Removing tranny

[omegac1]

I am in process of replacing leaking clutch slave in my 1995. I have all 8 bolts off from the tranny to bell housing and a jack under the oil pan and tranny jack under the tranny. I can not get the tranny to "slide out". If I wiggle the tranny from the drive shaft end, the whole engine wiggles but I can not get the tranny freed up. There is not any crack between the tranny and bell housing to get a screw driver in etc. Is there some trick here...some pry point I can back the tranny off with??

 

[MADMAX]

If it's anything like a Gen2 (highly possible) there is a pry point just above the clutch coupler, see here
http://forums.viperclub.org/threads...acement-(including-pilot-bearing)-on-a-96-GTS
I don't mean this to sound sarcastic but you have taken the right 8 bolts out, haven't you?.....
Good luck and happy new year fumbling under your motor.

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[Black Moon]

Force it. That is if ALL the bolts are out..double check.

 

[ROCKET62]

Especially the bolt at the top that requires a 3' long extension. Good luck.

 

[sfm79]

I did mine a few months back, had to pry it and it wasn't too hard.
Have you seen this video of a slave cylinder replacement on a 2000, it helped me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AjuXK7w8OZs

 

[Camfab]

I did mine a few months back, had to pry it and it wasn't too hard.
Have you seen this video of a slave cylinder replacement on a 2000, it helped me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AjuXK7w8OZs

The Part II of this video has a great "Sum UP" of the whole situation during his test drive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYLeli_GR-M&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

 

[Garron]

The dowels can seize, if you have all the bolts wiggle the transmission.

 

[sfm79]

The Part II of this video has a great "Sum UP" of the whole situation during his test drive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYLeli_GR-M&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Yes, I forgot to mention Part2....gotta love the test drive

 

[cfiiman]

Yes, I forgot to mention Part2....gotta love the test drive

LOL, "if you can't get some Pu$$y on a saturday night you are S.O.L"

 

[bluesrt]

Get back by the tailshaft and grab it and shake the hell otta it up and down and back and forth..man handle it. ..keep doin that and it will pop loose i promise you.

 

[jdeft1]

Anybody ever pull a viper tranny without a lift, using jack stands?? Can it be done?

 

[AZTVR]

Definitely ! I pretty much used quad 6 dave's DIY on VA.

 

[RapidTransit]

Anybody ever pull a viper tranny without a lift, using jack stands?? Can it be done?

I did it using stands, but only to change the clutch and slave. The jack I used for the trans wouldn't go down far enough to remove it alltogther.

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[MADMAX]

Anybody ever pull a viper tranny without a lift, using jack stands?? Can it be done?

Yeh - I've pulled my tranny a couple of times from axle stands.
I needed to use heavier duty stands though, to jack the car up higher.
These are 6 ton stands and give good stability with enough height.

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And I used a motorcycle scissor lift to lower the tranny out of the tunnel.

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[jdeft1]

Looks do-able. So far, after many years of ownership, I haven't had the need to pull the tranny. No clutch or slave work either (knock-on-wood) on my '94 but with each new tranny thread I wonder how I'd handle it with no lift. My day will come. Thanks for the pics guys.

 

[Jack B]

Looks do-able. So far, after many years of ownership, I haven't had the need to pull the tranny. No clutch or slave work either (knock-on-wood) on my '94 but with each new tranny thread I wonder how I'd handle it with no lift. My day will come. Thanks for the pics guys.

It is an awkward 135 lbs and it does not go in straight because of the knob/protrusion on the tranny's passenger side. If you are on lift with a good tranny jack it is not bad, on the ground it is a chore.

If you are changing the clutch, the line-up dowel that comes with the new clutch is way too sloppy, that can compromise getting the trans back in. After several in-outs I realized the tool sucked and made a clutch alignment tool that truly centers the disk, that helps the trans re-install.