Though it is possible to remove the trans by itself from the bottom, it is
not a job for the faint of heart and is best limited to cars that are not
cherry anyway. If some scratching & maybe some denting of the underside of
the trans tunnel will break your heart then you had better take the whole
engine/ trans assembly out. Top or bottom? thats another discusion.
Doug Leithauser
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> From: MWood24020@aol.com
> To: johngard@vianet.on.ca; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Tranny
> Date: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 9:49 PM
>
> In a message dated 98-08-19 20:57:20 EDT, you write:
>
> << Is it possible to remove the transmission in a Tiger Mk 1A without
also
> removing the engine? >>
> John-
> Not to be a smartaxx, but anything is POSSIBLE, and I know of some who
have
> been able to pull just the tranny to do a clutch etc. Getting the top
bell
> housing bolts requires ingenuity and making room to clear the input shaft
or
> to get to the pressure plate bolts would also be interesting. Probably,
when
> everything is said and done, easier to just drop the crossmember and
bring the
> whole shooting match out the bottom. Besides, there is always something
to be
> done while the engine is out of the car which will bring a smile to your
face.
> Mike Wood
> B382002273
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