Okay, so a friend with a transmission shop lent me a bay and a mechanic to swap out my clutch today. They're not so familiar with FJ's, so things didn't go so well.
They couldn't get the transmission back in with the top plate on, so we dismounted it, held it in place while they stabbed the tranny, and reinstalled it. Of course that didn't go right as a quick test revealed that I didn't have 1st or 2nd gear. Apparently the detents didn't seat correctly.
Long story short, we ended up having to remove the tunnel (seats, brackets, carpet & heater core dismounted) in order to get the top plate on correctly.
So, question is, what did we do wrong? Should we have unbolted the rear engine mounts? Is there a trick to getting the tranny stabbed without removing the tunnel?
One other thought... Any good preventative maintenance ideas for while I have the tunnel off?
Thanks!
They couldn't get the transmission back in with the top plate on, so we dismounted it, held it in place while they stabbed the tranny, and reinstalled it. Of course that didn't go right as a quick test revealed that I didn't have 1st or 2nd gear. Apparently the detents didn't seat correctly.
Long story short, we ended up having to remove the tunnel (seats, brackets, carpet & heater core dismounted) in order to get the top plate on correctly.
So, question is, what did we do wrong? Should we have unbolted the rear engine mounts? Is there a trick to getting the tranny stabbed without removing the tunnel?
One other thought... Any good preventative maintenance ideas for while I have the tunnel off?
Thanks!