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super easy and simple to work on IMO especially with a lift. Try this with 18" jack stands and no impact. lol Im not a corvette fan per se, but Ive bought many of dead ones just for the suspension/brake parts for other builds.
Great video
You sure do have one beautiful mechanic working with you, I two have a 2006 C6 conxertable that I just bought with 25000 miles sure hope I never to u drake this type of repair love your channel Christopher Ottawa canada
Love the infections laughter! I haven't worked on a new corvette either, Thanks for keeping the steps in the video!
I think you need to talk to you're friend Derk Bieri you know vice grip garage hé Just there one up for a moter in his project giveaway maby snak some parts
From others I follow they usually drop out the entire drive train from these corvettes as it's easier to access and service everything.
I've done these before, you can leave the struts and calipers attached to the car when dropping the "cannon" down. We called it the cannon because you can bring the whole unit down complete with the torque tube. I think unbolting the torque tube from the engine is easier than at the trans., likely more accessible bolts.
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Transaxle hahaha
Need a table for the transaxle to set on
Aaron, Emily, & Findley…Great Video! Think about a Hydraulic Table Cart from Harbor Freight to put that back in. The Handle on the cart can be modified to fold down out of the way. Is Findley an Australian Silky Terrier??
Corvettes can be a pain in the ass I have a C7 Z06 manual transmission if you plan on lifting these cars up with a jack or a hoist I suggest you go to Amazon and get Corvette lifting pucks they go in the slots in the frame you turn them 90 degrees and you can pick the car up without damaging rocker panels and other body parts and you will automatically know your picking up the car in the correct points
Never seen this tranny pulled. Fun to watch. Cheers U 2.
When will we see the Nissan Z300
Luv you two
I vote to use the tractor next time to lower the cradle
For safety, It’s recommended to strap the frame to the lift arms to avoid the vehicle from lifting off the pads as the weight is removed from the rear of the vehicle. Enjoy your videos.
That look like a lot of hard work. Good job.
The death wobble fix is unjoint viagra. Aka electrical tape, a single pass will do wonders.
Well if there ever was an excuse to get a "short throw" shifter to replace that one, the slop in it and the fact you had it apart to get to it would have been it.
Emily love how you share with the little one
Please go buy an impact swivel.
You guys are great together, how wonderful to have a hobby you can share for quality time and bonding. My wife used to fish with me too when we were younger, lots of happy moments and memories.
It's serious when the double wrench trick comes into play, lol
I give you both a lot of credit for taking that on. You have a lot more confidence than I do
OK … yer just having too much fun… party on!!!
WOW, that's my Birthday 2 mines been 60 years ago LOL enjoy all your videos, keep.em coming
Call Cleetus, he's had experience with a Corvette manual transmission
Quite a pickle with that bolt head around the 30 minute mark! You have to wonder how they built it! Either with a thin wall socket or just a very good open end wrench? (Since they used a torque wrench, maybe a crow's foot.)
One thing that might have worked, if you could fit a thin wall socket on that bolt head, is:
Sears Craftsman 9-43303 3-Piece Socket Cap Set
(I checked ebay and prices have gone bananas so I guess they don't make them any more.)
Harbor Freight will sell you the same for … $5!
3-Piece Square Drive Socket Caps
They're little plugs you pop into the 1/4", 3/8", or 1/2" dr. hole in your socket, then you can put a box end or open end wrench on them with a lot fewer clearance problems than a ratchet head would give you.
Good on you! Why not yank the transmission and rebuild it, you will have fun and learn lots! Yeah!
P.S. The "custom" wrench fabrication reminded me of watching my dad using a block of concrete by the side of the road to grind a tool down because we were stuck in the middle of nowhere when something broke and it had to fit a tight spot. Sorry to not be more specific, but it was a long time ago when I was a little kid. Brings back memories, thanks!
You guys had to work for that one.
Concrete with a lift outside yes please
Haven't yall watched enough cleetus vids they always pull the torque tube out with trans wayy easier
Good Luck
I would go ahead and do the research and do a full rebuild on the trans while it is out. If you leave worn parts in there it will just wear out the new parts sooner. I had never worked on any transmissions until this winter. I watched some how-to-videos and got the repair manual for my trans (Borg Warner T5) and was able to figure it out.
May I ask yalls opinion l. I asked vgg.sleeper dude,mortise. Pudding. I have a 2011.jeep library. It run ok when warm. But when I first start it it won't rev. And runs like crap. Any hints
There are a lot of Great parts for those. I understand Winters has a Quick change center diff for those with a 35 Spline Winters track they rate for 1000 hp+, thank drifters for it. Also GForce has a 1200 hp rated T56 gear kit with either Triple Carbon Syncros or dog rings.