Me after spending all day on the Bronco

"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
10/28/2018 at 21:53 • Filed to: Bronco

Sp ent most of it finagling the engine and trans to meet up right. Because transmission jacks are for squares.

I’m exhausted and will probably feel it even more tomorrow morning.

DISCUSSION (14)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Alfalfa
10/28/2018 at 22:05

You’re doing God’s work, my man.

Future Heap Owner > Alfalfa
10/28/2018 at 22:06

Are you just putting the trans on a normal j ack with a 2x4 or something then?

Alfalfa > Future Heap Owner
10/28/2018 at 22:08

Yep

XJDano > Alfalfa
10/28/2018 at 22:20

The second to last time I swapped the trans in the metro I could not get them to seat, I had a good workout bench pressing it and trying to finagle them together. Come to find out one of the spacer / dowel things was still in the engine and also on the junkyard trans. Removed one and it slid together.

I laugh about it now, but I was on the verge of losing it before I figured it out. Then felt dumb, yet relieved it was a simple problem.

Alfalfa > XJDano
10/28/2018 at 22:24

I struggled for a good bit before remembering that the dowels were more of a press fit than a slip fit, so they would likely never slide right in. After that, a C clamp fixed my problem in about 10 minutes.