floor jacks into trans jack

[sweetdiesel]

Some of you guys own a trans jack....However for the rest of us peasants we have another option

http://www.powerhouseproducts.com/WhatsNew/Files/powerhousetransjak.pdf

http://www.powerhouseproducts.com/


This product will turn most any floorjack into a trans jack

 

[okierzr]

I have one that i bought at au##zone it works great.

 

[Turbo Buick 6]

Some of you guys own a trans jack....However for the rest of us peasants we have another option

http://www.powerhouseproducts.com/WhatsNew/Files/powerhousetransjak.pdf

http://www.powerhouseproducts.com/


This product will turn most any floorjack into a trans jack

Thats pretty neat

 

[MaxFarmer]

Dammit, I'm always too late for the jackpot! I wish I had a better picture, but this is the best I could find. I took a 1" thick steel plate 2'x2' and welded a shaft on the bottom side to fit into my floor jack. Then I just used wratchet straps over the top of the tranny for stability.....works pretty damn good if all you're using is jackstands. If you were working under a lift you would never get high enough!

Like I said, wish I had a better picture, but you can kind of see it under the truck and through all my mess..........

 

[dmaxlover]

That's a good idea! I use my motorcycle/atv jack and it works very well.

 

[RENODMAX]

you want a peasant jack... heres what we used for my trans. a 55 gallon drum on a steel cart

 

[Texasmax]

That's a good idea! I use my motorcycle/atv jack and it works very well.

I'm excited that you have used a motorcycle/atv jack with good results. That is what I was planning on using when I do my build. How high did you have to jack the truck up to be able to get the tranny out?

Dix

 

[dmaxlover]

I'm excited that you have used a motorcycle/atv jack with good results. That is what I was planning on using when I do my build. How high did you have to jack the truck up to be able to get the tranny out?

Dix

1st off the atv jack didn't go high enough, so I stacked up (2) 2"X4" on it.
Once the atv jack was all the way down, I took out the wood once side at a time.
Then I had to use a 6"X6" on the floor jack to lift the front of the truck up as high as I could. The rear was already on jack stands.
The last step was when pulling the tranny out the side, the bellhousing is too tall, so I just lift the back of the tranny by hand so the front of the tranny drops down just enough to squeak under the torsion bar.

A good idea would be to put the stock tranny pan on if your running a deep aftermarket pan.

 

[Mike L.]

Floor jacks do not go straight up and down and it can get tricky lowering or raising the trans if you don't have some help.

 

[MaxFarmer]

And be very careful, the bellhousing end is a lot heavier than the tail end with the convertor in place, it will tip!

 

[RPM Motorsports]

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=3185 This one worked great! You will nedd the truck 2.5' in the air (frame rail or TB's if lifted) to remove the trans though.