So i lost 5th gear in my 2003 sunfire and can get a yard tranny for 300 how hard would it be to swap them out and is it easier to pull motor or just drop tranny down and leave motor bolted up any help is greatly appreciated searched but couldnt find answers thanks


RIP Cpl Derek Kerns And Cpl Robby Reyes
24th MEU VMM-261 (REIN) V22 Crewchiefs
11 April 2012 Morocco (African Lion)

just pull the trans
if i can recall pj..(daflyingsquirel) spelling??
has made a provision where u can actually simplfy pulling the trrans out the side of the car..easy way by far look for it


Built&Boosted moar
04 Cavalier Turbo r.i.p my baby
2nd place 2009 GM tuner bash qwick 8--holla

you cut off an useless part o the sub frame. I have had to deal with pulling F23s way to many times.

jack her up, saw off the > piece on the tip of the subframe. Drop the old out lift the new one in. Having a jack to do it helps. Trans isn't all that heavy, but wears on you if you can't get the splines lined up immediately.


-Chris

IamRascal wrote:jack her up, saw off the > piece on the tip of the subframe. Drop the old out lift the new one in. Having a jack to do it helps. Trans isn't all that heavy, but wears on you if you can't get the splines lined up immediately.

Its a little over 100# if I am not mistaken. Bulky and awkward to install by yourself. The Isuzu goes in much easier, its lighter too.

i put mine on jackstands, unbolted the tranny, dropped the subframe bout and inch and it came out.. was tight but it came without touching the motor or cutting the subframe.


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also, after the shaft was out of the clutch asmbly, it came straight down. i was under it, lowered it to my chest and then rolled it slowly over to the floor. went back in the same way. and it might weigh 70-80 lbs. im a skinny mofo and brought it down and then put it back up with one other guy guiding it from the top.


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I just finished doing mine, esy as pie.

You'll see the "fork" at the end of the subframe where the driver's side Control Arm bolts in. just cut the tip of the fork off up untill the first bolt hole.

with a set of normal hand tools, a jack, and a friend to assist guiding it down/up safley you should be able to have the tranny on the ground in 30 minutes to an hour.

don't forget to place a rag in either hole where the half shafts splines were in the transmission.

thanks for the info



RIP Cpl Derek Kerns And Cpl Robby Reyes
24th MEU VMM-261 (REIN) V22 Crewchiefs
11 April 2012 Morocco (African Lion)

well i got a great deal on a tranny and gas tank for 200 then the guy threw in a spare eco motor so i made out like a bandit on that one took me four hours to swap out by myself


RIP Cpl Derek Kerns And Cpl Robby Reyes
24th MEU VMM-261 (REIN) V22 Crewchiefs
11 April 2012 Morocco (African Lion)

can you guys plaease find the pics for me so i can show my mechanic... i have a 05 sunfire with the getrag so i think this should work right???

Hope this helps you out ,, I just cut mine last sat before I pulled the trans to install the LSD unit , You can still see the yellow paint from the sawzall blade used to cut it off..

ditto ^^^^^

BuiltNBoosted wrote:ditto ^^^^^

SO,, Vince did you install the LSD ?? How do you like it ??Did the pics I posted help any?

I love mine No more wheel spin at 50 mph now....

CAVY 2NV wrote:

BuiltNBoosted wrote:ditto ^^^^^

SO,, Vince did you install the LSD ?? How do you like it ??Did the pics I posted help any?

I love mine No more wheel spin at 50 mph now....

Nope, supposed to be shipped to me the other day. and my car is at fetters for a little while getting some cute little things done to it. and cleaning it all up too. once i get it back, going to see how far the stock clutch will hold, then order a bully, and when im doing the clutch, im going to put the lsd in. looks simple enough.