C6 removal

[TexasRho83]

Sorry if this is posted somewhere else, but i'm in the process of removing my transmission and was wondering if it's feasible to just remove the transfer case still attached to the transmission like all in one piece?

 

[UNRULEE]

I wouldn't see why you couldn't.


You'll need either a couple of ape like friends (Ben, UTfootball, would be perfect!), or a good tranny jack.

 

[TexasRho83]

I've gotta tranny jack that's gotta 1200 lb weight capacity...good nuff? lol

 

[m78]

I'd say its easier to take the transfer case off. The extra weight of it hanginging off the side could tip the jack.

 

[LEB Paul]

Only a few extra bolts to get the tcase off and it'll be a whole lot easier to move around. Plus the tcase is so heavy I'm sure it would throw the balance of your jack off.

 

[smokey]

I pull them bolted together. I only do it that way is because when you break them the transfer case lube always leaks out> then you have to clean that mess up.
I just stick a floor jack under the transfer with the transmission jack on the transmission.

 

[LEB Ben]

Only a few extra bolts to get the tcase off and it'll be a whole lot easier to move around. Plus the tcase is so heavy I'm sure it would throw the balance of your jack off.

Agreed. I'm thinking the couple extra bolts and a little spillage are well worth avoiding the weight and awkwardness of pulling both.

 

[Fellro]

It can be done either way, as stated, but the tipping issue is why I take the case loose before dropping. Shouldn't be losing any case oil, the trans oil would be what is exposed there. 6 bolts on the case and it is loose.

 

[TexasRho83]

Well, here's the situation fellas...I'm doing this on the side of the road lol (well, in front of my house) but I can't afford to do any major spills. There's a cop who lives a couple houses down and I don't want any unnecessary attention - in addition to the attention of dropping a transmission on the side of the road lol.

I have a floor jack I can use to support the extra weight

 

[LEB Ben]

^^^Tell that cop his tighty whiteys are a little too tight, if that's enough 'attention' to get you in some trouble...hahahaha. Either way, good luck with it and watch your face...with that kinda weight, if something slips or wobbles you might become a Charles pancake.

 

[TexasRho83]

^^^Tell that cop his tighty whiteys are a little too tight, if that's enough 'attention' to get you in some trouble...hahahaha. Either way, good luck with it and watch your face...with that kinda weight, if something slips or wobbles you might become a Charles pancake.

I know man I'm a little nervous about doing this by myself, but the tranny jack is really heavy duty and with 1200 lbs of sustenance, I'm pretty confident. I'll be sure to do everything really slow.

Gonna take a pic of the crossmember underneath the transfer case because I've never seen one like this...

 

[m78]

. Gonna take a pic of the crossmember underneath the transfer case because I've never seen one like this...

You mean the cross member that has 4 bolts that have access holes in the floor board ?

 

[TexasRho83]

You mean the cross member that has 4 bolts that have access holes in the floor board ?

lol Mine's not so bad in that way...I can squeeze a box-end wrench up top for a back-up and use the socket wrench to loosen those. I just dont remember seeing so many damn bolts holding that sh!t onto the frame. There are 4 up top, 4 on the bottom, and 4 on the driver's side for the little rubber mount -

 

[Mil1ion]

Do it on the pavement.. that asphalt is chalk fill of oil/tar

 

[m78]

lol Mine's not so bad in that way...I can squeeze a box-end wrench up top for a back-up and use the socket wrench to loosen those. I just dont remember seeing so many damn bolts holding that sh!t onto the frame. There are 4 up top, 4 on the bottom, and 4 on the driver's side for the little rubber mount -

Yes but don't the bolts have to come out in order to slide the cross member out of the way ?
And the bolts have to go UP.

 

[m78]

I just went and looked at mine. You don't have to actually pull the bolts
because the cross member will come straight down .

 

[TexasRho83]

Yeah Mark, I was gonna say that the crossmember is coming down and the bolt situation isn't an issue... Dennis, luckily the road is concrete slab

 

[Fellro]

Using just a floor jack is scary with a 2wd... Need to either get one of the converter pieces, or you can take and weld flat plate on to a shaft or pipe and take the saddle out of the jack and put the plate in it's place. Done that quite a bit... Too bad you weren't closer, I have the converter which I probably will never use, and an actual tranny jack...

 

[73F100Shortbed]

It can be done either way. Just be careful. You could probably put a ratchet strap around the transmission and secure it to the jack so it won't tip or anything.

 

[TexasRho83]

Using just a floor jack is scary with a 2wd... Need to either get one of the converter pieces, or you can take and weld flat plate on to a shaft or pipe and take the saddle out of the jack and put the plate in it's place. Done that quite a bit... Too bad you weren't closer, I have the converter which I probably will never use, and an actual tranny jack...

I've got the tranny jack (brand new) and it can hold up to 1200 lbs. The ratchet strap is a good idea... I will use another jack and maybe some plywood on top of the pad to sustain the weight of the transfer case