Some of those steps I dont even do and my tranny comes out fine.

 

I think it took me 1 hour and 1/2 with shop air and hoist

 

I've heard of people saying they can do it in 15-30 minutes with or without help...some I believe, some I don't.

On a 1G AWD, I've done it in under 15 minutes on a lift with air tools and a helper, maybe 30-45 minutes by myself on the ground with hand tools. Revised your list for a 1G:

remove UICP after BOV
remove intake
unbolt shifter cable bracket, remove cotter pins, swing cable/bracket up and behind battery
remove crossmember
remove 'plate' on pass side
disconnect exhaust @ 02 and disconnect from first hanger, swing over toward driver's side
drop t-case, leave attached to driveshaft and sit it on the ground (if on a lift, slide off and place out of the way standing tail up)
unbolt pass side strut from spindle, unbolt brake line bracket
drain fluid, pop pass side axle out of trans, swing up and to the left as you face trans from pass side wheelwell, tie up out of the way
unbolt intermediate shaft support bracket from block
disconnect speedo cable
unbolt starter, leave sitting on block
unplug reverse switch
unbolt slave cylinder
remove tranny bolts and pass mount
pull tranny off and lower to the ground

 

also assuming you're working on jackstands and not a lift.

Maybe they missed that?

That's pretty normal times though man. I take about an hour to take it out and two to get it back in. By myself. And I kind of take my time. I think one of these winter days when I'm stuck inside I'll take it out and put it back in just to see how fast I can do it

 

Is this time similar to a 2gnt? I want to put in quaife in the spring. My Chilton Manual says nothing about the tranny. Also, is it easier to drop everything or disconnect at the bellhousing?

 

15min lol.. I would like to see that done by one guy..

 

15min lol.. I would like to see that done by one guy..

Jack M. can.

 

Jack M. can.

In a shop with all the air tools laid out on a lift sure. But at his home in his garage with some jack stands and a car jack... Not gunna happen. I'd bet a billion dollars he couldn't...

But as far as the OP goes you are doing way too much.. No need to remove the axels or any of that.

Just unbolt it from your shocks pull em out and let em hang. Take off a couple plates, 5 bolts for the T-case, the bolts on the Tranny and drop it..

A couple hrs at most to drop it and put it back...

 

In a shop with all the air tools laid out on a lift sure. But at his home in his garage with some jack stands and a car jack... Not gunna happen. I'd bet a billion dollars he couldn't...

But as far as the OP goes you are doing way too much.. No need to remove the axels or any of that.

Just unbolt it from your shocks pull em out and let em hang. Take off a couple plates, 5 bolts for the T-case, the bolts on the Tranny and drop it..

A couple hrs at most to drop it and put it back...

I think Jack said 15 mins for his bro and another guy...one working above and one below.

I never used to pull the axles, but when you've got an impact that rips the axle nuts off in <3 seconds. and the wishbone bolt almost instantly, it doesn't make sense with fighting to get the axles in place...I never used to pull the axles, but with an impact it's way easier to get the trans in/out when you don't have to worry about the axles.

I'd bet I could get an axle out in less time than you could have one moved out of the way. It's taken me less than 10 minutes from the time the car was on the ground, until both axles were out...a couple of times that wishbone bolt has fought back though and it's taken as long as 35 minutes...still worth it when putting it back in.

The rear motor mount can be a pain to line up...ripping that off and reinstalling takes less time than working around it when you're putting it back in and taking it out.

As for removing the stuff up top, it's also pretty fast/painless stuff (2 hose clamps for the UICP, a few clips and a clamp for the intake), I think the battery is the worst...but again I just rip the tray out. Less time to remove than work around... having the room makes it a lot easier...the trans just lines up, no worries on making sure the axles are in the right place. Also, I struggle to torque the fly/pressure plate bolts from under the car...I work on jackstands and it gets tight. From up top, you just reach down and it's done, and you have more room to get to the top of the tranny/starter, etc.

In short, it's easier for me now to remove all this stuff...if I didn't have the impact I might just work around it like I used to...but in the end it's much harder to work around it.

