4x4 swap question

[Dieselcrawler]

grinder, air hammer with chisel bit and pointed bit, a good drill and set of good drill bits. basic hand tools.

knocking out the rivets is the hardest part.

i swap the front suspension and axle in first, then add in the rear blocks. that way if you run out of time the trans is still in and can be driven. i do everything on a concrete floor with no lift, one floor jack and 2 jack stands. time wise, by yourself it would be probably 20-24 hrs of work. if you get help it does go much quicker.

 

[jwalterus]

As far as moving stuff around like the transmission, I will have a floor Jack. Will that suffice or will I need something different.

If only they made something.... maybe a special jack with a built in strap that you could bind the transmission down onto a very large plate....... maybe you could come up with one and call it something like a TRANSMISSION JACK..........



Have you ever swapped a trans/t-case combo?
Not being an ass, that's a legitimate question.
You are talking about 300+lbs balancing on that little plate (and if you don't separate them, it's awkward as all get out).
When I do the clutch on a truck alone, I have a trans jack, large hydraulic jack with 4 swivel casters, 2 regular hydraulic jacks, 2 bottle jacks, and 4 heavy 1" ratchet straps. It's a little overkill, but I don't feel like dropping a transmission on my head/arm/chest.....
Level concrete is your friend.

 

[Dieselcrawler]

they make adapter plates to convert a floor jack to a trans jack. work decent but not as good as trans jack.

 

[93fordturbo]

I know they make a trans Jack. I don't have one obviously. I can try to rent one I was just looking at my options.

 

[Dieselcrawler]

i bench press them in. lol

 

[saburai]

i bench press them in. lol

I used to do that! Nothing as big as the idi stuff, I'd probably get squished like a bug if I tried an idi tranny now! lol

 

[chillman88]

i bench press them in. lol

Did that with the NV4500 in my Chevy. About 250# of cast iron. Next time I'll be buying a transmission jack!

 

[IDIoit]

on ZF5's with the transfer case off
I run 2 cargo straps from frame rail to frame rail after I jack it up.
6" bolts with the heads cut off inserted into the adapter plate as guide pins.
its a PITA by myself, but do-able.
a lot easier with another person.

 

[93fordturbo]

Will my cruise control be inop?

 

[Dieselcrawler]

no, as long as your still using the cable driven speedo in the tcase it will work.

 

[riotwarrior]

till

 

[93fordturbo]

Ok. The donor truck doesn't work when parked so maybe I don't have the cable driven Speedo on that one. Not sure yet

 

[Dieselcrawler]

If they are both bullnose trucks they are able driven.

 

[93fordturbo]

Ok I'm new to this, is there something I unhook off my c6 and attach it to my zf5?

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Transfer case.