Transmission on a 2006 2.2 ecotec
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Transmission on a 2006 2.2 ecotec
i took my engine out no cradle and it was in my driveway, but it was over a month and a half cause i has buddies that were supposed to help me. Now let me tell you im 5 foot 4 inches and weigh about 100lbs soaking wet. now trying to get that f-ing thing out was a B***H!!!! it is possible and its not like i take engines out everyday, or work on alot of different cars. now i have to figure out how to take transmission out w/out the engine...???
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i took my engine out no cradle and it was in my driveway, but it was over a month and a half cause i has buddies that were supposed to help me. Now let me tell you im 5 foot 4 inches and weigh about 100lbs soaking wet. now trying to get that f-ing thing out was a B***H!!!! it is possible and its not like i take engines out everyday, or work on alot of different cars. now i have to figure out how to take transmission out w/out the engine...???
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i took my engine out no cradle and it was in my driveway, but it was over a month and a half cause i has buddies that were supposed to help me. Now let me tell you im 5 foot 4 inches and weigh about 100lbs soaking wet. now trying to get that f-ing thing out was a B***H!!!! it is possible and its not like i take engines out everyday, or work on alot of different cars. now i have to figure out how to take transmission out w/out the engine...???
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Where? And don't I have to disconnect it from the engine? I'm trying to do that but I have to build a transmission stand or cart for it
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I don't understand. If you took the engine out of the vehicle, and the transmission is still attached to the engine, then the transmission is out of the vehicle already.
Harbor freight has 4 wheeled furniture dollys. I screwed a 4x4 piece of plywood to it, set the assembly on the plywood, and then separated the engine and transmission.
Harbor freight has 4 wheeled furniture dollys. I screwed a 4x4 piece of plywood to it, set the assembly on the plywood, and then separated the engine and transmission.
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I read that he pulled the engine out the to (glutton for punishment) and left the trans in. No explanation of "why?".
I suppose, if you have a crane you could disconnect the tranny mounts and pull it. Would have been a lot easier to jack the car up and drop the cradle, that can be done by just removing the 6 strut bolts, upper motor mount and other connections on the top then the 4 cradle bolts. Viola, trans, engine, wheels ready to work on.
Reminds me of the first VW engine I pulled. No book, no experience, 19 years old (dumb a**). "Pull it out from the top" I thinks. Bent the garage door tracks, but got it out, then bought VW for the Complete Idiot.
I suppose, if you have a crane you could disconnect the tranny mounts and pull it. Would have been a lot easier to jack the car up and drop the cradle, that can be done by just removing the 6 strut bolts, upper motor mount and other connections on the top then the 4 cradle bolts. Viola, trans, engine, wheels ready to work on.
Reminds me of the first VW engine I pulled. No book, no experience, 19 years old (dumb a**). "Pull it out from the top" I thinks. Bent the garage door tracks, but got it out, then bought VW for the Complete Idiot.
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Transmission on a 2006 2.2 ecotec
Ok so I need a little help with what socket size and how to disconnect the transmission from the engine. I really don't want to do this but I have no choice. PLEASE HELP ME!!