OT: DIY Gearbox lift
Easy enough to take the gearbox out on a trolley jack. Putting it back in is another question. If its a manual you have the splines to worry about-if its an auto (like mine) you dont want to install the TC crooked. And the auto is a damn sight heavier! My brother came up with this solution. The bottom 'deck' is on 6 castors so you can move it backwards and fowards, side to side. You can raise the box a midge's in any direction by turning the nuts on the six studs under the 'top' deck. The MK1 design enabled you to put the box on the lift, push it under the car, then raise it. I didnt think having the car that high was safe and the studs might bend. So we chopped them down and man-handled the box onto the lift once it was underneath. I've done a quite a few box swaps over the years but have never been able to screw all the bolts in finger tight from the off!
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