chris88z24

Post in here if you've dropped the subframe and transmission with your car on jack stands. How long did it take you? Any advice? etc.

574

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Don't remember how long it took. If its your first time just plan on making a Saturday out of it. If you don't have a new flywheel you'll need to have the stock one turned to that will take some time

riceburner

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wow only a day you think? ive never done it i dont think i have the wherewithall to do so. chriszz24 youve always seemed pretty mechanically inclined though.

just hit me - tuner sean from chicago claimed to have done a bunch of cobalt clutches in his garage and would generally take the better portion of a day.

SPDDMN36

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I got half way thru mine and my buddy found a garage that'll let us use a lift next weekend ill be able to drive it again, yay!

c1_c1rca

i did an engine swap and and tranny swap in my car, both times took about a day, i love doing **** in the drive way, its more entertaining and gives you great experience for shitty situations

jp1600

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first time was 16 hours for me

1LowLS

took me 12 hours and that was waiting an hour for the machine shop to resurface my flywheel.Just used a engine hoist to keep the motor up.wasn't too hard except stabbing the trans back in took quite a few atempts

blueLNFftw

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My buddy and I have done two, both of our 06 SS/SC's.

Give yourself a whole day and make sure you don't have anything planned the next (thats important). We ran into dumb **** beyond our control on both that cause us to have to pick it back up the next day.

No problems and it should take about 10 hours with bullshit, 2 people, and beers.

JapEatr

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Ive done about 10 clutches on LSJ this way, 1 on a solstice, and a handful of other cars as well

JapEatr

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I can do it in 5-6 if i have an extra pair of hands for the stabbing the tranny back in

The bolt behind the starter usually takes 20 mins by itself, 18mm stubby wrench is what i use now

shroogis

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I've done 4 or 5 this way. It's a piece of cake. I think the first time was 10 hours with 2 guys fumbling through it, I bet I could do it in 5-7 with 2 people now.

Tennpenn83

I've done it, several times. Hardest part is getting the tranny lined back up.

InfraRedline

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I did it on jackstands too...right next to our lift lol just seemed easier on the ground. I took my time and worked on it a couple hours each day since it was winter and I needed something to keep me busy.

bigturbohhr

re & re took me like 7 hours, coulda done it 5 if it didnt take me 2 hours to figure out how to slide in the tranny

Gelladuga69

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It took me like 15 hours, being a complete noob at it. Following the LSJ build book instructions. They were legit tho.

Lol this! It was a bitch, and the trans is so heavy lol.

blueLNFftw

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Its not heavy, just awkward distributed.
Mine hit me in the face and took my **** virginity though.

JapEatr

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hate it when that happens

chris88z24

When the time comes I was going to buy that engine brace from harbor freight and then use one of those hand wench straps to lift the trans back up to the engine.

LS6Rally

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As said above, give yourself a whole weekend ust in case, but a Saturday should be enough time, even for your first time. you know your way around a car.

Hell I did an LS a few months ago, who needs an Engine support brace?

InfraRedline

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I just used the engine puller to hold the motor up while I did it

Gelladuga69

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I also used the 2x4 trick with the straps. I even think there might've been something described like that in the lsj build book.. lol

JapEatr

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i have trans jack and engine brace

574

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Motor cycle platform jack on oil pan and man handle the trans

chris88z24

Yea I was gonna use the Motorcycle jack on the trans and the brace to hold up the motor.

noorj

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I've done it twice on jackstands, first time was like 16 hours (while also diagnosing a bad clutch master cylinder which was bullshit!) and second time was about 8 hours