removing R-154

aye mate

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Hey guys, please tell me someone has the step-by-step tranny removal from the old site. I used it a year ago when I did my clutch and I'm doing my clutch again this saturday, and I can't find that darn write up anywhere. I know its not that hard but I was having a hard time remembering the stuff about the clutch fork and PP(remove/unbolt before or after trans is out?) So if someone could post the write up back up or if someone could help me out with the aforementioned ?'s I would really appreciate it!

Jake

PS. If the write up doesn't turn up, I will write one and if I remember to take pics I will post pics too!
 

Idealsupra

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remove all 8 tranny bolts...two starter bolts, 4 tranny support bolts, remove clutch fork, remove pressure plate to flywheel bolts... remove driveshaft supports pull driveshaft out...drain fluid remove slave cylinder...remove shifter from the top....

i think thats about it...those can basically be done in any order i was just wirting them as i thoguht of it....

:D
 

Squid699

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sounds about right....you can put a block of wood and a jack under the front of the engine to keep the back end pointing down when you drop the tail of the trans so it will make it easier to re-install the trans.
 

rakkasan

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I found it easier to use about 6 feet worth of extensions & an air ratchet from below the car to get the top bolts instead of from the shifter hole....
 
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gotboost$

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How about for the Auto? is it pretty much the same.... just started the swap and a little confused... : (
 

rakkasan

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gotboost$ said:
How about for the Auto? is it pretty much the same.... just started the swap and a little confused... : (

pretty much, but remember to take the 6 flywheel/torque converter bolts off before trying to seperate the tranny from the motor.
 

northsupra

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I dont remember how posted this on the old forum but here is a basic write up.

Since I just got done doing this... Here goes. First, An SST is a Special
service Tool. So they each have different numbers and are each different
tools.
1. Remove Shifter.
2. Remove catback exhaust.
3. Remove Drive shaft.
4. Drain Transmission gear oil.
5. Remove negative battery terminal.
6. remove starter.
7. remove bellhousing bolts.
8. Remove clutch slave cyl/ cable if so equipped, also unhook speedo gear,
and any electrical sensors as needed.
9. (7m-gte) Remove clutch fork, unbolt pressure plate from flywheel. 240 may
not need that step.
10. Support Tranny with a good Jack, Car should be high enough in the air on
jackstands before step one so that the bellhousing will clear the unibody.
11. loosten the two engine mounts so the engine can rock.
12. Remove the third engine mount (tranny support brace)
13. Lower the jack SLOWLY, have someone under the bellhousing to pry it away
from the engine, and support it's weight when the input shaft is free from
the engine.
14. Remove tranny from car.
15. 240s may have you remove the tranny before unbolting the pressure plate
from the flywheel, if so, this is the time to unbolt the pressure plate, and
remove the clutch disk.
16. Pack pilot bearing hole with grease, and with a good fitting dowel and
hammer, drive the grease behind the pilot bearing, forcing the bearing out.
Repack with gease as needed until bearing is all the way out.
17. Clean crank shaft of grease, tap in new pilot bearing.
18. Assemble Pressure plate and throw out bearing package (possibly a supra
only thing)
19. If you removed the tranny, then the pressure plate. Install pressure
plate over clutch disk with clutch tool centering the disk on the flywheel.
20. go backwards from #14 (with #7 before #12).
Use Brake cleaner to clean the flywheel and pressure plate.

Im going in for a clutch shift myself.
And BTW TSRM
 

aye mate

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Thanks North! BTW this time it should be easier for me for 3 reasons. #1 I have done this before #2 Im using my friend's dad's shop(lifts and every tool I could ever need) #3 My friends dad is probably helping us out (30+ year experienced mechanic) !! woot woot !! Any way just thought I'd brush up on the process and get it posted for reference for other folks. Thanks!
 

1987supraomega

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I just pulled my tranny out, and There is no need to remove the slave cylinder clutch line, just make sure when you unbolt it that you support it out of the way of the tranny with a tiewrap, also you don't have to remove the engine mounts besides the tranny support. Just make sure you support the engine with another jack so that it does not lean back to much and smash some of the components on the firewall. Don't want to sound like an ass to contradict anyone, but im trying to save you some time.
 

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Thats good to know. About the motor mounts, When I did my clutch last year we loosened the mounts so we could put a jack under the crankpulley to tilt the whoe assembly back a little making it easier to access the top bolts and the bolt by the starter. About the slave, just remove the slave with the lines attached and tie the whole thing to the side? Cause the slave is new as of last year so not having to bleed that would be awesome. Do I have that right Squid?
 

souprat

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How do you get the driveshaft off of the tranny? do you undo the universal? if so how? or is there another way to get it off?
man what great timing! i'm planing on doing my clutch in the near future too.
 

Squid699

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Aye Mate - That would be the only circumstance that would require loosening the motor mounts, just to prevent any excess stress. But normally, you wouldn't need to. Yeah, you should be able to take the slave out without disconnecting or bleeding it.

The driveshaft - There is a cross support under the driveshaft, take that off and take out the bolts holding the center support bearing to the engine and let it come loose, the driveshaft will slide out of the tail of the transmission. Oh yeah, make sure you drain the trans, otherwise when you let the trans down it will leak out the back of the trans! ;)
 

Squid699

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most times, i would agree that pulling the engine and trans together is best, but for a clutch/trans swap, its a lil less involved to just drop the trans.