wheels to the rear of the gearbox,

jack under the front of the gearbox,

drop the rear of the gearbox slightly angling the motor backwards,

big extension bars, remove bell housing bolts

Then u and a friend either side on your backs slide the gearbox out turning it clockwise so the starter motor bell housing lump clears the floor pan.

Lower jacks evenly slide gearbox back chock the box up so it doesn't roll over and replace clutch.

Then put it all back together again.

[CEF11E]

I hate doing this job. its a pain in the ass without a houst and i never want to do it again. i would rather pay someone else $300 to do it.

did it with 2 mates helping me get the old box out and it was easy. getting the bastard back in myself was a different story. the starter buldge gets in the way of the trans tunnel you need to have the box on the spline just and rotate it so the buldge is closer to the ground and then wiggle till you feel it start to go on. then start to jack up the rear of the box and line it up and jiggle it on.

try not to drop the box on your arm they are damn heavy.

[Bl4cK32]

I think Cubes and i had my rb25 box out and in my r32 in about 2-2.5 hrs worth of work. Just us, on our backs using ramps and axle stands + the method he mentioned. We could probably do it in less time now though because i have just got an air compressor

[Abo Bob]

His gf doesn't have to be chinese, just smallish.

Hope that helps.

[legend01]

This sounds like fun !!!!!! Nothing to do ona saturday, just whip ya box out, clutch and pressure plate and replace flywheel with light weight billet flywheel then throw back together.Oh hang on, did that last saturday what fun ,Sunday was bored so pulled the diff out cause it was making a noise got the job down pat now, just dont wanna do it again

[GUN_METAL_GTR32]

me and my mate did the old back yard clutch change on his 200 sx and it was a pain in the arse for 2 people. u need to take a couple of things off yes. i wouldnt do it by my self for sure, any thing could happen and remember to use really good jack stands not those cheap kmart one son.