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Originally Posted by ermax
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.
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Thanks, any tips will come in handy! Like the one about the paint pen, totally forgot about that. I'd already bought some tools & jack stands a while back, knowing I wanted to tackle repairs like this in the future. As long as it doesn't involve electronics or fuel, I feel more confident. The 20-minute tranny drop video was the most inspiring! I'm sure it'll take me a whole day (or two) to finish, but I'm lucky I have a few days off to work on it.
My only regret is I dont' have time to wait for online orders to get shipped to me, so I have to resort to buying the [more expensive] parts from the dealership. There's a few performance shops around here, but all they sell are extreme clutch upgrades, like stage 2 or racing clutches.. I wouldn't mind trying out a stage 1 Exedy clutch, but anything above that is too much.