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I've replaced a trans in a 2002 3.8. Get a trans jack and it will be much easier. Also not sure if you are changing it with the car on a hoist or not. I didn't have a hoist so we dropped the cradle and unbolted the trans and slid it out with the engine held up.

Pretty stupid idea, just being honest and blunt. If you're on jack stands, the less weight coming down the better....gotta use your head.

 

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Is the motor actually 3.5

Ok, now let's retry that reply in English.

 

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Actually its pretty much how the manual shows to do it. And it well withing safety parameters. Car on jack stands high enough for transmission to clear while on jack. Then support the slightly raised motor. Then use transmission jack to move Transaxle a bit sideways then lower it. What's wrong with that?




Oh just another troll. Boring.

What's wrong with it? Oh idk...maybe it's just the wrong way to do it. If you really knew what you were doing, you wouldn't even need a manual. Professionals don't look at manuals, they use databases like all data and mitchell for REFERENCE ONLY. Stick to flipping burgers buddy!

 

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Yea, there's a right way, and a wrong way. He said the wrong way. That's how you separate the techs from the mechanics. Mechanics read manuals, techs have most of it memorized so well, they use resources like all data and mitchell and rarely reference it; mainly for hard to figure out intermittent problems or jobs they haven't done before because the car is brand new. Now THAT is right on the money. I'll go sit back and eat my popcorn now to watch the next piece of idiocy that gets typed out in this thread-

 

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So how do you think they become techs? I'm a retired 2-way radio tech and before that I worked at Onan Corp in the late-80's in the service school. The one thing I can tell you from experience is techs ALWAYS refer to the manual. I have over 30 years as a tech and I still RTFM... Read The freakin' Manual. To say that mechanics read manuals and techs don't makes the list of Top Most Arrogant Statements. We are ALL human and make mistakes, to say one "knows it all" is the first step to a disaster. I stand behind all the techs & mechanics who refer to the manuals, they are the ones actually using their heads.

My one BURNING question is who are you to judge the right or wrong way?

Ooook Mr. Radio tech from the 80s. Guess what? There was no alldata or mitchell back in the 80s, God forbid for radio tech...whatever. So, with that said, you really can't contribute to this conversation as you are a DIY "mechanic." Definitely not a technician or anywhere close. So we'll just stop right there because you have no clue what you're talking about. So we'd be trying to communicate on different wavelengths which, in case you don't know what wavelengths are, it's impossible to communicate on different wave lengths.

Now, you ask who a I? Well, I am a 15 year Senior level ASE Master Certified technician with honors with Ford Training and employment. I was Master Certified when I was 26.

So, yea, I think I know which is the right way to do things and which is the wrong way to do things. Not to mention people who start out in this field say down the road they succeeded because they modeled themselves after me and duplicate the ways I do things, BECAUSE THEY FEEL ITS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO THINGS!

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Please stop referring to yourselves as professionals. You weirdos are probably the furthest things if not remotely close to a professional. Chiltons manuals are for wannabe mechanics. They don't even make it to the level of wannabe technicians.

 

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Time to ban the troll....

Let's get that troll!!!

 

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its about to happen

I've given the official warning today and I'm going to be level headed & fair.

-Brett

Lol

 

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Everybody knows (or should know by now … since it’s been almost 30 years running) that any information they get via the Internet is suspect … unless it comes from a trusted (and verifiable) source. For automobile repair information, the “trusted” sources are Helm Factory Service Manuals and AllData (and there are others that only the “pros” know about, I’m sure … including the “inside information” that Manufacturers share with Dealerships).

But we (the backyard DIY-ers, primarily), also have these online Forums where we can share experiences with “like” vehicle Owners … which is also beneficial … but the information really cannot be “verified” or trusted at face value. We kind of build up a trust with certain sources over time, based on a Member’s input. What we’d really like is a GM-run Forum where actual Engineers provide input … but … that’s apparently never going to happen because the Companies want to tightly control dissemination of information for both profit and legal exposure reasons. So … the Forums are the best we can do (sadly). Some Members on these Forums are “professionals” … or have retired, or moved on to other professions (for whatever reason). Their input can also be very helpful … but again … they say they are (or were) “professionals” … but is that really true??? We cannot verify it! We have to depend on “time” again … what they say … when they say it … and then vet that against other information to decide if it makes sense.

Right now … you say you’re a “professional”, and you’ve called others “non-professionals” … but you are an untrusted source right now. This Forum has no idea what you are … so … it’ll be the “time” test for you … and so far … you’re flunking the test miserably!

But … if you stick around here and start providing meaningful input, your stock and reputation will rise, and then … if you can improve your social skills, you have a good chance at becoming one of the more valuable Members here.

Yea I'd like to report this long line of rambling and gibberish. I am extremely disheartened and offended. This type of talk should not be tolerated anywhere