Its one thing to correct somebody on here, but for one, you need to be a little nicer about it, and not rub their nose in their mistake if they do make one. Please don't start that here, thats why many left and continue to leave "the other forum" (CGP) because of stuff like this. Two, if your going to correct somebody, please correct them using facts to state your case if it sounds that far fetched. We don't want to steer people in the wrong direction with false facts. Again...save that for the other forum.
Every cradle/sub frame I have seen is all one piece.
Here is a picture of a newer aluminum one,
same as the older ones...but they were made in steel.
The gears can be installed in the tranny while its still in the car. You can do this by lowering the tranny slightly out the left side of the engine bay, and fighting the side cover, and as trannyman said gravity.
There is a lot that can go wrong doing it this way. I changed mine out whenI was in there anyway replaceing a broken ISS reluctor wheel that sheered the pins off:
but I pulled the entire transmission and I am sure glad I did. Those check balls you have to deal with can be a pain if the tranny is still in the car. This picture was taken when the tranny was sitting side cover up on my work bench.
For this mod...gravity is your enemy unless your as skilled as Dave (trannyman)
I have skill, but don't want to take the chance and have to do it right the second time. So for that...I drop that bich.
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Originally Posted by GR8racingfool
