So ive bought all the parts to manual swap my E46, the manual transmission is easily liftable but im not sure how to move the heavier automatic transmission (zf5hp19) onto a car trunk for disposal. for those with some experience in this regard, will I need hulk strength or is it possible to lift it?
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If you take the torque converter out first you can lift them a lot easier. You can’t do that with installing but you certainly can to move them around.
thanks, i didn’t think of that. luckily im just removing the auto, putting in a manual.
Use an engine hoist honestly so that you can easily control placing it in the trunk.
You’ll also want to make sure the transmission is fully drained of ATF otherwise you are in for one gigantic mess.
I had an old Monte Carlo that’s trunk leaked oil for a year once because of this. Why yes I was an idiot why do you ask?
And drain the torque converter if your moving it.
Liftable with a partner
With 2 people, yes. Alone, good luck.
100 plus. I gotta pallet jack them because fuck that back pain
100
A hundred what, apples?
I can lift my transversely mounted U341E, but that’s a 2 person lift.
Thanks Everyone for all the comments. some of you are saying it’s possible so i’m going to remove the torque converter before I try to brute force it onto the trunk. but based on everything i’ve read ill most likely end up asking a friend for help. i’ll update this thread to let you know how it went
2 people. Someone to grab it on the rear and someone at the front of it. I have a couple of long screws that i use at the front of the transmissions to help lift it up
Just rent a transmission jack they can easily weigh several hundred pounds or more but pending on the model
YouCan DO IT!!
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It’s not even really the weight. It’s more of how awkward it is to hold. Two guys can handle it easily. I can say I’ve lifted a ranger transmission by my self but I’m 6 ft 300lbs. Not above my head but up off a trans jack and a new one back up. Roughly similar for size.
Get a good hand hold on the top of the bellhousing, other hand on the output shaft flange, good deadlift form, straight back, lift with your legs… aaand the output shaft rotates suddenly so you drop it on the concrete floor.
And that’s why you don’t handle it by the shaft!
I know a dude that I’ve seen, no joke, He, with one hand, put it into place on a car with one hand while using an impact with the other. He’s a freaking beast, but I have a feeling you or I aren’t that strong. Get someone to help!
Transmissions are heavy asf, you’ll either need hulk strength or someone else
Heavy enough to be awkward, not too heavy to lift
Way heavy enough for help to lift it. Be careful of the flash at the mold seams and the inside of the bellhousing. I help to move an automatic decades ago and cut the crap out of my fingers lifting the bellhousing end. The front surface, where it bolts to the engine was nicely machined but not deburred. They left a really nice burr on the inside and when we lifted the tranny, it rolled in my hand a little bit. Cut like three fingers pretty bad. I didn’t get stitches, but I wasn’t worth much at work for a few days. Be careful and get help.