This turned into almost a two week affair as I had to do it when I had time (working 70 hours a week at this point didn't help). Since I couldn't pull the engine of my car without releasing all the freon illegally, I had to do it the longer and more aggravating way. This involved the usual drive train removal, hoses, and various accessories in the way. The real difficult part was that I found out that in order to drop the trans out of these 2000 Hyundais, you have to drop the sub-frame out of the way. Now I had to unhook several suspension components and the power steering rack as well. All to get about one more inch of needed clearance. Putting it all back together didn't take nearly as long as the disassembly did. I also had to track down a broken wire in the console that was causing the OD gear to intermittently not shift. The good news is that the car runs great once again, and I managed to save some money doing it myself. The bad news is that I got a little burned out on car projects for the moment. Hopefully I can get back to the mustang soon. I was planning on taking more pics than I did, but I was getting so covered in grease and not wanting to stop in the middle, that I only managed to take one.
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| This is the replacement transmission. The engine from the parts car is seized. I had swapped the engine about 2 years ago with help from a mechanic friend and his garage. We had just swapped the whole thing to save time since the engine and trans were in working order. This was the easy part since it was completely drained of fluids/gases and was just hanging in the car with only two of the mounts attached. |
Well...Dang! That sounds unpleasant. I don't even want to think what it will be like replacing the manual transmission in my wife's Fusion if I ever have to. It also has a subframe. You either jack up the car high enough to lower the entire subframe, or pull the engine and trans out of the top. Look on the bright side Grant...now you can work on the Mustang that won't depreciate and have a lot more style than your daily driver.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing is, if I had a manual, I wouldn't have needed to drop the subframe since they are smaller.
ReplyDeleteI really do wish I had the mustang finished, just so I could enjoy some of that style. Makes me a little impatient. I don't want to rush it and do it wrong though. With any luck, and weather permitting, I hope to be back on the mustang next week. Got some big pieces to stick on that will progress it quite a ways.
Congrats on completing that difficult job yourself Grant!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alex!
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