$20 says this is a first for CK5

[Zeus33rd]

Dropped the trans and replaced the pump today. Getting the trans back in is a bitch when the truck is so high. No jack we had access to would reach that high. We tried an old 2x4 under the trans pan with two guys lifting from opposite sides of the truck, 2x4 was cracking. My buddy is a medic, had the long spline board in the back of his truck, sooo we used that instead.

Put the trans on the long spline board, two buddies lifted it most of the way into place while myself and another friend got underneath and did the rest. Took about 5 minutes.

 

[cybrfire]

That's a pretty cool idea.

 

[4X4HIGH]

The big question is, did you finish and did it cure your problem?

 

[Zeus33rd]

The big question is, did you finish and did it cure your problem?

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2962225#post2962225

 

[diesel4me]

Remonds me of my co-worker at the junkyard--one dayI was off on a run and he had to put a tranny in his Olds ,and had no one else to help,and the only floor jack we had was one of those cheapie tiny ones we found in a trubk of a junk car,that wasn;t up to the task of lifting it high enough--every time he got it jacked up it tipped and the tranny would slide off the board under it,and he would have had to bench press it the last 6" alone and try to jab it in there,which wasnt working either..

In disgust he walked around the shop looking for anything that would help...his brainstorm was to use a inner tibe from a semi truck tire !..he placed plywood under and on top of the tube,plopped the tranny on it,dragged it under the car,and inflated it until it was lined up with the bell housing!...he was afraid the tube would blow as soon as he crawled under the car,but it held up fine..in fact,he said je probably could have lifted one side of the car up with it!...we used that trick a few other times when we didn't have a jack handy out in the yard too...

 

[shaun89]

thats a good idea! and i dont no if im the only one,but i stared at ur open door for about 45 seconds,not knowing what it was,going what the fu%k is going on there,til i noticed it was an open door

 

[k20]

thats a good idea! and i dont no if im the only one,but i stared at ur open door for about 45 seconds,not knowing what it was,going what the fu%k is going on there,til i noticed it was an open door

I'll fess up, I did too.....I was sittin here thinking wtf, what an odd way to do half doors....why the hell would you waste the time to put vents in it.......took about 5 secs then I realized it.

 

[Zeus33rd]

Driveshafts, exhaust and fluids then I can go see if it's gonna blow up again. Gettin pretty good at it now. Did the 205 by myself.