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Greetings. Today's report is not very substantial, like yesterday's. I simply don't deserve to lick the boots of the likes of that forum member who said he managed to perform this whole operation within 35 minutes with air tools. So...
I will toil on as fast as I can but that is more like a snail's pace. At least I haven't screwed up anything yet. Following that thread linked above, I have found some differences but I'm almost to the point of removing the transmission. I've disengaged the clutch cable at both ends actually (marking the spot where it was adjusted to just 4 days ago), the backup signal wire, speedometer cable, and shift lever. Also the driveshaft from the transmission. The instructional thread shows 6 bolts but mine was 4, and a 16 mm hex bolt (with T45 inside, which I couldn't access in any case due to the U Joint blocking proper access to the Torque inner thread. So, fortunately I had a 16 mm Craftsman (from the US - forged and never let me down) wrench (spanner?) and that took my extender bar just fine, and it seems that not only all 4 of these bolts needed it, but many more. And, the instructional thread indicated that it's necessary to leave the transmission in gear, which I did, but that blocked access to the two top bolts, so I took the risk of shifting back into neutral, moving the driveshaft around 180 degrees, putting it back into gear, and then removing the last 2 bolts. I hope I didn't screw up anything too bad.
That came off without much ado, but the thread mentions something about now removing some other bearing seal with a Torx bolt? Please instruct me on that one.
In fact, can anyone confirm that I actually have a MT75 at all? I have no idea what any of these transmissions would look like, nor my axle. Is it the proper one according to the code? I had the engine running while on all 4 stands at the beginning of my work today, and in gear, both rear tires spin, and when I grab one, the other keeps spinning. So this is limited slip? I've decided to hold off on the replacement of the axle fluid just yet because my goal is to have this van on the road ASAP, so I'm just trying to do the necessary repairs now. Does anything look out of place in the pictures? I see the front axle seal is probably leaking, and the driveshaft rubber mounts are cracked, but that's probably not a safety issue.
Tomorrow I will try to buy as many of these seals as I can, and the clutch alignment tool. Enjoy the pics.
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