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Slonopotam
July 14th, 2006, 23:32
Hi,

It turned out the transmission adapter I bought does not fit my floor jack, so I am wondering how difficult it would be to take NP231 out and put it back again without the adapter ? Just 2 hands, floor jack, couple of jack stands and everything is happening at a parking lot.

Thank you,
Andrey
5-90
July 14th, 2006, 23:35
Bummer. I usually use a floor jack when I've got to pull the transfer case - although you've seen my garage (which means you'll have more room on the deck to work with than I do...)

It's a little fiddly to balance, but it's doable - I don't usually have any help when I'm doing it...

5-90
Slonopotam
July 14th, 2006, 23:38
Bummer. I usually use a floor jack when I've got to pull the transfer case - although you've seen my garage (which means you'll have more room on the deck to work with than I do...)

It's a little fiddly to balance, but it's doable - I don't usually have any help when I'm doing it...

5-90

You told me you had an adapter just a couple of hours ago !
Do you use it, or do you save it for a special occasion ?

Andrey
5-90
July 15th, 2006, 00:22
Not an adapter, but an actual transmission jack. Would you like to borrow it? If you don't have a 1/2" drive ratchet, do let me know (since you need one as a "handle" for the thing.)

Think of it as a modified scissor jack with a saddle, and you've got the right idea.

5-90
Midnight Krawler
July 15th, 2006, 00:53
Ah come on now! That Np231 only weighs about 60 or 70lbs. Unbolt it and slide it out onto a floor jack, its not that hard.
5-90
July 15th, 2006, 01:04
"Work smarter, not harder." Just because the damn thing don't weigh much don't mean I want to wrestle it around overmuch.

Besides, the tranny jack also comes in handy on clutch jobs - since I can just slip the thing back a foot or so, change the clutch, and slip it back into place. Beats Hell out of an overhead press to get the thing lined up...

5-90
Slonopotam
July 15th, 2006, 08:17
Would you like to borrow it?
5-90

Thank you, I'll manage.

Andrey
Slonopotam
July 15th, 2006, 08:21
"Work smarter, not harder."

Physical excersize makes the whole thing more attractive for me.

Andrey
old_man
July 15th, 2006, 08:38
I'm a crippled up old man and I just grab it and stuff it in. The jack is too much hassle.