Tranny help

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Tranny help

December 19, 2006, 01:11:59 PM

Is thier any trick to taking a tranny out of an 87 cougar 5.0?

Tranny help

Reply #1 – December 20, 2006, 09:53:42 PM

You have to hold your mouth just right... Other than that, its like removing any other RWD tranny.

Tranny help

Reply #2 – December 20, 2006, 10:00:32 PM

When I did my flexplate, we dropped the trans crosmember and took it out that way. Wasn't that hard to do but fighting with it was amusing. Get it up on stands/a lift, make sure EVERYTHING is unhooked( linkages, N safty switch...) then support it and unbolt it. After that you pray you did it right and lower the jack with you trans sitting on it. Have fun. I sure did

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Reply #3 – December 24, 2006, 11:24:33 PM

Pretty easy job...just take your time and pay attention to what you're doing. Figure on having a very long extension for the two bellhousing bolts nearest to the back of the intake...usually easiest to get to them from above the trans. Pretty cut and dry.

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Reply #4 – December 25, 2006, 09:29:30 PM

Quote from: Joey Swenson;119277

Is thier any trick to taking a tranny out of an 87 cougar 5.0?

yeah,, its pertty cut and dry,,(other than dont forget to remove the starter

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one trick that i find entertaining is after the tranny is in,, someone was smart enough to buy and install a new front seal for the tranny for about 3 bux.