Need help dropping the trans
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Drifting
Joined: May 2001
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From: Surprise Arizona
Need help dropping the trans
1996 LT4
Can the trans come down with the shifter still attached? That is the question.
We have the exhaust off, console apart, getting ready to remove the drive shaft and C-beam. It does not look like there will be enough room to slide the trans back far enough to come down with the shifter still attached. Does the shifter have to come off before you try to slide the trans back away from the engine or will the engine tilt backward far enough for the trans to come down, slide back and the shifter clear the hump?
Can the trans come down with the shifter still attached? That is the question.
We have the exhaust off, console apart, getting ready to remove the drive shaft and C-beam. It does not look like there will be enough room to slide the trans back far enough to come down with the shifter still attached. Does the shifter have to come off before you try to slide the trans back away from the engine or will the engine tilt backward far enough for the trans to come down, slide back and the shifter clear the hump?
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Lahaina Hi
You should only have to remove the shift linkage at the trans and push the rods out of the way .Remove the 3 bolts for the shifter plate.
Don't forget to take the presure off the clutch Slave cylender.
Don't forget to take the presure off the clutch Slave cylender.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Australia
"I am going to be taking my 4+3 out in a couple of weeks and was wondering the same thing."
4+3 is different , shifter mounts to floor not gearbox as in ZF6.Disconnect shift levers at side cover on trans and leave shifter in place.
4+3 is different , shifter mounts to floor not gearbox as in ZF6.Disconnect shift levers at side cover on trans and leave shifter in place.
Race Director
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From: Indianapolis IN
Originally Posted by Aaron71771
Put the ZF6 in third and it should clear the hole in the tunnel.
Yes you can, I have done it a few times,
put the shifter toward the front/3rd and lower it out, no problems. I wrap a rag around the shifter to keep from scratching it.
