Trans removal

[Rattler]

Hi, i need to pull the auto trans from my sons 92 club cab 2wd. (front seal leaking). I have pulled auto trans before, but never one from behind a diesel. I was just wondering if there is anything special to look for or that is different from a gasser?Thanks,Randy.

 

[AKimmel]

There are 6 bolts, and you access them through a hole on the passenger side of the motor. If I remember right there's a plate or something you have to remove to gain access. There is not enough room to remove them from the bottom like a gas truck, the bolts are too long. I found out the hard way.

 

[Rebel Ram]

And when you reinstall, Run those bolts up just till they seat and then back off 1/2 turn. So that you can still allign the others but so that the heads dont hit as you rotate the flex plate around.

 

[csnider]

Don't forget to loosen the downpipe from the turbo housing(remove clamp). . definitely change the rear main seal while you have the transmission out, easy job. . might be a good time to update the flexplate to a 1994 which is slightly thicker and less prone to breaking as most of the first gen plates do eventually crack...

 

[Rattler]

Thanks for the info guys, i figured there was probably something different because of the diesel. You probably saved me a few bad words. Randy

 

[Rattler]

Well, we got the transmission pulled and replaced today. A pain in the ***, but it had to be done. It also gave my son some more experience(always a good thing). Thanks again for the tips, it saved me some trouble and i would not have even said any bad words if i had not kept hitting my knees on his running boards. Randy