Puttin Gearbox Back In 32 Gtst

[WrenchesInTheGears]

my gearbox is out of my r32 gtst because i have just relpaced the clutch

i have the car up on stands in my driveway and dont have a trans jack, me and my mate can manage to lift it up enough however when we try to lift it up it seams the trans tunnel is to small to alow you to riase thye box far enough back from the clutch pressure plate to clear it.

for those that have done this before could u give me any tips??

cheers

-Alex

[White GTS-T]

Try putting it in upside down. Turn it 180 degrees and then when it is on all the way just spin the gearbox on the shaft.

[mongor]

have you unbolted the exhaust from the dump pipe? or try slightly jacking up the front of your engine the engine mounts should flex enough to clear the floor pan.

p.s im naked whilst typing this =)

[battery]

i usually put a jack under the front of the sump to tilt the engine back, probably a good idea to loosen engine mounts when you do this and be very careful not to put to much pressure on the sump cause they crack.

[blind_elk]

Too much information, mongor!!!!

You shouldn't need to force the engine backwards. If you disconnect everything correctly, the engine should just roll back and rest the back of the rocker covers against the firewall.

[Ruffels]

have you reemoved the shifter?>

[yogi000]

i agree with the slight jack up of the front of the engine works wonders.

but at the same time it can be done without doing anything, but it took me 2 hours just to get the box back in the first time and it was the last time i changed a gear box on the floor.

I used a trolley jack hold the majority of the weight of the gear box while my mate I got it at the correct angle for it to slide in.

[bubba]

It's even worse with a 25 box..

As mentioned above, gotta put it in rotated.

With the 25 box I have to go as far as dropping the engine crossmember about an inch (as far down as it will go wit the nuts still having purchase) but this is also due to the bigass fitting at the back of head.

[WrenchesInTheGears]

alright thanks guys, well the gearbox crossmemeber is stil attatched to the box so i guess if im going to rotate it i will have to take it off, or i might drop the crossmember, if its not to hard.

[Jap4life]

I vote for jacking up sump or even the front pulleys, but use wood so you dont damage anything.

once you have the box on and you cant get it close enough at the top to get those stupid top bolts in you can place some wood or a stand under the front of the engine and jack up the back of the gearbox so they oppose each other and then you can chuck the bottom bolts in and the the top will close up by itself under the strain

This saved me a lot of time when putting in the gearbox by myself (no friends)

Edited November 20, 2009 by Jap4life

[WrenchesInTheGears]

sounds like a good tip,

i scored a trans jack from work, woop woop, just wish this rain would stop, workin in a river aint fun.

when it stops ima try puttin the box in upside down n then rotating it onces its on,

if that doesnt work then ill try jacking the front of the sump and or loosening the crossmember abit,

no doubt that wouldnt be fun without a rattle gun tho

[WrenchesInTheGears]

ok guys its all in and the cars back

thanks for the help everyone, in the end i had to do everything, drop crossmember, loosen engine mounts, jack up front of sump, and then put the trans in upside down then onces the front of the input shaft was just inside the clutch plate i was able to rotate it so that the bellhousing was lined up n then a bit of wiggling and the box went in

cheers everyone

[WrenchesInTheGears]

and those top bolts were a piece of piss with the crossmember dropped and stuff, should have done it all like that in the first place, only bolt i struggled with was the top starter motor bolt, just took ages, 1 click of a ratchet at a time lol

[bubba]

Good work