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Unread 02-22-2009, 09:35 PM
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Also just FYI if you don't have a load balancer on your engine hoist don't even waste your time. It's crucial to your sanity! And for the transmission make sure you have a proper jack, a square table motorcycle jack or 4 wheeler jack with a flat table. The transmission mount is naturally placed by Toyota in the exact spot that the tranny will balance. That means you won't be able to manipulate or remove/install the cross-member with just one jack holding up the middle. It's not that important if you already have the engine in the truck since you can bolt the transmission to the engine to hold the front of it up while you move the jack to the back. But if you don't have an engine to bolt to it's impossible to do it safely. That sucker is heavy.

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