I'm trying to remove a t18/d20 combo from a 75 waggin ear, and have gotten everything off but the crossmember and gearboxes. I'm having a hard time accessing the bolts holding the bellhousing adapter(5"long!) to the tranny. On the passenger side, part of the shift linkage is blocking, on the left side theres very little body clearance(I can fix that though
). Is it necessary to remove the t-case linkage to get to the bolts? and if so, how do I do that? Actually, this is starting to get kind of difficult, as this is my first transmission removal/clutch job, and I'm working in conditions that would make even H8 monday want to give up(90 degrees, high humidity, dirt/gravel, no roof, rain... ground is bumpy, some access to airtools-whoohoo!, and trees so close to the waggie that I have a hard time opening the doors-the ones that open that is). I'm starting to see the virtues of having a busted out windshield, as I've lowered a cable through the gaping hole in order to lower the gearboxes. Did I mention I dont have a transmissions jack? Anyhow, I can't center the cable over the tranny and its looking near impossible to slide an input shaft out of the bellhousing that makes pinnochios nose look small(11+ inches?) So my next question is, either how can I slide back the combo and free the shaft, or how do I take things apart one piece at a time so its not so heavy? And by the way, just how much does this thing weigh???? I doubt I'm strong enough to benchpress such a big chunk of iron. Yeah, I know its a full size jeep, but I bet more of you have taken these things out of big jeeps than the guys at the full size board(I'm not knockin them, theres just more of you here
). If I'm not making any sense its from breathing all those fumes from that leaky gas tank....
and yes, I did read the manual.
Thanks!!!
Andy
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and yes, I did read the manual.
Thanks!!!
Andy
46cj2a beater and pile 0 parts.
75 cherokee parts pile