Removing an auto..

stutab · Feb 1, 2013

I am about to remove a Chrysler 3 speed auto off a 3.5 carb in a 1984 RRC. The Rangy is stripped but I am not removing the engine so the gearbox is being lifted out of the roof

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I have all the kit to do the lift, I know I will need to have a jack under the engine so it doesn't drop at thr crankshaft end. But as I have never done a strip out or removed a gearbox from an engine before is there anything I need to know before I take the bolts out of the bell housing.

If you want to see how stripped out it is look at the link below vvvvv

Cheers Stu

Datatek · Feb 2, 2013

stutab said:
I am about to remove a Chrysler 3 speed auto off a 3.5 carb in a 1984 RRC. The Rangy is stripped but I am not removing the engine so the gearbox is being lifted out of the roof .

I have all the kit to do the lift, I know I will need to have a jack under the engine so it doesn't drop at thr crankshaft end. But as I have never done a strip out or removed a gearbox from an engine before is there anything I need to know before I take the bolts out of the bell housing.

If you want to see how stripped out it is look at the link below vvvvv

Cheers Stu

If you are going to use it again, undo the torque convertor from the flex plate and wedge it so it stays in the bell housing. At least that's the drill for a ZF box.

stutab · Feb 2, 2013

Not going to use it on mine, putting a LT77 on. Sold the box and was going to ebay the rest.

Dr_evil · Feb 2, 2013

watch out for the drive plate bolts

they caught me out

fett · Feb 2, 2013

those chrysler boxes rock, I would have kept it!

ruffday · Feb 2, 2013

For the extra bit of time I would take the engine out as it will make the job so much easier.

jamesmartin · Feb 2, 2013

leave engine in ,it is better to undo t/c at drive plate frirst and let t/c come out with box but can be done after ,main thing apart from supporting engine is to ensure you remove kick down cable and speedo etc first

stutab · Feb 2, 2013

fett said:
those chrysler boxes rock, I would have kept it!

Don't like auto boxes. If I did it would stay in and would save me a shed load of work and money..

stutab · Feb 2, 2013

jamesmartin said:
leave engine in ,it is better to undo t/c at drive plate frirst and let t/c come out with box but can be done after ,main thing apart from supporting engine is to ensure you remove kick down cable and speedo etc first

Ye will do all that. Going to take all of the cooling pipes out as well because the LT77 has 1/2" pipes not 1/4". Hope the electrical bits are the same..

fett · Feb 2, 2013

stutab said:
Don't like auto boxes. If I did it would stay in and would save me a shed load of work and money..

autos the future mate, better ofroad and with our traffic its best on the road too. dont get me wrong I am not blowing my own trumpet as I have an lt95 4 speed in my landy

stutab · Feb 2, 2013

fett said:
autos the future mate, better ofroad and with our traffic its best on the road too. dont get me wrong I am not blowing my own trumpet as I have an lt95 4 speed in my landy

If you live in a town or tow big trailers a lot I would agree, driven a lot of both. Off roading on the other hand an auto is only better if you are trying to get up a slippy hill or have to drag a loaded trailer across a field, again I have plenty experience of both. Manuals are better on B roads and country lanes, chasing livestock about, lamping and general off roading. Which will be the majority of it's use. The few times I will be towing the horse about or town driving I will put up with it. And I prefer driving Manuals, you don't need to rev the balls off them to get anywhere...

fett · Feb 2, 2013

depends on the clutch

lol

zen · Feb 3, 2013

keep the lt230..its 1:1..very handy..(and rare)

stutab · Feb 3, 2013

Bit the bullet and took it out today!!

Just got to fit the LT77 now, going in the same way this one came out

Thanks for all of your advice:cheer2::5bhurray:

tufty · Feb 3, 2013

nice to see you listened to the good advice to disconnect the torque converter and keep it in the bell housing

:clap2:

stutab · Feb 3, 2013

Couldn't figure out how to do that bit, I did look and try. Haven't really look how to get it off anyway

tufty · Feb 3, 2013

cant remember if its 3 or 4 bolts on the chrysler box, located in front of the flex plate they bolt through the plate into the torque converter

stutab · Feb 11, 2013

There were 4 bolts, although how you are ment to take them out when removing the gearbox I don't know. The hardest bit was splitting the two crank shaft plates that sandwich the flex plate, got it all off though. Thank you all for your advice.

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