j

i am in the process of swapping the transmission out on my 95 wrangler
4 cylinder 5 speed. any pitfalls or shortcuts? i would greatly
apprecaite it


thanks
j

Micah

depends whether you're replacing with the same transmission or an
aftermarket one. Either way, it's usually a fairly straightforward
operation, the best advice I can give you is the same advice everyone
gets when they ask about a transmission removal/install: take the
bellhousing to engine bolts to napa and buy a second set of them. Cut
the heads off and thread them into the engine when you're about to
reinstall the tranny. Use them as a guide to slide the tranny back in
straight. If you don't do this you'll find yourself on your back for
at least an hour trying to muscle the thing back in place and you could
damage your input shaft. Whatever you do, don't force tranny and
engine together by getting it "close enough" and then torquing the
connecting bolts. Oh yeah - almost forgot - In my 6cyl YJ (it might
not apply with the 2.5L engine) the top two bellhousing-engine bolts
are inverse torx T15 (I think). Get a flashlight and try to look at
the top of the bellhousing to see if you have these bolts. If you do,
head to Sears and buy yourself a set of inverse torx sockets before you
begin.

Micah

depends whether you're replacing with the same transmission or an
aftermarket one. Either way, it's usually a fairly straightforward
operation, the best advice I can give you is the same advice everyone
gets when they ask about a transmission removal/install: take the
bellhousing to engine bolts to napa and buy a second set of them. Cut
the heads off and thread them into the engine when you're about to
reinstall the tranny. Use them as a guide to slide the tranny back in
straight. If you don't do this you'll find yourself on your back for
at least an hour trying to muscle the thing back in place and you could
damage your input shaft. Whatever you do, don't force tranny and
engine together by getting it "close enough" and then torquing the
connecting bolts. Oh yeah - almost forgot - In my 6cyl YJ (it might
not apply with the 2.5L engine) the top two bellhousing-engine bolts
are inverse torx T15 (I think). Get a flashlight and try to look at
the top of the bellhousing to see if you have these bolts. If you do,
head to Sears and buy yourself a set of inverse torx sockets before you
begin.

Micah

depends whether you're replacing with the same transmission or an
aftermarket one. Either way, it's usually a fairly straightforward
operation, the best advice I can give you is the same advice everyone
gets when they ask about a transmission removal/install: take the
bellhousing to engine bolts to napa and buy a second set of them. Cut
the heads off and thread them into the engine when you're about to
reinstall the tranny. Use them as a guide to slide the tranny back in
straight. If you don't do this you'll find yourself on your back for
at least an hour trying to muscle the thing back in place and you could
damage your input shaft. Whatever you do, don't force tranny and
engine together by getting it "close enough" and then torquing the
connecting bolts. Oh yeah - almost forgot - In my 6cyl YJ (it might
not apply with the 2.5L engine) the top two bellhousing-engine bolts
are inverse torx T15 (I think). Get a flashlight and try to look at
the top of the bellhousing to see if you have these bolts. If you do,
head to Sears and buy yourself a set of inverse torx sockets before you
begin.