when removing auto gearbox does neutral need to be selected to aid removal or can in be left in park.?? :-/

Stick it in neutral mate

Yep - im sure it needs to be in neutral. Dont forget, habdbrake on and wheels securely chocked. ;)

great i left it in park  :-[ now ive removed the cats as well and battery has gone flat. :-[

Little yellow switch under the gaiter allows you to move stick. :y

cheers m8 thank you  :y wot a plonker i am :-[  but still its all a learning curve. :y

Don't worry mate, we have all done something like that at one time or another.

Make double sure you have disconnected all the wiring plugs from the gearbox. The breather pipe from the back at the top isn't connected to anything and just appears up the back of the engine.

Take care, they are heavy. :y

Very, very heavy! About 70kgs!!  :o

i know i have got 2 trolley jacks at the ready and a strong son to help as well.  ;) :y

any gear - it makes no difference

just wondered if it had to be in neutral so as to make removal of the torque convertor easy to come out with box ??? :-/

If it is in Park, you cant rotate the propshaft to get to the 'other' bolt, otherwise it doesnt really matter which gear is selected.
Torque convertor will rotate regardless of selected gear; just undo each bolt and turn the engine slightly to get to the next bolt then, once they are all undone, lever the torque convertor towards the 'box slightly.
When you undo the gearbox cooler hose you will be able to bend the rubber bit back to connect to the other pipe so reducing drips.

Take care...they are heavy, very heavy and very wobbly when on a trolley jack.

thanks for all the info,just doing things slowly as son is at work all week so i will get as much done as i can ready to remove and replace sat/sun. ;)

good news gearbox all out now,not that bad a job :y.but deffo a 2 man job ;).
all i have to do now is to put replacement in :P

put my new auto box in ;),took her for a test run & everything seems ok . ;)
will try her on a longer run tonight. ;D

Magic. !!! Well done that man (and his assistant who right now is downing a stiff drink)   :y :y

he has gone for a pint as well ;)and i will just make do with a soak in the bath :y

noel wrote on 27. Aug 2011 at 17:35:

put my new auto box in ;),took her for a test run & everything seems ok . ;) will try her on a longer run tonight. ;D

nice work :y :y

thank you :y. not that bad a job but wished i'd taken up weightlifting ;).

noel wrote on 27. Aug 2011 at 21:57:

thank you :y. not that bad a job but wished i'd taken up weightlifting ;).

aye, they are bloody heavy when full of oil and with converter :-X

as mine was good job i got a strong son :y