Whisler70 Member 7 Member For: 11y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Western Australia Posted 03/12/12 03:25 AM Share Posted 03/12/12 03:25 AM can anyone give me some tips on getting a 5 speed gearbox out and back in on an sedan 04 ba xr6t easily? or are they all hard to get out and in again? ive got mine out but was a struggle and getting it back in is going to be harder so was wondering if there was any secrets to doing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 03/12/12 03:28 AM Share Posted 03/12/12 03:28 AM Jack the front of the engine up so the rear end drops, make it much much easier to get the bellhousing past the protrusions in the trans tunnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 03/12/12 03:41 AM Share Posted 03/12/12 03:41 AM are you using a hoist or just a jack and stands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisler70 Member 7 Member For: 11y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Western Australia Posted 03/12/12 04:00 AM Author Share Posted 03/12/12 04:00 AM yer have a hoist and gearbox jack. have tilted the motor as much as I can without undoing engine mounts and was still hard work. do you recomend undoing engine mounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 03/12/12 04:10 AM Share Posted 03/12/12 04:10 AM It should be really easy then.. what is the actual problem that is making it difficult? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 20y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 03/12/12 04:39 AM Share Posted 03/12/12 04:39 AM Did you take the cat section of the exhaust off?T5's basically fall out of these cars. First one I ever did was out in 45 minutes. Mal Wood's guys do them in 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 03/12/12 04:41 AM Share Posted 03/12/12 04:41 AM "hard" because you realised half way through you should be refitting a T56 not a T5. you know a bit of a moral quandary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisler70 Member 7 Member For: 11y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Western Australia Posted 03/12/12 05:03 AM Author Share Posted 03/12/12 05:03 AM Yer everything is out of the car... The bell housing was just hitting on the gearbox tunnel and making it hard to get out. Did you have to rotate the gearbox to get it in and out? I'm sure ill manage to get it back in, I was just wondering if I was doing it right and if there was an easier way? Once I had everything undone it took about 20 mins to get out. Just waiting for my clutch to come in before I put it all back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 03/12/12 05:35 AM Share Posted 03/12/12 05:35 AM Sounds like you are struggling, Adam would have been referring to the time taken from cracking the first nut. The rocker cover should be hitting the firewall when you tilt the engine up. Then the box just drops out. Same thing when putting it back in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 20y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 03/12/12 06:19 AM Share Posted 03/12/12 06:19 AM Yeah, start to finish in 30-45 mins.I just wedged a block of wood between the chassis and the sump. That pushed the back of the engine down enough to slide it straight out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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