Dave M vin 03572
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Cool. I was motivated by not removing the bracket and the air deflector with my approach.
Dave, when you get into the job and find that you need other things, Rob has some great transmission parts that are hard or impossible to find elsewhere.
NOS clutch folks, seals, etc.
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)
From the looks of it, there is oil that looks like dripping from the bell housing. So I will probably need some seals. I also saw the rubber bellow where the shift linkage goes is torn and a little oil there. It's nice I'm not rushed to get this done. Was planning on pulling the transmission in the morning but turns out I have to take my granddaughter to camp.
Dave M vin 03572
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Six bolts to go for dropping it. Two on each mount and the bottom two for bell housing to engine. There does not seem to be any pressure on the mount bolts yet so it seems well balanced. Now I stuck the jack under there and ready to chain the transmission to the jack.
It looks like if you want to pull the transmission from under the car I will need to slide it off the jack since the jack sits so high even all the way down. And or I may have to jack the car up higher.
Dave M vin 03572
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Can't get the transmission and engine to separate. Any tricks to do it? I'm using a pry bar from the frame to bottom of the bell housing and trying that with different pressures on my transmission jack (higher and lower).
Dave M vin 03572
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Location: Reedsburg, WI
Posts: 4,026
My VIN: 5180
Club(s): (DMWC) (DCUK)
Last edited by DMC5180; 07-26-2018 at 08:10 AM.
DENNIS
VIN 5180, Frame 3652, STAGE II, DM-eng Solid State Solutions (RPM Rly, Dm.Lt.Mod., Fan Fail Mod. , FAN Rly, HS.Rly) , HID headlights, SPAX user since 2009, Eibach springs, M Adj. Rear LCA's, DPNW poly-sway bar kit, DMCEU LCA Stabilizer link kit, DMCMW Illuminated door sills, Aussie Illuminated SS Shifter plate, REAL MOMO EVO Steering wheel, DELOREANA Extended View Side Mirrors w/ Heaters, DELOREANA LED Door Lights.
Double check that everything is disconnected and if the drivetrain is level, it should only need a gentle pry. I found that the forward end of the transmission tended to tilt down off horizontal plane so I needed to use a wooden shim to correct that. If it does this, the input shaft is getting hung up on the pilot bearing.
When the level is right it just separates easily. Look for an even gap vertically between where the engine and transmission meet. If it is not even, then that needs to be corrected.
Last edited by DMC-81; 07-26-2018 at 08:08 AM.
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)
I got it separated. Just took a break and when I went back it popped right off. I do have to lift the car higher to be able to move the transmission out of the way.
Dave M vin 03572
http://dm-eng.weebly.com/
Location: Reedsburg, WI
Posts: 4,026
My VIN: 5180
Club(s): (DMWC) (DCUK)
DENNIS
VIN 5180, Frame 3652, STAGE II, DM-eng Solid State Solutions (RPM Rly, Dm.Lt.Mod., Fan Fail Mod. , FAN Rly, HS.Rly) , HID headlights, SPAX user since 2009, Eibach springs, M Adj. Rear LCA's, DPNW poly-sway bar kit, DMCEU LCA Stabilizer link kit, DMCMW Illuminated door sills, Aussie Illuminated SS Shifter plate, REAL MOMO EVO Steering wheel, DELOREANA Extended View Side Mirrors w/ Heaters, DELOREANA LED Door Lights.
Well I have 2 6"x6" blocks under each rear tire (makes me feel safer when under the car) and my jack stands seem maxed out with one 2"x6" under the jack point. I put two 2"x6"s between the tires and ramps. It still is not high enough so I will need to slide it off the jack also to get it out.
By the way, anyone else pulling the transmission, pull all the shift bracket off. I had left the pivot bracket on an it hit the coolant pipes. I did get it dropped but it took a lot of extra work.
Looks like the transmission main seal is not leaking.
What are these blocks held on the pressure plate?
Dave M vin 03572
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