87 Ram 50 4x4 "junkyard" rescue,

[WarStryker13]

Been way too busy to even touch the truck, but I've had the trans laying on the ground for a week or so...



I haven't pulled the clutch or flywheel yet, but hopefully I'll get the time to after this weekend.

The transfer case shift lever mounting plate is missing half of one of the mounting ears. I'm not particularly concerned about it.

I (finally) got the new transfer case mount, but it didn't come with a new nut so now I'm trying to find an extra M10x1.25 nut in my pile of parts. I don't really feel like trying to drill the broken stud out of the old nut...

I do have a jack stand under the engine to protect the mounts.

Now I have to decide which method is a level of sketchy I'm comfortable with in order to get the trans out from under the truck. I can either lift one side of the truck to get the torsion bars and frame rail high enough to clear the top of the bell housing, or jack up the rear axle and drag the trans out the back.

[Giovanni89]

Been way too busy to even touch the truck, but I've had the trans laying on the ground for a week or so...

I haven't pulled the clutch or flywheel yet, but hopefully I'll get the time to after this weekend.

The transfer case shift lever mounting plate is missing half of one of the mounting ears. I'm not particularly concerned about it.

I (finally) got the new transfer case mount, but it didn't come with a new nut so now I'm trying to find an extra M10x1.25 nut in my pile of parts. I don't really feel like trying to drill the broken stud out of the old nut...

I do have a jack stand under the engine to protect the mounts.

Now I have to decide which method is a level of sketchy I'm comfortable with in order to get the trans out from under the truck. I can either lift one side of the truck to get the torsion bars and frame rail high enough to clear the top of the bell housing, or jack up the rear axle and drag the trans out the back.

Definitely jack up the back! Either with the front wheels on the ground, or the front jacked and the truck level.