Changing transmission mount

[mental1896]

I'm pretty sure my mount is getting old and I'd like to swap in a new one. I understand that I'll have to get a manual mount and grind off the studs. What I don't know is what equipment I'll need to do the actual mounting or what procedure to follow.

Will I have to take the entire transmission out or can I just lower it onto a jack stand and work around it?

Will I have to disconnect the driveshafts as well?

[BenM]

It's not too hard. Jack up the transmission to hold the weight off the mount. First remove the skid plate from around the transfer case. Then remove the bolts holding the mount to the cross-member. Finally, remove the nuts holding the cross-member on.

I like to leave one nut threaded just a little on each side until I'm ready to remove the cross-member. It's heavy and awkward to get the opposite side if nothing is holding it up at all.

There should be two bolts holding the mount to the transmission. Be careful re-installing the bolts, the aluminum case is soft and easy to strip out, and they should probably get a little loctite since you can't tighten them much, I think it's 30 ft•lbs if I'm reading the manual right.

[mental1896]

That sounds pretty reasonable. For some reason, I was thinking that the mount would be on the top side of the transmission (I hadn't really messed with it before). Thanks for the guidance!

[eaglefreek]

Just don't put the jack under the transmission pan and you'll be alright. If you had a flat piece of wood that spanned that whole pan, that might be ok.

[carnuck]

what happened to your icon pic Eaglefreek?

If the holes get stripped out, I have put bolts in from the top with the heads ground off on one side then nuts on the bottom, but it's been awhile. My first Eagle and a few FSJs have been that way too.