Subject	Well, the guy that installed my clutch dropped the
Posted by	olyar15 on May 02, 2006 at 11:13 PM
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In Reply To	What is the weight of a manual transmission posted by 4NIK8 on May 02, 2006 at 09:16 PM
Message	tranny on his chest then somehow maneuvered it out from below the car. Funny thing was, he had a transmission jack but felt that it was slower to use that than simply dropping the tranny on his chest. I was skeptical, but he did it successfully. I figured that if he did end up killing himself, at least I would be able to do the autopsy right then and there. Charles Carbon Black '95 TT '02 Honda CR-V "Bustermobile" Carbon Black '03 BMW M5
Follow Ups	What is the weight of a manual transmission - 4NIK8 21:16:11 05/02/06 about 90lbs. - zboost(tx) 21:18:51 05/02/06 Just to put in perspective... a bag of cement is like 70lbs. - zboost(tx) 22:27:12 05/02/06 Make sure you drain it of fluid - Moxie 21:22:22 05/02/06 Bruce, did you eat paint chips as a kid? - brahmabull (NoVA) 21:22:50 05/02/06 You aren't Spee, don't try it. (n/m) - WickedZX (NoVA) 21:25:13 05/02/06 I hope you don't do an engine pull the same way (n/m) - bama Z 21:27:23 05/02/06 200 pounds? Really? Sorry for the sarcasm. It be a - Riddick 21:36:30 05/02/06 You can get a floor jack for about $100 - dmv300z 21:36:50 05/02/06 How on earth did your friend manage that? - The Sixth 21:48:52 05/02/06 doing it wrong.. - AntiHero 21:53:05 05/02/06 I've done that with a maxima m/t and a 91 talon tranny. - ENVYMYZ 21:54:14 05/02/06 That's how I do miata trannies and most fwds - dogpile (used to be dogpile) 08:39:43 05/03/06 I would assume the Z's trans would be heavier. - ENVYMYZ 08:51:07 05/03/06 I use a trans jack for zs. miata trans = 80lbs dry - dogpile (used to be dogpile) 09:48:24 05/03/06 Re: What is the weight of a manual transmission - CDBZ 22:01:40 05/02/06 Good way to mess up & end up in the hospital. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 22:25:16 05/02/06 Only cost my dad one tooth. (n/m) - Kenny 22:48:23 05/02/06 I have a friend who did that with a 84 Ford Diesel C4 - TBlakeZ (NorCal) 22:34:44 05/02/06 When I pulled my motor once, I just put my body undernieth - suprakillinz 22:44:17 05/02/06 lol - Spee 23:07:27 05/02/06 Not to mention the vertical CLEARANCE required to clear - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 00:49:33 05/03/06 Well, the guy that installed my clutch dropped the - olyar15 23:13:57 05/02/06 My neighbor has a tranny jack and didn't use it when he - Only1Z 23:40:58 05/02/06 Do your self a favor... - DVDBURN (MD) 23:46:37 05/02/06 I weighed one back in the day - it was dead-on 120# - Ash's Z 00:06:13 05/03/06 for a z32 5 spd? you sure? (n/m) - Waco300zx 00:16:28 05/03/06 Oh, and you got my payment right? (n/m) - Waco300zx 00:33:46 05/03/06 get a jack, although I've manhandled it off my chest before. - Waco300zx 00:15:15 05/03/06 That's how i do it - i wouldn't recommend it - Joe(NoVA) 09:15:06 05/03/06 man, that's ghetto... rent a jack if you can't afford one - RedSER13 09:29:10 05/03/06 lol, 2nd. (n/m) - stockplayerz (NYC) 09:35:42 05/03/06 LMAO - 93silverTT 10:02:16 05/03/06 LOL! Your dads gonna pull out a red pile of you with a - nemo1080 11:10:48 05/03/06 According to UPS: 140 lbs. But that included the shipping - Dave N 12:32:41 05/03/06
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