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Mark,
See the thread 'dropping engine' 2-09-00
It has some good points..just go slow it's not bad! I was so paranoid about dropping it in spite of 2 people and 2 jacks, I had pieces of 6 X 6 landscape ties under each side of the piece of plywood under the engine. Then lowered it about 3 inches stopped switched one 6 X with a 4 X on each side dropped it a couple inches then switched to a 2 X etc until it was on just enough to get the jack out. At that point we found we could shift (rock) the weight from one side to the other using a 6 ft crow bar. I don't have any special tools and no air tools but make sure you have a set of hex stud bits as they seem to be needed frequently. When I put my clutch back in I used a deep socket that was a 10 mm 1/2 in drive. It was conveintly necked down to the right size to center the plate! :-))
I'm kinda new at this but isn't there a chance that with a new clutch the tranny will stop grinding gears??? And even if you have the tranny work done it's sure to be cheaper it you can throw it in your trunk and take it somewhere, where the price is right.
Sorry I'm so wordy here,
Ernie
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