Figured it out.

Now im having a bear of a time getting the tranny back in. At one point there were 4 of us trying to get it in the most HMT ways ever, involoving bags of mulch, creepers, a bmw jack, etc, but to no avail. its pretty easy to get it close but to get the dowel pins in is a bitch. Anyone have some tips on how they got their tranny back in

 

step 1: pick transmission up

step 2: put transmission on

step 3. tighten bolts

 

Tried that lol. Am i the only person that finds this putting the tranny in a total bitch?

 

no it can sometimes be hard, 2 people is nice, 3 people is a luxury. 1 guy on the bottom holding the tranny up along with a jack. 1 guy in front of the car aligning dowel pins and putting first bolt in. 3rd guy on passanger fender helping lift and forcing the tranny and dowel pins in.
Good luck man. Brake dust is hard to avoid with the semi metallic performance pads. Doesnt necessarily mean things are wearing out fast.
Good luck

 

Ithink im gonna call the local tool rental places and see if any of them stock tranny jacks. Frankly, I just want this done lol, and if it means i need to spend some cash to rent one or buy one from harborfright, i think im gonna do it.

 

easiest way, is to drop the motor, then put the tranny on while its on the ground. Then jack the motor or lift it back in place. You will save so much time and energy that way. It sounds like more work, but it really isnt. BTW: you should have used all of the same bolts on that pp. if it is out of balance it could tear up your mains.

 

youch, always use the regular pressure plate bolts.

 

Thanks for that link. I just bought a set

 

its very easy to put the tranny back in, noticed in my ls/vtec thread how the motor is put back together in 3 peices?
what I did: I place a jack under the engine, remove all the motor mounts except for upper mount on the drivers side, lower the motor supported by the jack so when you tried to put the tranny in it will clear the passenger side frame, slide the tranny under the car, then go from the driver side hang over the fender and lift the tranny up and put it in, easiest way to install a tranny, its even easier than using a tranny jack. thats how I do all my tanny installs because I work alone.

 

If you need help hit me up. ***** right on how to get it in. You just have to hulk that bitch in and get it lined up all at the same time. It can be a pain in the ***, but thats the best way.