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Originally Posted by 1939 Mercury
...The motor isn't there so I can get to it easily from the front and the floor
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This is a VERY EASY job with the engine removed. Here's the procedure I would use.
1. Place a floor jack, with a piece of carpet on the jack's saddle, under the
flat part of the case. Raise slightly to take the tension off of the torque
tube connection collar.
2. Un-do the four bolts that hold the torque tube bell collar to the rear of
the transmission. To POSSIBLY make getting the gearshift stick a little
easier to wiggle out of the way when you lower the transmission, you
might consider placing the shifter in NEUTRAL, removing the six bolts
that hold the shifter assembly onto the transmission, and lifting the
shifter assembly straight up and out of the trans.
3. OOPS....Don't forget to disconnect the clutch linkage clevis from the clutch
release arm at left, front of transmission.
4. Unbolt the two large, vertical bolts that hold the rear mount to the
frame.
5. Now, place one hand on the top of the bellhousing surface (where the
trans bolts to the engine) to hold the trans steady on the jack. Pull
FORWARD on the trans AND the jack about three inches to pull the
U-joint free of the drive shaft splines.
6. Now, carefully lower the floor jack and that puppy is OUT! Easy 'nuff?
DD