4x4kingx889 wrote:
Think I found it, How many bolt's are on the TC? it said 4 I thought there was 8
There are four bolts.
From under the truck reach up the driver's (left) side of the bell-housing adapter. About half way up you will find a plastic cover clipped on the front of the adapter. Remove this cover. Rotate the engine clockwise until you can remove the first bolt, it's metric... 17 or 19mm iirc. Mark your crank pulley with a paint marker or something, and rotate the engine 90* clockwise. Remove the second bolt, rotate and remove until all four bolts are off. Reinstall is reverse, torque at 180* sequencing allowing the rotation of the TC to bind the socket against the adapter plate when torquing.
Follow the full trans/t-case removal instructions in the manual. Drop the t-case first, then drop the trans... PITA to do them as one unit unless you have a lift and a trans stand to work with.
Make sure you do the flow-test before buttoning it all back up.
Use a pile of extensions to reach the top two bell-housing to block bolts from the rear of the trans.. it's the easiest method. Lower the trans below it's normal mounting position a few inches to allow better access to the top two bolts.
Shoot me a PM if you have any questions. I did a full trans swap this past summer and learned a TON on the way... and yes, you can have it out in under an hour if you are handy with tools.