Once I removed the skid plate, getting the transmission down wasn’t that difficult. I read enough online to know that there are two ‘hidden’ bolts at the top of the transmission that usually get overlooked. I carefully removed all the cables, unbolted the 4WD shifter and disconnected the stick shift. I also had to remove the fluid line going from the master cylinder to the clutch. This proved more difficult than it sounds and I eventually ending up cutting the line since it seemed like a rusted piece of metal anyway. I disconnected the front drive shaft and the rear drive shaft. As I removed the drive shafts the U-Joint caps came apart, they were in pretty bad shape so I guess I need to add u-joints to the growing list of ‘need to replace’.
To remove the transmission the exhaust pipe needs to be removed because the pipe travels from the exhaust manifold at the engine, under the transmission to the catalytic converter to the muffler. As I start to unbolt the pipe from the catalytic converter I notice a pretty sizable hole in the pipe. Examining the converter and the muffler they seem like they were the original stock. So a 30 year muffler, catalytic converter and pipes, looks like I won’t need my socket wrench, I can use the saw to cut those pieces out, they are all going to be replaced.
The transmission jack has a strap that goes on top of the transmission to keep it from rolling off the jack, because the transmission is bulky and the weight is not centered, it definitely came in handy. I pulled the transmission away from the engine and lowered it out of the way, the beast was out!
Now it’s time to remove the clutch and flywheel.
Creep With A Jeep 
With a title like “Drop the Tranny,” I was expecting a completely different story.
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fixing this do you feel your style is more like gas money (figure out the issues think up a stratgy, get the parts and put them in) or are you more like Tony Beets (get the f’er up and running to sheat out some gas to get you from point a to b asap)
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