Dana 18 removal

I don't really like the idea of doing any thing to the T case till someone else is aroud.I'll never get it back together (right) if I don't take detailed notes.I have never done any thing like this before.I have more time than money but thanks all the same.

 

Lite weight, I haved pulled mine twice now, laying on my back on a creeper with towels on my stomach (protective gear) with the transmission and transfercase still together had my wife pull me and the creeper out from underneath the Jeep and then pick it all up and put it on the bench by hand_______ and I'm 41 years old. I did my twin stick conversion last week and it was much easier this last time with the body off, I just unbolted it from the crossmember after the engine was pulled and picked it up and carried it to the garage.

 

Sounds like we see eye to eye.I had no idea if it was possible to crush a guy.PS danger is a thrill but stupidity kills!!!!My jeep is 41 years old and she's not lookin too well.

 

Yea but in my younger day I could have bench pressed roughly twice what this thing weighs, and not just once but several times easily! I have to screw in clevis's at work on tools we take apart that weigh 60lbs a piece, to lift molds that weigh 100,000lbs. So even as an overweight old fart I still get a heck of a workout on the old arms, back and shoulders daily.

 

For lowering the tranny without (or even with) a transmission jack I would use a rope or ratchet strap that goes over a 4 x 4 that's supported by the roll cage. This way you don't have to worry about the thing falling off the jack or crushing the guy on the floor.

You can also put a scissors jack on the 4 x 4 and run the rope over it. This can give you some fine up and down adjustments when putting the trans back in.