Thread: Stage 1 LT95 Removal for Dummies

Loving the thread mate, very interesting to follow

We're on the home straight now. Everything is disconnected except the gearbox mounts and the bellhousing. The gearbox mounts have two bolts at the top that go all the way through the chassis and a single bolt at the bottom. I removed both the top bolts and left the bottom bolt attached but loose.



With a bit of support under the engine (just in case) and a strap around the bellhousing I loosened all the bellhousing bolts (and found one missing??). Then started removing the bolts from the top - getting towards the bottom bolts and the housing started separating at the top so I removed the extra jack from under the engine and it settled down.



Now comes the fun bit. I removed the remaining gearbox mount bolts and with a bit of a push and a shove the whole assembly pulled back beautifully - what a relief The balance and level was good. You'll see from the photo that the assembly had to be pulled back at least 150mm to clear the clutch.





I dropped the box onto a couple of pieces of wood and extracted the trolley jack from under it - because I needed the trolley jack to lift the front of the car to get the box out from under. With the trolley jack at full reach I could just slide the gearbox out the side of the car. Hey, this is one seriously heavy piece of gear! With the brake and overdrive still fitted its a 4 person lift. But anyway, here it is in all its glory...
Note the oil from the oil pump









So thus ends the lesson. Yes, I know, getting it out is only half the battle. Getting it back in will be just as much fun - but I have confidence that the cradle will make it relatively painless.

So now I've got to - replace the rear main seal, replace the clutch, overhaul the oil pump, overhaul the transfer case and replace the front and rear oil seals - and the list goes on...

Couldn't have done this without all the gurus on this forum (you know who you are)

And if anyone in the West wants to borrow an LT95 cradle I'm your man

Cheers
Pete

Your cradle works.
Thanks for the opportunity to replicate it.

Mine is for a V8, so the bellhousing transverse strap is different.

Can't wait to give it a go, when the final adjustments are made and all that's required for parts is to hand.
The balance point is the critical part and without the link to the other post a bloke would be lost.

Cheers,
Richard