<VV> Details> changing transmission

[BBRT]

Sure, just jack the car up so you can get under it, support the transaxle 
with a jack-under the transaxle itself.  Disconnect the shift linkage. 
Disconnect the throttle linkage at he bellcrank mounted to the case-be 
careful with bolt that mounts bellcrank to case as they rust and break off. 
Easier to leave on transmission and remove throttle shaft to engine and the 
one from under the rear seat.  Loosen rear main engine mount-two bolts. 
Loosen either the trans cross member at the trans (four 9/16" bolts?) or at 
the "oxbow"-big black arched cross member above the trans ( 11/16" castle 
nuts I believe. One on each side). I prefer to loosen one castle nut on each 
side and drop the front of the trans cross member and trans down. If you do 
that, the stability control rods need to be loosened-so some prefer, like 
Harry Y, to remove the trans mission from the cross member. You want to tilt 
the whole drivetrain down toward the front so you can slip the trans down 
off and its output shaft out of the transaxle case. Remember mainshaft runs 
from pilot bushing in end of crankshaft to front of transmission. You may 
have to hold the main shaft when you do this as it will hang up in the trans 
unless you get the angles just right. What this does is make your slant 
distance forward a lot longer, so you have to be higher up in the rear of 
the car. Loosen four bolts to Transaxle/diff case a little. Now you need to 
support the transaxle case and separately, the transmission.  Remove and 
pull  transmission.  This at least close to correct... LOL!

BTW, all the fluid-well not all of it, comes out when you break the two 
apart....

Good Luck,

Chuck S
BBRT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Lough" <rndracing at mebbs.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 3:53 PM
Subject: <VV> changing transmission


>I want to change the four speed transmission in a 65 without dropping the 
>whole drivetrain out of the car.  Is there a proper way to do this?