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Originally Posted by OK-944
These gearboxes are generally supported by (hung from) a somewhat flexible rubber mount, and there is just no way that I could see ever lifting the rear of the car with the gearbox, especially after I'd dropped my cars tranny awhile ago and thus got a good look.
While some folks replace these rubber mounts with solid mounts...I'm still not sure if the profile of this mount, or its associated attachment on the car and the tranny side - would allow for the mount's/attachment points survival were one to try to lift the car with the tranny.
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I used to use the tranny as a jack point and I never had any problems (during or after).
Like you, I've dropped the trans a couple times and seen how it is supported. Now I use a side to side method to lift the rear which is a longer PITA. I wish I'd never looked.