| on the Z is not that bad. The torque converter needs to be disconnected from the flex plate prior of removing the transmission. The torque converter needs to be removed with the transmission. You can disconnect the converter from the flex plate via the lower transmission shield that goes between the transmission and the engine. Make sure you remove the converter with the transmission. You do not want to leave the converter attached to an engine like you would with the clutch/pressure plate on the 5spd. Drain the fluid prior and disconnect the cooler lines from the radiator. If you do not drain it, when the drive shaft is removed, and the engine tilted backward, it will create a mess. Make sure all the electrical connectors are disconnected. Remove the top two bolts first. If doing this on a flat harbor freight transmission jack, make sure you secure the transmission very well. I do not know about the 5spd transmissions, but the auto transmission likes to slide around on the jack and if it is not secured properly it will slip and fall. Also, you will need another adult person to help you take the transmission off the jack and on the ground. Installing the torque converter in the bell housing is not that difficult also. Refill the converter with the correct amount of ATF, than slide it on to the input shaft gently. Make sure there is no binding and you will need to hear two clicks. Reinstalling it will be a pain. Stabbing it will be difficult. It's best to have it sitting leveled on the transmission jack, with the engine leveled also and going straight in. Prior of this remove the dipstick tube so it dose not interfere with the transmission tunnel, it can be installed later. If you have any old tensioner pulley studs, those can be used as guides for the transmission stabbing.
 Buy Zama Posters Here I have nightmares about that happening...I'd be the poor bastard you'd hear about on the news that gets killed by a softball-size chunk while spreading out my body over the hood and screaming "Nooo!" (Having a conversation about hail damage) - BradZ (FL) on March 25, 2005 at 9:56 PM Tell your friend that you could take a dump, light it on fire and that would be hotter shit than his car. Probes suck, that's just all there is to it. - 300ZXpert (someday) on April 04, 2005 at 11:35 PM P.S. You REALLY are on here at ALL hours! And I thought I was bad! :) - zmenon on August 16, 2005 at 3:06 AM LOL...2+2 drivers should grow mullets..."Business in the front...party in the back" ;) - BradZ (FL) on November 29, 2005 at 4:45 PM
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