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Th350 removal

tenderfoot said:
Something I learned here and worked like a charm twice for me so far. Engine hoist from the passenger side, through the shifter hole. Drop chain through, wrap right at marriage and drop cross member. And doesn’t the 203 weigh more like 350?
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No way it's 350.
I used to bench press it in and I never did more than 250lbs and I say it's closer to 200lbs
 
skunked said:
The HF scissor jack works fine if you're dropping a t-case and the transmission separately. I used the crap out my HF scissor jack dropping NP203's, NP205's, TH350's and TH400's. If you're planning on doing it fairly often I would upgrade to a better jack (I have the HF 2K now).

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I have to pull the transmission, you say this scissor jack is good enough, to pull the Tcase and tranny, separately off course?
 
TJ1978 said:
I have to pull the transmission, you say this scissor jack is good enough, to pull the Tcase and tranny, separately off course?
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Yes, it works fine on level/even ground. Make sure you use the strap and keep your body clear of the trans/t-case in case something goes south.
 
Before you start, loosen the fan shroud, remove fan and clutch, and loosen distributor cap. If you need to remove exhaust, the motor will tilt back. Divise away to support the motor from tilting. A body stand under the starter will do.
Also when the cross member is removed you need to support trans and tcase.
 
Wes Harden said:
Before you start, loosen the fan shroud, remove fan and clutch, and loosen distributor cap. If you need to remove exhaust, the motor will tilt back. Divise away to support the motor from tilting. A body stand under the starter will do.
Also when the cross member is removed you need to support trans and tcase.
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I have electric fans, no shroud.
Once I get the transmission or sort the leak. I will stary a fresh thread for easier viewing.

Youre saying once I get the Tcase off and unbolt the tranny, the motor will tilt downward? So I need a jack stand or something under the motor?

Im going to remove one at a time. Tcase then tranny
 
Yes the motor will tilt, unless the exhaust stays connected. Even then I would still use something to hold the motor up, alot of stress for muffler moly.
 
I wouldn't, if the pan bends it could leak from the seams.
You could do that at the starter, where the bolts go through the nose
 
TJ1978 said:
Can I just use a jack stand and a piece of wood under the pan?
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I have done it this way. Used a floor jack and a block of wood a bunch of times too. Might not be right but it worked good for me.
 
It sounds like your problem is Universal joints in the drive shaft, the rearend or Transfercase.

Best way to remove trans is to remove the transfer case separate from the trans... use a transmission jack for a 203 or 205. Trans jack for any trans... so much easier to install with all the adjustments on the jack.

208, 243,263s are about 75 lbs. Not bad with no jack If your a healthy guy.
 
Once drive shafts are removed all I have to do is remove cooler lines, shift linkage and vacuum line to distributor, correct?

Once I get the tranny jack, remove torque convertor from flywheel and then bell housing, correct? And drop it, After removing Tcase?

All that holds to Tcase is the bolts into the tranny adapter and that metal rod with 2 bolts on passenger side of Tcase going to bell housing, right? Then Drop the Tcase?

Is this right? Its what it looks like to me.
 
TJ1978 said:
Once drive shafts are removed all I have to do is remove cooler lines, shift linkage and vacuum line to distributor, correct?

Once I get the tranny jack, remove torque convertor from flywheel and then bell housing, correct? And drop it, After removing Tcase?

All that holds to Tcase is the bolts into the tranny adapter and that metal rod with 2 bolts on passenger side of Tcase going to bell housing, right? Then Drop the Tcase?

Is this right? Its what it looks like to me.
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Pretty much, except you are taking the tcase off first right?
Now since you got the bigger 800lbs jack, you could just keep it together and pull it back a few inches before you drop it down to inspect.
You might be able to get it done right there and put it back on
 
Leaving it together and dropping the crossnember would be easier. That tcase is a heavy awkward B.
 
imiceman44 said:
Pretty much, except you are taking the tcase off first right?
Now since you got the bigger 800lbs jack, you could just keep it together and pull it back a few inches before you drop it down to inspect.
You might be able to get it done right there and put it back on
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Yes I typed my “plan” backswards... doh!
 
tenderfoot said:
Leaving it together and dropping the crossnember would be easier. That tcase is a heavy awkward B.
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Could you, if I may ask break this down?

So, remove bell housing bolts, linkage, vacuum and cooler lines. Place tranny jack under cross member amd pull the tranny back then lower as one?

Wont the tranny tip forward?
 
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