MattW

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first time we swapped out my tranny i wasnt there to put it up on jackstands and what my dad did was use regular 2.5 ton jackstands and then use a couple thick boards to help with the additional height needed.......well yet again the tranny is going to be needed to be swapped and i tried putting it up on the jackstands like he did b4 but i didnt like how the stands would eventually dig into the wood......so i was just wondering what everyone else uses in order to get the car up that high......i have seen some bigger jackstands and have considered getting them but i didnt know if that would be the best solution or not....

Zepher

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we used 4 normal jackstands with the chassis being almost as high as the bellhousing on the Auto. When we got the auto down, we had to lift up the tailshaft to get the bellhousing to clear.

The other car we installed the tranny into was about the same hight.

sellmanb

i bought some 2.5 ton jack/jack stand combo from Schucks (it's like auto zone here in Oregon), and they were POS's, so I returned them and got some 3 ton jack / jack stands that are supposed to be used for Trucks/SUVs, they work perfectly and I dont put much stress on either of them which makes me feel confident that it wont just snap all of a sudden while I'm under it

When you jack it, jack it from the crossmember, when you put the jack stands on, put the jackstands on the sway bar bushings.

Now, if you're not a big guy then you shouldnt have many problems just sliding under there and undoing your tranny mounts, and you'll have a great view of the engine - tranny bolts. It shouldnt be too hard to take out your tranny, and you should have plenty of room.

Make absolute sure that you have your parking brake on and stops behind your rear tires when you do this! You do NOT want to have the car rolling backwards on top of you!!

Of course, I'm sure that you already knew that, but I'm just making sure

hoogabooga

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i used the ******* method in my gravel driveway. put it on 4 jackstands and then dug a trench to pull jack with transmission adaptor on it. wasnt easy to pull jack but imo it was safer than jacking car up another 8 inches.

hoogabooga

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didnt know r****ck wasnt allowed

gearhead0384

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I guess redn*ck offends to many people on this board. LOL

Kevin

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To get my car up high enough I used two of the cheap 2 1/2 ton stands and four six ton jack stands that I bought from Harbor Freight. The problem that I had was that my 2 1/2 ton floor jack could not get the car high enough. I wound up using a giant bottle jack that I had. I also used a tranny jack that I bought from Harbor Freight.

Jim Berry

Ditto on lifting the tailshaft to lower the bell housing to remove it from under the car by the catalytic converter.

Jim.

grafx

Am about to do a trans swap myself. How hard is it to remove the trans from the engine. I've removed plenty of transmissions including the PITA transverse mounted FWD, but never a trans from a Camaro. I have no doubt that I can do the job just want a heads up if there are any difficult spots like maybe the top 2 bolts are a PITA to remove or so on.

MattW

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yah id say the hardest part for when we did it last time was getting those upper bolts...but a bunch of extensions and a little flexible joint on the end made it a little bit easier....we took off the distributor cap and actually let the engine roll back so that we could get a better shot at the bolts.....just b sure to put some kind of support under the motor since your tranny is your rear support of the engine/trans setup.....

Jim Berry

To get at the top bolts, I recommend the following:

Remove driveshaft. Remove trans mount nut.
Place jack under tail of driveshaft and push upward until the top of the tranny just touches the underside of the tranny hump.

This brings the engine about 2 inches forward from the firewall and gives you a little more room to reach the top bolts with a "stubby" wrench. You may have to remove the oil pressure sending switch to reach the drivers side.

Jim.

grafx

thanks was thinking just that that maybe I could reach them with a stubby

JeffW

go to your local sears and get the new ratcheting box end wrench set from craftsman i think mine were 15 mm. those wrenches are great for tight areas. i did my top bolts in a few minutes from the top. defitanly a great tool to have in the box. they also work great for the side bolts that require the use of swivels.

Jeff

Thirdgen89GTA

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Matt, we just picked up some cheap cement blocks and placed the jack stands on those. They held very well and didn't even chip. With the blocks we were able to get it about 4" higher no problem.