Hi Michael,
The pan sounds like a good place the support the engine to me, unless
the exhaust is strong enough to balance it on the mounts.
You shouldn't have any problems using a transmission jack. It's just if
you have to rock the input spline into engaging with the clutch disk, that
an out of balance trans and transfer become a problem.
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"Michael White" > wrote in message
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> All,
>
> I have to replace the clutch housing on my '82 Scrambler with a 258 and T5
> transmission (don't ask - stupidity on my part). I've got a few
questions.
> First, in the clutch removal section of the factory manual, it says to
> remove the transmission as described in the transmission section. The
> transmission section says to support the engine at the clutch housing when
> removing the transmission. Then the clutch removal section says to remove
> the clutch housing after removing the transmission. Is this right? Once
> the transmission is removed, do I no longer need to support the rear of
the
> engine? If I do need to support the engine, where is the proper place?
> The oil pan? Or do I need to dig out the engine hoist?
>
> Second, what is a used clutch housing going for these days?
>
> Finally, is it possible to re-install the transmission and the Dana 300
> transfer case as a single unit? I'd rather not break them apart if I
don't
> have to. I'm using a transmission jack that can handle their combined
> weight.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
> fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891