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I finished changing my TOB and clutch and it was super easy. The TOB change took about a minute and the clutch change took maybe 15 minutes.
Now removing the transmission was a BITCH. Took two days. But a lot of the problems were because I didn't really know what I was doing. And I did take my time. The hardest part was breaking loose the bolts. They were torqued down like you wouldn't believe. Especially the drive shaft. It felt like those bolts were welded on. But you get a long enough breaker bar and something is going to give. There's no way anything was torqued to spec. But my transmission was replaced BY THE DEALER GORILLAS when the car was new.
(Came with a bad 5th gear syncro.) They probably set the impact wrench to 100 Lbs/In and went at it.
I haven't replaced the transmission yet because I really need the proper jack to get it back in place. I went to Harbor Freight this morning to get a crawler and a jack, but the jack I wanted was out of stock. They said they're getting 5 in tomorrow. The thing goes from 2 inches to like 26 inches. For $99. That's 80 bucks with the coupon. Should be perfect for the job. And many other things.
So I think I can probably get the car back together and running in maybe 2 or 3 hours. Taking my time, not forgeting anything. (Like putting the oil back into the transmission).
I have some pictures to share. I'll try to post them now. We'll see how that goes.
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