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Originally Posted by reeves
Yea normally I'd just take it to a shop, pay the $1K and call it a day.
But I'm on break next week... and I feel ambitious! And the more I watch those 'how-to' Youtube videos, the more inspired I get. There's no electronics/fuel involved, so I feel safe I won't blow anything up.. worst case scenario, I end up towing it to a real mechanic to finish the job.
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Do it! I assume you have 4 jack stands, a floor jack that rolls easily. A 2x6 to place between the jack and tranny. A torque wrench and a pump to get oil back in the tranny. You could buy all these items at harbor freight and still come in under $1000. Oh and a paint pen or bright nail polish to mark the drive shaft position before unbolting it.
It’s really not a bad job at all. When I get to a computer I will compile some notes. I assume you’ve seen that video where the guy drops it in 20. The one were he spends 10 removing a stripped bolt. Maybe I will use that as a reference and make notes that point to timecodes in that video. One thing that guy does is not drain the fluid. I was almost able to pull that off. If I recall a 32mm socket fit in the tail to keep it from draining. But at some point it slid out without me noticing and made a big mess on my driveway. So I wouldn’t bother trying that, just drain it.