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91Eunos
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Well, I’m sore as hell, and didn’t get as far as I wanted today, but should be ready to actually pull the transmission tomorrow.
Pulling the driveshafts was pretty straightforward, if a bit tedious. Also had the LH catalytic converter out by this point:
And those stud/nuts holding on the trans heat shields suck..this one in particular can bite me, LoL:
The connectors for the O2 sensors before and after the LH cat weren’t too much of a hassle, but since I’m also teeing up an engine pull, I did the RH side too. Well, at least one of them so far… I spent 1/2 hour trying to reach it there behind the cylinder head from the top, and then realized it was nicely aligned with the wheel well (the red connector), so I lowered the truck on the lift to get access:
Did a few steps out of order since I’m also prepping for the engine pull next (and I still haven’t assembled the high lift trans jack yet LoL), so the trans support cross Member is still in place here.
God I hate transmission pans that don’t have a drain plug. What a mess:
So basically a full days work to get to this point. I did also drain the engine and transfer case fluids, and wound up doing a lot of cleaning as I was working, so that slowed me down a bit too. Still, I’d never make a living as a mechanic…I’m far too slow!
More to follow…
Pulling the driveshafts was pretty straightforward, if a bit tedious. Also had the LH catalytic converter out by this point:
And those stud/nuts holding on the trans heat shields suck..this one in particular can bite me, LoL:
The connectors for the O2 sensors before and after the LH cat weren’t too much of a hassle, but since I’m also teeing up an engine pull, I did the RH side too. Well, at least one of them so far… I spent 1/2 hour trying to reach it there behind the cylinder head from the top, and then realized it was nicely aligned with the wheel well (the red connector), so I lowered the truck on the lift to get access:
Did a few steps out of order since I’m also prepping for the engine pull next (and I still haven’t assembled the high lift trans jack yet LoL), so the trans support cross Member is still in place here.
God I hate transmission pans that don’t have a drain plug. What a mess:
So basically a full days work to get to this point. I did also drain the engine and transfer case fluids, and wound up doing a lot of cleaning as I was working, so that slowed me down a bit too. Still, I’d never make a living as a mechanic…I’m far too slow!
More to follow…
