Cascade Crew

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:45 am Post subject: torque arm

my chilton manual says i basically need to drop the rear suspension to get the torque arm off is there another way around it ?? any tricks ? i was wanting to pull motor and tranny together but i dont wanna have to pull that much off may just leave the trans in now Razz

iansane · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:09 am Post subject:

If you're pulling the motor/trans then you don't actually have to pull the torque arm out, just under the bolts for the front mount that go into the trans tailshaft. I will warn you, depending on where your jackstands are there may be a ton of pressure either pushing up or down on the end of the torque arm. I almost lost the tips of my fingers when I pulled it the first time! Very Happy

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:53 am Post subject:

my jackstands are under the sub frame in the back axles hanging down, and those bolts dont look to easy to get to Rolling Eyes

iansane · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:38 pm Post subject:

Oh they're not easy to get to at all. Laughing

It's been so long since I looked at a stock crossmember that I forget what they look like but the way I do it is unbolt the crossmember and with a jack under the trans I let it hang a bit down so I can reach the bolts.

Magman · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

Really not difficult at all. I've always had the front and the rear jacked up at the same time. Rear jackstands on the subframe like you stated. Remove the nuts from the torque arm at the rear housing mount, then use a large punch to tap them up and out. Pull or hammer lightly, the torque arm off the rear. Pull torque arm out of trans mount, lift up and down while pulling. Never had any trouble that way. Smile

Al Hasse · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject:

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject:

thanks guys i'll try it that way tomarow

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:

didnt get to it today had a docs appointment i forgot about , so al , mag man do i need to pull the bolts out at the trans-mount then ?? sorry this is my first motorswap Embarassed

Magman · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

Nope, leave em be. Just grease up the end before you re-install it.

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject:

sweet thanks i'll let you know how it goes

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject:

thanks for the help guys i got the torque arm off i'll more than likley have more questions in the near future Very Happy