<VV> Details> changing transmission

[James Davis]

Just so that the new transmission had he same length input shaft and 
the same number of splines as the old one.
Jim Davis

At 03:09 PM 2/1/2006, BBRT wrote:
>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?