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Currently stuck…
Sorry for thread grave-digging… I’m stuck getting my 2010 SS’s TR-6060 bell housing/transmission out. Right before I started the job, I loosened the four 10 mm bolts that held the shifter housing to the center console area of the frame. This had a certain amount of play up and down, that I guess I can use as a reference point to guide me, since everything else was still installed and not yet removed from the car.
I’m using a motorcycle/trans jack, but did not loosen the front subframe/cradle, so I was kind of skeptical lowering the trans a good amount. After removing the four 15 mm bolts on the transmission mount crossmember, the engine ended up tipping back, and me and my friend watched the engine bay to use as a reference point, to see how far we could lower and angle the trans before it started getting more “sketchy”. I had to use a good 3-3.5’ feet of 1/2” inch drive extensions, in order to remove a good 6 out of the 8 total bell housing bolts.
As I finally got all the trans bell housing bolts loosened and removed at an angle, I jacked the trans back up and started using a medium-sized pry bar with the small, slotted cutout on the bottom front end of the trans and rear end engine mating area/surface. I was able to pry the trans out a good inch or so, finally revealing the two dowel pins on both sides of the engine/trans (can’t tell what the dowels are in or not in…). I’m now stuck at this point, and could use tips to help me… Do I really need to loosen both of the motor mounts on the sides of the engine block, as well as remove or loosen the bolts to the front subframe..?
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