 

I think Jack said 15 mins for his bro and another guy...one working above and one below.

I could see two guys that have that much experience and all the tools ready to go pulling something like that off..

 

I dont understand why but its no problem for me to pull the tranny, but putting it back in is always hell! I guess I had the wrong kind of transmission Jack or something, I pulled it before using a floor jack but its not gonna go back in there with one, I had to rent a transmission jack and it gave me hell

 

I lifted mine in with a friend, it was kind of a pain getting it off the ground when we where laying under the car right next to it.

 

I can lift the FWD transmission with no problem but the AWD one is a a monster!!

 

I put it on a hydralic jack and help guide it up. Then just push in.

 

that makes it sound so easy , I wish it was thats why most the time I just pull the motor out, I hate to keep messing with the wiring harness and stuff but I do what I need to do to get it done! I am just gonna buy me the correct jack I need to perform this cause it pisses me off when its almost there and some part of the transmission gets stuck or something then you end up lifting the whole car!

 

I put it on a hydralic jack and help guide it up. Then just push in.

I tried this method and almost had it but I guess I wasn't smooth enough so we just said f it and lifted that monster up in there..

the AWD one is a a monster!!

Tell me about it.

 

The quickest was 4 hours for me, thats with a lot of messing around. The longest it took was 2 days. One time because its was my first time, the second, because I kept cramping up. I have been having problems with that for the last year or so. I get under the car to do an oil change and I cramp up because of all the lifting etc I do at work. Sometimes at work I do the equivalent of walking up 300 floors worth of stairs with a 75lb carton of tile on my shoulder. And yet, I just cant get yoked heh.

 

With someone helping, it takes about 5-10 mins at most to get the tranny in...I lift the tranny up off the ground, and the helper slides the jack underneath...jack it up until it's in place, then after the bolts are in lower it enough to get the pass mount in, then back up to bolt in place. I can't get it back in by myself...it's no fun without a jack but is possible. Just did it tonight and the whole deal was about 2 hours...wish I would have kept better track of time to say for sure.

I've found one thing that's counterintuitive...it's easier to get the tranny in/out with the engine jacked up to at least the normal height...with everything lowered the rear mount bracket interacts with the p/s cover on the back and the tranny gets hung up on the flywheel...makes it misery. Raise it all up and the tranny slides on/off like you always hope it will.

 

Sometimes at work I do the equivalent of walking up 300 floors worth of stairs with a 75lb carton of tile on my shoulder. And yet, I just cant get yoked heh.

Damn EE. I highly doubt that Red can pull it off though.....

 

Chuck Norris could do it in 2...

 

Chuck norris would round house kick the front end and the tranny would drop.

 

I can do it in one...

To be on the serious side; I don't how to do squat.

 

I think one of these winter days when I'm stuck inside I'll take it out and put it back in just to see how fast I can do it

If you REALLY want to , you can pull my tranny and put it back in after I rebuild it, I will hold the stop watch while you do it , LOL

NOW all I need is someone to show me they can rebuild a trans in 15 minutes and my car will be all set , LOL

Joe

 

In a shop with all the air tools laid out on a lift sure. But at his home in his garage with some jack stands and a car jack... Not gunna happen. I'd bet a billion dollars he couldn't...

But as far as the OP goes you are doing way too much.. No need to remove the axels or any of that.

Just unbolt it from your shocks pull em out and let em hang. Take off a couple plates, 5 bolts for the T-case, the bolts on the Tranny and drop it..

A couple hrs at most to drop it and put it back...

Really?
That may be a new corner I can cut when I do my clutch/flywheel install.
unbolt the struts from the top? then slide the axles out?
I'm a wee bit confused.

 

Yes I'm slightly confused on the struts too. Do you mean just taking out the strut tower bolts, with out removing anything else? I've tried it before and couldn't get enough clearance maybe I wasn't trying hard enough. Other than that though I can usually pull it and put it back in around 3 hours. Thats including running into problems.